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Road closures scheduled for Niagara Region throughout solar eclipse

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Niagara police have announced a list of road closures that will take place throughout the region on the day of the solar eclipse.

Beginning Monday morning, the City of Niagara Falls, Fort Erie, and parts of Crystal Beach will restrict the flow of traffic in and out of their respective regions.

These road closures are aimed at making it easier for emergency vehicles to move throughout the region, helping ease traffic and maintaining pedestrian safety.

Road closures will start to take effect in some places at 8 a.m.

Certain thoroughfares will be restricted to emergency vehicles, city employees and local traffic only.

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Both the Niagara Regional Police Service and Niagara Parks Police will have assigned dedicated roadways to control the flow of eclipse-related traffic.

“Unplanned road closures may occur due to the ongoing operational assessments of the events,” police said Friday.

Niagara Falls

In Niagara Falls, road closures will begin at 11 a.m. and last throughout the day and night.

  • Morrison Street will be closed between Portage Road and River Road
  • McCrae Street will be closed between Stanley Avenue and Victoria Avenue
  • North Street between Main Street and Buchanan Avenue
  • River Road between Morrison Street and Hiram Street
  • Portage Road Between Dunn Street and McLeod Road

Additionally, Niagara Parks Police will be closing several roads that fall under their jurisdiction throughout the City of Niagara Falls.

Those road closures will begin tentatively 12 p.m. and last throughout the day and night. Closures may begin earlier, as needed.

  • River Road between Hiram Street and Fraser Hill
  • Clifton Hill between Victoria Avenue and River Road
  • Murray Hill between Fallsview Boulevard and River Road

Fort Erie

In Fort Erie, including parts of Crystal Beach, road closures for eclipse traffic and crowd management will begin at 8 a.m. and continue until 6 p.m.

  • Point Abino Road South at Erie Road.
  • Crystal Beach Waterfront Park. Ridgeway Road will be closed at Crystal Beach Drive (before the Millington Skyway) and at the Lake Avenue intersection.
  • Derby Road between Erie Road and Cambridge Road East will close slightly later, at 12 p.m. and remain closed until 6 p.m.

Additionally, Niagara Parks Police will be closing several roads that fall under their jurisdiction throughout the city of Fort Erie.

Those road closures will begin at 8 a.m. and last throughout the day until 8 p.m.

  • Mathers Arch Circle
  • Lakeshore Road between Central Avenue and Dominion Road
  • Lakeshore Road between Dominion Road and Adelaide Street
  • Dominion Road between Adelaide Street and Lakeshore Road
  • Adelaide Street between Lake Shore Road and Dominion Road

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