Toronto Is Closing Down These 2 Major Highways This Weekend & RIP Your Travel Plans

Buckle up, Toronto, because there are some serious road closures coming up that could put a wrench in your travel plans this weekend.

All weekend long a few of the 6ix's major roadways will shut down in order to make space for festivals and events that will hit the streets, according to a City news release.

Anyone planning to go down the Don Valley Parkway from York Mills Road to the Gardiner Expressway or the Gardiner between South Kingsway and the DVP will have to figure a way around it as these spots will be totally closed off to all vehicle traffic (though it'll just be for Sunday). From 2 a.m. to 2 p.m. on June 5, these areas will make way for the Bike for Brain Health supporting Baycrest event.

Torontonians can ditch their cars for their bicycles as ActiveTO will take over The Meadoway for pedestrians to use for a run or bike ride. Starting bright and early at 7 a.m. on Saturday, June 4 and up until 7 p.m. on Sunday, road closures will affect Brimley Road all the way to Scarborough Golf Club Road.

On Friday, June 3, from 1 a.m. up until Monday, June 6, a chunk of Toronto's west end along Dundas Street West from Ossington Avenue to Lansdowne Avenue will be shuttered as the Do West Fest takes space.

There will also be streets in High Park that will be closed off to cars and other vehicles too, so if you were planning on grabbing a picnic here you might want to plan accordingly.

With so many roads closed (and honestly, with the rising gas prices too), Torontonians might want to consider hopping on board the TTC instead this weekend.