The City of Vancouver is asking residents and visitors to plan ahead if travelling downtown from Friday to Sunday, and to take transit if possible.
Anyone travelling in the area is asked to plan ahead and take transit, bike or walk if possible from Friday through Sunday, as thousands of visitors arrive for the Taylor Swift Eras Tour concerts, as well as other events, games and festivities.
Drivers can expect lengthy delays near B.C. Place, Rogers Arena and Concord Pacific Place.
TransLink is providing extra service across bus, SkyTrain, and SeaBus on all three concert nights with a special Rogers West Coast Express ‘Midnight’ Train on Saturday.
Road closures and local access:
• Full closure of the 700 and 800 blocks of Beatty Street between Smithe Street and West Georgia Street
• Full closure of Pacific Boulevard from the Cambie Bridge off-ramp to Pat Quinn Way
• Full closure of northbound Cambie Bridge off-ramp to Pacific Boulevard eastbound
• Full closure of the 100 block of Robson Street between Cambie Street and Beatty Street
Staff say access to residences, hotels and parkades in the area will be maintained at all times.
Cambie and Hamilton streets from Smithe Street to West Georgia Street, along with Pacific Boulevard between Pat Quinn Way and Quebec Street will be designated passenger pick-up and drop-off zones, which drivers, taxis and ride shares can use for up to three minutes.
There are also notable traffic work this weekend, including reduced lanes on the Cambie Bridge from noon until midnight daily for ongoing deck repair.
Oak Street, between West 64th and 70th Avenues, will also have only one lane open in each direction for sewer upgrade work and scheduled crane activity on Saturday.