

Web Staff, CP24.com





The Pan Am Games torch relay will edge closer to downtown Thursday as preparations for the event require road closures in select areas of the city.

Starting at 10:30 a.m., the torch relay will require rolling lane closures as it departs Mount Dennis Public Library.

It will reach these locations on Thursday:

- CAMH, 1001 Queen Street West, from 12:09 p.m. to 12:14 p.m.

- Toronto West End YMCA, 931 College Street, 1:42 p.m. to 1:47 p.m.

- Christie Pits, 779 Crawford Street, from 2:14 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.

- Varsity Stadium, 299 Bloor Street West, from 3:35 p.m. to 4:05 p.m.

- Legislative Assembly of Ontario, 111 Wellesley Street West, from 4:20 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

- Ryerson University, 60 Carlton Street, from 4:47 p.m. to 5:22 p.m.

- CIBC, 436 Church Street, from 4:47 p.m. to 5:22 p.m.

- Athletes Village, Canary District, 6:04 p.m. to 6:24 p.m.

- Nathan Phillips Square, 100 Queen Street West, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

The route will close lanes on these streets between 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Thursday:

These rolling lane closures will include:

- southeast on Weston Road from Eglinton Avenue West to Rogers Road

- eastbound Rogers Road continuing onto Old Weston Road

- westbound St. Clair Avenue West to Keele Street

- southbound Keele from St Clair Avenue West to Dundas Street West

- eastbound Dundas Street West from Keele Street to Roncesvalles Avenue

- southbound Roncesvalles Avenue to Queen Street West

- eastbound Queen Street West to McCaul Street

- northbound McCaul Street to Dundas Street West

- westbound Dundas Street West to Augusta Avenue

- northbound Augusta Avenue to College Street

- westbound College Street from Augusta Avenue to Dufferin Street

- northbound Dufferin Street from College Street to Bloor Street West

- eastbound Bloor Street to Devonshire Place

- southbound Queen’s Park Circle West to Wellesley Street

- eastbound Wellesley Street from Queen's Park Crescent East to Church Street

- southbound Church Street to Carlton Street

- southbound Yonge Street from Carlton Street to Queen Street

- eastbound Queen Street East from Yonge Street to Sumach Street

- southbound Sumach Street from Queen Street East to Front Street

- westbound Front Street from Sumach Street continuing onto Wellington Street East to Bay Street

- northbound Bay Street to Queen Street

Lakeshore Boulevard between Ontario Place and Parkside Drive will be closed again Thursday from 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. to allow triathletes to survey the course they’ll be racing on the weekend.