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Niagara Falls, Fort Erie road closures planned for eclipse viewing

Closures will allow for the safety of pedestrians, traffic management, and the movement of emergency vehicles
Niagara-on-the-Lake Local Staff

NEWS RELEASE
NIAGARA REGIONAL POLICE
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Planning for the April 8, 2024, solar eclipse remains ongoing in the Niagara Region to have a safe and enjoyable event. To allow for the safety of pedestrians, traffic management, and the movement of emergency vehicles there will be planned road closures in the City of Niagara Falls and the Town of Fort Erie.

The closures will allow access for local traffic, employment, emergency vehicles and to obtain some services (e.g., hospital). Motorists may experience short stoppages at the controlled barriers.

Unplanned road closures may occur due to the ongoing operational assessments of the events.

Niagara Falls

City of Niagara Falls road closures – Access for emergency vehicles/local traffic/employment – 11 a.m. Monday April 8, 2024

  1. Morrison Street will be closed between Portage Road and River Road
  2. McCrae Street will be closed between Stanley Avenue and Victoria Avenue
  3. North Street between Main Street and Buchanan Avenue
  4. River Road between Morrison Street and Hiram Street
  5. Portage Road Between Dunn Street and McLeod Road

Niagara Parks Police / Niagara Regional Police Service road closures for eclipse crowd management – as needed or at 12 p.m. Monday April 8, 2024

  1. River Road between Hiram Street and Fraser Hill
  2. Clifton Hill between Victoria Avenue and River Road
  3. Murray Hill between Fallsview Boulevard and River Road

Fort Erie

Fort Erie road closures – Access for emergency vehicles/local traffic/employment - Monday April 8, 2024

Town of Fort Erie road closures

  1. Point Abino Road South at Erie Road (8 a.m. – 6 p.m.)
  2. Crystal Beach Waterfront Park. Ridgeway Road will be closed at Crystal Beach Drive (before the Millington Skyway) and closed at Crystal Beach Drive and Lake Avenue intersection. (8 a.m. – 6 p.m.)
  3. Derby Road between Erie Road and Cambridge Road East (12 – 6 p.m.)

Niagara Parks Police / Niagara Regional Police Service road closures for eclipse traffic / crowd management - April 8, 2024 (8 a.m. – 6 p.m.)

  1. Mathers Arch Circle
  2. Lakeshore Road between Central Avenue and Dominion Road
  3. Lakeshore Road between Dominion Road and Adelaide Street
  4. Dominion Road between Adelaide Street and Lakeshore Road
  5. Adelaide Street between Lake Shore Road and Dominion Road

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