A stretch of Pacific Boulevard will close this weekend ahead of the arrival of the FIFA World Cup.
Starting Saturday, the road will close to vehicle traffic between Carrall and Smithe streets until “late-July.”
The northern lanes of Pacific Boulevard that connect Nelson Street to Smithe Street will temporarily open to two-way, local traffic only.
Those who live or work in an area designated as “local traffic only” are encouraged to apply for a Local Traffic Access pass.
What does this mean for drivers?
Ryan Lidemark in the 1130 NewsRadio Traffic Centre says it is going to be tricky.
“For the Cambie Bridge, if you are going northbound, you can’t exit for Pacific Boulevard off the northbound part of the bridge,” he said.
“You would have to take Beatty to get around…and Beatty’s not designed for a lot of cars.”
Basically, Lidemark says, the main thing for people heading to the area is to give yourself a lot of time.
“If you normally think it takes an hour to get downtown, give yourself two hours,” he said.
On match days, several more roads will be closed to traffic.
The seven match days in Vancouver are:
Businesses in the affected areas are not required to close on game days, but some access may be restricted.
From June 11 to July 20, Granville Street will be closed to vehicle traffic between Georgia and Davie streets for the Granville Street Pedestrian Zone.
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