Road Closures, Olympic Lanes and Transportation During the 2010 Olympics

Road Closures
Road closures have started and are concentrated around the Olympic Village and Coal Harbour media centre locations. Only those who live or work in these areas will continue to have access.

• Jan 15-Mar 25: Quebec Street, between Terminal Street and 2nd Avenue
• Jan 29-Mar 2: Southbound only, between Keefer Street and Terminal Street
• Jan 24-Mar 1: Renfrew Street, between Hastings Street and McGill Street
• Jan 27-Feb 28: Canada Place and Waterfront Road
• Jan 29-Mar 2: Expo and Pacific Boulevards, between Nelson Street and Quebec Street
• Feb 1-Mar 2: Midlothian Avenue, between Dinmont Avenue and Ontario Street
• Feb 5-Mar 2: Georgia and Dunsmuir Viaducts

For road closures in RICHMOND, click here.

Olympic Lanes
Certain roads have dedicated Olympic Lanes, where only Olympic accredited vehicles and TransLink buses will be allowed, from February 4 to March 1, 2010 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Daily traffic will be able to enter Olympic Lanes to turn, or for access to and from properties. Olympic Lanes will be in the curb, or right-hand lane and will be marked both on the pavement and with overhead signs. The following roads have dedicated Olympic Lanes:

• Broadway, from Arbutus St. to Commercial Dr.
• Burrard St, from Burrard Bridge to Pender St.
• Cambie St, from Cambie Bridge to 59th Ave.
• Georgia St, from Richards St. to the Stanley Park Causeway
• Hastings St, from Seymour St. to Boundary Rd.
• Howe St, from Hastings St. to Granville Bridge
• Pender St, from Cambie St. to Howe St.
• Seymour St, from Granville Bridge to Hastings St.

>> Map of Road Closures & Olympic Lanes

Driving

• City of Vancouver is predicts “rush hour conditions and parking restrictions” 24 hours a day
• You should avoid driving in the downtown vicinity and walk, cycle, take public transit or carpool
• No on-street parking will be allowed on most major routes and throughout downtown Vancouver
• Lions Gate will also be affected by signal optimisation and transit vehicle access flows

Take Public Transit!
(Learn how to use the Vancouver Skytrain…)

TransLink will have increased service during the Games. Including:

• Canada Line (from Richmond to downtown Vancouver) 
•  Third SeaBus (from Canada Place to Lonsdale Quay), service every 10 minutes 
•  48 additional SkyTrain cars, trains to run approximately every 2 minutes 
•  200 new buses
• West Coast Express to extend service all day and on weekends

www.TravelSmart2010.com can help you plan your route, including fares, schedules, trip planners and details for residents and businesses. TransLink is offering a special collectors’ edition Games transit pass that is valid for six weeks. It’s available from Fare Dealers at regular transit fare rates.

More Info?
http://www.vancouver2010.com/
http://www.travelsmart2010.ca/
http://www.tourismvancouver.com/visitors/vancouver/2010_olympics/2010_olympics
http://olympichostcity.vancouver.ca/