New Olympic road closures begin

Some new Olympic road closures came into effect in Vancouver for the first time on Monday, and several more are planned for later in the week.

The closures affect the following streets.

• Abbott Street will be closed between Pacific and Expo Boulevards.
• Quebec Street will be closed between Terminal Avenue and 2d Avenue.
• Renfrew Street between McGill Street and Dundas Streets.

The following road closures are planned in the coming days, leading up to the opening of the 2010 Winter Olympics on Feb. 12.

• Streets surrounding the Trade and Convention Centre will close on Jan. 27.
• Streets around BC Place and GM Place will be closed on Jan. 29
• Streets around the curling venue at Riley Park close on Feb. 1.
• The Georgia and Dunsmuir Viaducts close on Feb. 5.
• Streets around the Pacific Colisium close on Feb. 1 and Feb. 13.
• One day road closures will shut down the Cambie Bridge and many streets around BC Place on Feb 10, 12, and 28.

There will be 24-hour on-street parking and stopping restrictions on many streets in Vancouver between Feb. 4 to Mar. 1.

All of the closures are in effect until Mar. 1.