Toronto’s New Year’s Eve festivities and the road closures and restrictions in effect [Video]

The City of Toronto is taking steps to ensure New Year’s Eve revelers enjoy the festivities and get home safely.

Starting at 10 p.m. on Tuesday until 1 a.m. on Wednesday, a number of road closures will be in effect in the downtown core, including eastbound Queen’s Quay West, Bay Street from Front Street to Queen’s Quay West and York Street from Front Street to Queen’s Quay West. Additional road closures may be added if required, the city said in a news release.

After midnight, once the city’s firework display on the waterfront is over, access to Union Station will also be restricted to ensure crowds move smoothly through the station to their destination.

Public transit users will be required to enter Union through the Brookfield Place doors on Bay Street, just south of Front Street, however if overcrowding begins, customers may have to line up outside on Bay Street, the city …