Road closures for climate march

Due to the climate demonstration scheduled this Friday, Sept. 27, the City of Sherbrooke is informing the public that there will be several road closures during the march. Alternative routes are suggested for travel.

From 1:15 p.m. to 2 p.m., traffic will be prohibited on:

- University Boulevard, between Chemin de Sainte-catherine and Galt Street West;

- Galt Street West, between Ypres and John Paul II streets;

- Marie-léonie Street;

- John Paul II Street;

- Jacques-cartier Boulevard South (including the Jacques-cartier Bridge).

People are invited to use Roy Street by Claire-jolicoeur Street, Panneton Street, Belvedere Street South and Highway 410.

From 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., traffic will be prohibited on:

- King Street West, between Alexandre Street and Jacques-cartier Boulevard South;

- Belvedere Street South, between Des Fusiliers Street and Montreal; - Frontenac Street.

Motorists should use de Portland Boulevard, Galt Street West, Bowen Street, Jacques-cartier Boulevard or Saint-françois Street. To access Marquette Street, Peel Street and de la Cathédrale Street will be available. To get out of the La Grenouillère parking lot, police officers will assist motorists who will have to use the Frontenac/ Les Grandes Fourches ramp in the opposite direction.

Finally, from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., the following streets will be closed:

- Frontenac Street, between Dufferin and Grandes-fourches streets;

- Dufferin Street, between des Abénaquis and Frontenac streets;

- Marquette Street, between de la Cathédrale and Frontenac streets.

To get out of the Grenouillère parking lot, police officers will assist motorists who will have to use the Frontenac/les Grandes Fourches ramp in the opposite direction.

Closure of municipal services

The City of Sherbrooke informs the public that, in addition to the major climate march to be held on Friday, September 27, the clerk's office of the municipal court and the civil collection counter at 130 Frontenac Street will be closed at 1:30 p.m., while the municipal services in the downtown area will close at 2:30 p.m.

The closures will affect City Hall (191 du Palais Street), the building housing the Human Resources Department (174 du Palais Street), the Finance Department (124 Wellington Street North), the Information Technology Department (145 Wellington Street North) and the Supply and Equipment Department (234 Dufferin Street) and the Éva-senécal Public Library as well as the Culture Division (420 and 450 Marquette Street).

This decision was made to facilitate the work of the Sherbrooke Police Service and to avoid any disruption of services to the population while thousands of people are expected in the downtown area.