Downtown streets to be closed for Jets playoff game 5

Multiple Winnipeg streets will be closed on Tuesday due to the Winnipeg Whiteout Street Party and buses will be rerouted as the Jets look to keep their season alive. 

The streets will be filled with 5,000 additional fans watching the game on the big screens outside the Canada Life Centre.  

The following streets will be closed:

• Southbound Donald Street between Portage Avenue and St. Mary Avenue:
  Tuesday, April 30 at 9 a.m. until Wednesday, May 1 at approximately 3 a.m.
• Graham Avenue in both directions between Hargrave Street and Smith Street:
  Tuesday, April 30 from 9 a.m. until Wednesday, May 1 at approximately 1 a.m.

Pedestrians may also have to change their path as the following sidewalks will be closed at noon tomorrow and reopen overnight onto Wednesday:

• Donald Street between Portage Avenue and St. Mary Avenue
• North side of Graham Avenue between Hargrave Street and Smith Street

Winnipeg Transit buses will be rerouted off of Graham Avenue between Kennedy and Smith starting at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, April 30 with regular service being restored for Wednesday, May 1.

Buses will be unable to stop for passengers during the detour. To help passengers who wish to catch buses affected by the reroutes, people are encouraged to stop at the following intersections:

• Graham Avenue and Vaughn Street
• Graham Avenue and Fort Street
• Donald Street and Ellice Avenue
• Donald Street and York Avenue

During the reroutes, the Winnipeg Transit Plus loading zone on southbound Donald Street at Graham Avenue will be temporarily relocated to eastbound Portage Avenue next to the Radisson Hotel. The Millennium Library Winnipeg Transit Plus loading zone will be temporarily relocated to the eastbound front driveway of the Winnipeg Police Service headquarters, and the City Place Winnipeg Transit Plus loading zone will be relocated to northbound Hargrave Street on the north side of St. Mary Avenue.

The Winnipeg Jets face the Colorado Avalanche in round 1, game 5 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Canada Life Centre with the puck drop at 8:30 p.m.