Your Montreal Grand Prix weekend traffic survival guide

Tourists from around the world are in town for the three-day Formula 1 Grand Prix this weekend, and additional closures for Mural Fest and FrancoFolies mean Montreal's streets will turn into frustrating maze.

The city is recommending drivers leave their cars at home anduse public transit as much as possible.

The following streetswill be accessible only topedestrians and emergency vehicles:

Peel Street

With Formula 1activities happening on Peel Street, the street between SherbrookeandRen-LvesqueBoulevardwill be closed to anyone not on foot. Details about the weekend events and Peel Street party can be found on the PeelFormula website.

The closure will last untilJune 11 at 6 p.m. As well, only one lane on Metcalfe Street is open to traffic.

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Crescent Street

Formula One street parties on Crescent Street will mean Crescent will also be closedbetween Ste-Catherineand Sherbrooke streets untilJune 10 at 6 p.m.

Find more information about events scheduled for Crescent Street here.

De MaisonneuveBoulevard

DeMaisonneuve Boulevard will be closed between Bishop andde laMontagnestreets untilJune 10 at 6 p.m.

The closure also affects the bike path alongDeMaisonneuvebetween Peel and Bishop streets. It will be temporarily relocated to the north side of the street.

Cyclists are advised to use detour routes on de la Montagne and Mackaystreets.

FrancoFolies

The FrancoFolies music festival, which runs from June 7 to June 16, will meantraffic congestion in the area around Place des Arts and the QuartierdesSpectacles.

The City of Montreal is asking motoriststo avoid Bleury,Ste-Catherine, Clark andOntario streets.

Mural Fest

This weekend is the sixth edition of Mural Fest, the street art festival in the Plateau-Mont-Royal borough.

Along with artists setting up on side streets to paint large-scale artworks, St-Laurent Boulevard will be closed to serve as the main artery for pedestrians.

The Main is closed between Sherbrooke and Mont-Royal Avenue until June 17.

Pedestrian-onlystreets

The following streets are designated pedestrian-only throughout the summer:

Until Sept. 4:
Place d'Youville,between Saint-Franois-Xavier and Place Royale East.
Place Royale West, between de la Capitale andde la Place d'Youville

Until Oct. 28:
Avenue du Musein the Golden Square Mile, betweenSherbrooke andplace Ontario.

Until Sept. 5:
Saint-Paul East in the Old Port, betweenMarch-Bonsecours and Saint-Laurent Blvd.

Until mid-September:
Ste-Catherine Street betweenDe Bleury and Saint-Laurent Blvd.
Ste-Catherine StreetbetweenSt-Hubert Street and PapineauAve. in the gay village.

STM offers 3-day Grand Prix pass

To ease some of the stress of getting around, the STM is offering a special $18 three-day pass for Grand Prix-goers. A two-day pass is $13.75.

The Grand Prix du Canada transit passes are on sale at select stations,listed here.

But don't bring your bikes. Because of the Grand Prix, bikes will not be allowed in the Mtro system until 7 p.m. on June 8 and 9 and from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on June 10.