Water Street Pedestrian Mall

Location: 
Water Street between Adelaide Street and Prescott Street
Start Date: 
Friday, July 3, 2020 - 8:00am to Monday, September 7, 2020 - 10:00pm

The Water Street Pedestrian Mall is open to pedestrian traffic only from noon to 10 p.m. daily, from Adelaide Street to Prescott Street, until Monday, September 7, 2020.

Motorized Traffic Interruptions:

  • Water Street is closed to regular traffic and parking in the four blocks included in the mall.
  • Outside of the designated mall hours (10 p.m. to noon daily) traffic on Water Street in the four blocks will be one-way only for deliveries and commercial access only.
  • Traffic on Ayre’s Cove and McBride’s Hill is one-way only northbound. McBride’s Hill is closed to southbound traffic.
  • Motorists will have two-way access to Clift’s-Baird’s Cove for accessible parking, deliveries, and curbside pickup.
  • Southbound traffic on Prescott Street is detoured to Harbour Drive via Job’s Cove.
  • Beck’s Cove is closed except to provide two-way access to the Murray Premises and to allow delivery and curbside pickup spaces from Harbour Drive.
  • Accessible parking is available on Water Street: east of Bishop's Cove, west of Ayre's Cove, east and west of Clift's-Baird's Cove, and west of Job's Cove. 

For more details or to report an issue, contact Access St. John’s by calling 311 or 754-CITY, via the app 311 St. John’s, or online web submission.