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Here’s what you need to know about today’s 4/20 road closures

Traffic, parking impacted in the West End and near the Vancouver Art Gallery
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Beach Avenue is closed eastbound from Pacific Street to Thurlow Street and only local traffic will be allowed to travel westbound on Beach Avenue until 10 p.m.

Road closures, transit detours and seawall snafus are all in the offing as a result of today’s 4/20 events at Sunset Beach and the Vancouver Art Gallery.

Beach Avenue is closed eastbound from Pacific Street to Thurlow Street and only local traffic will be allowed to travel westbound on Beach Avenue until 10 p.m.

Parking in the area is restricted until midnight and both the Vancouver Aquatic Centre and Sunset Concession are closed.

The seawall is closed to through traffic between the English Bay Inukshuk and the Vancouver Aquatic Centre. The detour route for cyclists follows along Burnaby Street in the West End.

A number of transit detours are also in effect until 10 p.m.

* 23 Main Street Station: Regular route to Denman and Davie then via Davie, Howe, Pacific, regular route.

* 23 Beach: Regular route to Beach and Howe then via Beach, Hornby, Davie, Beach regular route.

* 95 Burrard Station: Regular route to Howe and Dunsmuir, then via Dunsmuir, Burrard, to temporary terminus on Burrard north of Dunsmuir.

* 95 SFU: From temporary terminus on Burrard north of Dunsmuir via Burrard, Hastings, regular route.

* 240 Vancouver: Regular route to Georgia and Pender, then via Pender, Richards, Georgia, regular route.

* 240 15 Street: Regular route to Georgia and Seymour, then via Seymour, Pender, Burrard, Georgia, regular route.

* 241 Upper Lonsdale: Regular route to Georgia and Seymour, then via Seymour, Pender, Burrard, Georgia, regular route.

* 246 Vancouver: Regular route to Georgia and Pender, then via Pender, Richards, Georgia, regular route.

* 246 Highland: Regular route to Georgia and Seymour, then via Seymour, Pender, Burrard, Georgia, regular route.

* 247 Vancouver: Regular route to Georgia and Pender, then via Pender, Richards, Georgia, regular route.

* 247 Upper Capilano: Regular route to Georgia and Seymour, then via Seymour, Pender, Burrard, Georgia, regular route.