The City of Winnipeg is alerting motorists that on Thursday for a few hours Tache Avenue will be closed for maintenance.

Southbound Tache Avenue, between Dollard Boulevard and Goulet Street, will be closed on Thursday, December 29 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m., for traffic signals work.

Winnipeg Police Service will be on-site to direct traffic for emergency vehicles that need to access the St. Boniface Hospital.

Motorists are advised to allow additional travel time and use alternate routes to get to their destinations while the closure is in effect.

Transit will be rerouted during the closures. Follow @TransitAlerts on Twitter for details and updates.

For regular updates on City of Winnipeg lane closures and to view lane closures on an interactive map, please visit City of Winnipeg - Regional Lane Closures.