The 45-minute air show is expected to draw thousands to the Dallas Road waterfront, which will not be accessible by car during the event, which starts at 5 p.m. on Tuesday. <\/p>\n
The City of Victoria is \u00adasking people gathering along the waterfront Tuesday\u00a0to see the Snowbirds\u2019 5 p.m. show to plan ahead for their trip, as roads will be closed for traffic management and safety.<\/p>\n
The 45-minute air show is expected to draw thousands to Dallas Road, which will not be accessible by car during the event.<\/p>\n
Dallas Road from Douglas Street to Memorial Crescent will be closed to vehicle traffic from 3 to 7 p.m., and access to Clover Point will be closed to the public during the air show, the city said.<\/p>\n
Arriving early to the 5 p.m. event is recommended, as \u00adsignificant congestion and delays are expected before and after the show with an estimated 30,000 spectators packing the shoreline.<\/p>\n
A free bike valet will be available at the intersection of Cook Street and Dallas Road starting at 3:30 p.m.<\/p>\n
Some bus stops will temporarily close, and some buses will be re-routed.<\/p>\n
Police will be on scene to manage traffic, and they may close Cook Street and other side roads north of Dallas Road at their discretion, said the city.<\/p>\n
The Snowbirds are performing over the Dallas Road waterfront as part of the team\u2019s 55th anniversary celebration.<\/p>\n
Organizers said Ogden Point will be one of the best viewpoints.<\/p>\n
This is the nine-jet aerobatic team\u2019s last season before they go on hiatus until the early 2030s to allow for their aging CT-114 Tutor jets to be replaced by the CT-157 Siskin II.<\/p>\n
The Snowbirds have performed about 2,700 times for well over 140 million people ever since their first show in Moose Jaw, Sask. on July 11, 1971.<\/p>\n
Pilots will be carving across the sky at speeds sometimes approaching 600 kilometres per hour, performing stunts that will place their aircraft within a metre\u2019s breadth of each other.<\/p>\n
The Snowbirds performed a noon flypast over the B.C. \u00adAviation Museum on Monday\u00a0and will also perform a flypast on Saturday as part of the David Foster Foundation\u2019s 40th \u00adanniversary Inner Harbour concert.<\/p>\n