traffic & transit

_ (press release) _ Nicholas Street from Laurier Avenue to Highway 417 will be fully closed southbound and reduced to one lane northbound overnight from 10 p.m. Wednesday, April 20 to 4 a.m. Thursday, April 21. A signed detour will be in effect. ...

_ (press release) _ The pedestrian and cycling tunnel that passes under Colonel By Drive at Campus station will be closed from Monday, May 2 until Monday, August 22, to permit the safe demolition and reconstruction of the transit station at uOttawa. ...

_ (press release) _ Campus Station will close Sunday, April 24 to make way for construction of the O-Train Confederation Line coming in 2018. At the same time, OC Transpo will make spring schedule and routing adjustments. The Rack & Roll program also returns with bike racks reinstalled on more than 450 buses. ...

_ (press release) _ The City will reach a major milestone in the Greenbank Road widening project this weekend.  Beginning on Saturday, April 16 at 8 p.m., Greenbank Road will be closed to vehicular, cycling and pedestrian traffic in both directions between Malvern Drive and Wessex Road. ...

_ (press release) _ With the approval of new vehicle-for-hire regulations by City Council today, Ottawa has become one of the first Canadian jurisdictions to adopt regulations for Private Transportation Companies. ‎The City has also adopted a lighter regulatory framework for the traditional taxi industry in order to allow it to compete and innovate with new service offerings. ...

_ (press release) _ Intermittent lane closures will take place on Nicholas Street and at the intersection of Nicholas Street and Laurier Avenue starting on the evening of Monday, April 11. Motorists are advised to pay special attention on the roadway. ...

_ (press release) _ Motorists are advised that the northbound on-ramp to the Airport Parkway at Hunt Club Road will be closed from Friday, April 8 at 8 p.m. until Monday, April 11 at 6 a.m. for construction work related to a watermain located beneath the on-ramp. ...

_ (Press release) _ This summer, OC Transpo will offer a summer U-Pass to eligible college and university students for the first time. This expansion of the existing U-Pass program demonstrates the City’s continued efforts to offer affordable, environmentally sustainable transit use for college and university students. ...

_ (press release) _ As part of the renewal of Rideau Street, the City of Ottawa is working with Cadillac Fairview Corporation Ltd. (owner of the Rideau Centre) to transform Nicholas Street from Rideau Street to Besserer Street into a pedestrian public space, to be called Ogilvy Square. ...

_ (press release) _ The City of Ottawa will resume work on Tuesday, March 29 to rehabilitate the Minto Bridges East and Centre, along Union Street over the Rideau River in New Edinburgh.  The renewal of the Minto Bridges East and Centre started in July 2015. ...