traffic & transit

_ (press release) _ Beginning Monday, March 28 at 7 a.m, and continuing until Saturday, April 2 at 10 p.m., Queen Street between Bank and O’Connor streets will be closed to general traffic as crews work to relocate city watermains and storm and sanitary sewers in front of 155 Queen Street (Heritage Place). ...

_ (press release) _ Anderson Road is closed between Ridge Road and Russell Road due to the rehabilitation and construction of a culvert in the area. The work is expected to last until approximately March 23. Further updates will follow. ...

_ (National Capital Commission) _ The Sir George-Étienne Cartier Parkway will be closed in both directions, from Buena Vista to Lisgar roads, starting Tuesday, March 22 to Thursday, March 24, 2016, between 9 am and 3 pm. Traffic will be rerouted to Lisgar Road. ...

_ (City of Ottawa) _ The City of Ottawa will begin work on Tuesday, March 22 to rehabilitate a section of sewer pipe on Lyon Street between Laurier Avenue and Cooper Street. All work will be done between 6 p.m. and 6 a. ...

_ (press release) _ Motorists are advised that the northbound on-ramp to the Airport Parkway at Hunt Club Road will be closed from Friday, March 18 at 8 p.m. until Saturday, March 19 at 10 a.m. for construction work related to a culvert located beneath the on-ramp. ...

_ (press release) _ The City of Ottawa is advising motorists to expect delays due to road closures to accommodate the St. Patrick’s Day parade on Saturday, March 19 starting at 11 a.m. and lasting until about 1 p.m.  The parking entrance to Ottawa City Hall on Elgin Street will be open as usual; however, the Laurier Avenue entrance will be closed between 7:30 a. ...

_ (press release) _ They drive you to appointments, work, school and social gatherings, and provide a warm shelter during emergencies. They’re on the road 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and often drive in very complex traffic and weather conditions to get you where you need to be. ...

_ (via City of Ottawa) _ The 290-space ByWard Parking Garage, located at 70 Clarence Street (at Parent Street) in the ByWard Market, will get a top-to-bottom refresh this spring. This planned maintenance is the first comprehensive work to be done on the garage since 1994. ...

_ (press release) _ Beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, March 14, seasonal load restrictions are in effect. Commercial vehicles or trailers with a gross vehicle weight in excess of five tonnes or 11,000 lbs. per axle are prohibited on roads where restriction signage is posted, and on all truck routes identified as restricted on the Truck Route Maps Urban Truck Routes and Rural Truck Routes . ...

From Dave Delisle’s blog: “The latest city to get a SMB3-themed transit map is Ottawa, where they are currently building the new Confederation Line that is due to open in 2018. I’m surprised by how small the O-Train system is, given the age and size of the city. ...