traffic & transit

_ (via City of Ottawa) _ A sure sign of spring, but not necessarily a welcome one, is the emergence of potholes on our streets.  Potholes are a result of the freeze/thaw weather cycles that deteriorate our road surfaces. During the freeze/thaw, water seeps into the crevices of the road. ...

_ (via City of Ottawa) _ Starting Friday March 4, traffic pattern changes will be in effect on Eagleson Road at Emerald Meadows Drive for approximately ten days to accommodate a culvert replacement located just south of Emerald Meadows. Two-way traffic will be maintained at all times during construction. ...

_ (via City of Ottawa) _ City road crews are preparing to plow and salt the priority road network in anticipation of the extreme snowfall forecast for Ottawa Tuesday and Wednesday.  With the greatest accumulation expected just before and during the morning rush hour on Wednesday, this will impact the morning commute. ...

_ This memo was distributed by _ _ _ _ John L. Moser, Acting Deputy City Manager, Planning and Infrastructure Portfolio _ _ , to Mayor and Council. _ ** Response to Transportation Safety Board’s Recommendation to the City of Ottawa Railway Investigation Report ** The purpose of this memorandum is to update the Mayor and Members of Council on the status of the City’s response to the Transportation Safety Board’s (TSB) recommendation to the City of Ottawa in Railway Investigation Report R13T0192. ...

_ (via City of Ottawa) _ Ottawa City Council and the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 279 have ratified a four-year collective agreement.  City Council voted in favour of the ATU Local 279 contract, which represents over 2,200 employees of OC Transpo including bus operators, Fleet Maintenance staff, Facility Maintenance, and Transit Safety and Enforcement Services staff. ...

_ (via City of Ottawa) _ The City of Ottawa will excavate and replace a culvert on Malakoff Road over a period of two weeks starting Monday, February 22 and on Franktown Road starting Monday, February 29.  Replacement of the culvert on Malakoff Road, located almost a kilometre north of Cowell Road, will require the full closure of a section of Malakoff with a detour via Pierce Road, McCordick Road and Donnelly Drive. ...

The City of Ottawa will excavate and replace a culvert on Snake Island Road between Scrivens Drive and Bank Street over a period of two weeks, starting Tuesday February 16.  The culvert, just east of Scrivens Drive, will require the full closure of Snake Island Road (open to local traffic only), between Grey’s Creek Road and Bank Street. ...

The City of Ottawa will begin construction next week to rehabilitate Gilmour Street. As part of this construction work, Queen Elizabeth Drive will be reduced to one lane during off-peak hours beginning on February 16 for approximately two weeks. Signage will be in place advising motorists, cyclists and pedestrians of the lane reductions. ...

_ (via City of Ottawa) _ Adàwe crossing, the new pedestrian and cycling bridge spanning the Rideau River between Donald Street and Somerset Street East, will be closed on Saturday, February 13 between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. for the installation of a public art piece that is an integral part of the bridge design. ...

_ (via City of Ottawa) _ Councillor Stephen Blais, Chair of the Transit Commission, and John Manconi, OC Transpo General Manager, along with City personnel delivered a technical briefing today on the last phases of transit service adjustments to allow for O-Train Confederation Line construction. ...