traffic & transit

(Via NCC) Closed: A 120-metre section of the Ottawa River Pathway (eastside), to the east and west sides of the Blair Road Boat Launch, will be closed to pedestrians and cyclists for emergency repairs. The boat launch and parking lot will remain open and accessible during the work. ...

Google Maps/OttawaStart.com Ottawa – Starting Monday, August 13 at 6 am, Merivale Road will be closed in both directions for approximately ten weeks between Island Park Drive and Carling Avenue. The closure is required for public and worker safety reasons, as the Ministry of Transportation Ontario (MTO) completes construction to widen Highway 417 between Maitland Avenue and Island Park Drive. ...

The City of Ottawa will be closing a section of Highway 417 in both directions from 6 pm on Saturday July 28 to 11 am on Sunday July 29. Lane closures on the highway will begin at 5 pm. This closure is required for the demolition of the Harmer Avenue Pedestrian Bridge. ...

The moose that wandered onto the Queensway on Thursday, (Ottawa Police) Rest in peace, unknown moose. That moose that wandered onto Highway 417 early Thursday morning, disrupting traffic while also enchanting Twitter, was shot after provincial wildlife officials decided an attempt to tranquilize it would be too dangerous. ...

The City of Ottawa has released a drone video of the Confederation Line to show construction progress as of June 2018. The line is supposed to open in November this year, less than four months away, but that may be up in the air, according to CBC Ottawa: ...

CAA has released its annual list of the worst roads in Ontario. While Ottawa roads didn’t crack the top 10, we have a few perennial winners for the local top five: Carling Avenue Mitch Owens Road Hunt Club Road West Hunt Club Road Saint Joseph Boulevard Some Ottawa roads also made the top 10 worst for north and Eastern Ontario: ...

March for Life protesters in downtown Ottawa on May 11, 2017. (Howard Whiting/Lightchasers.ca) Editor’s note: The annual March for Life rally and march is scheduled to take place between 12 p.m. and 3 p.m. on Thursday. It will include a rally on Parliament Hill followed by a march along Wellington Street. ...

_ (Via Government of Ontario) _ Ontario is increasing its investment in the next phase of Ottawa’s Light Rail Transit (LRT) project, extending the line further to help manage congestion, reduce emissions, and increase transportation options for commuters and families in the capital region. ...

[caption id=“attachment_69101” align=“aligncenter” width=“1024”] OC Transpo hopes two large projects to bring Trillium Line infrastructure up to date will improve reliability. (Lezumbalaberenjena/Wikimedia Commons/Public domain)[/caption] Taking OC Transpo has certainly changed since I first moved here in 1980. Then I was greeted by buses with 3-4 stairs to get into the bus. ...

_ (press release from the City of Ottawa) _ Mayor Jim Watson, Transit Commission Chair Stephen Blais, Garry Griffin, Shoppers Drug Mart District Manager, and Annalise Czerny, PRESTO’s Executive Vice-President, were at a Shoppers Drug Mart in Barrhaven today to announce that Presto card services will be rolling out to retailers across Ottawa. ...