traffic & transit

In partnership with the Transit Safety Stakeholder Working Group, OC Transpo today launched its 2015 customer safety campaign and new online incident reporting tool, further enhancing its commitment to the safety and security of its customers, staff and the Ottawa community. ...

The Parkdale Avenue off-ramp will be closed nightly for motorists travelling eastbound on Highway 417 starting on Thursday, June 18 between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. due to construction. ** Beginning on July 6, the westbound Parkdale off-ramp will be fully closed for a period of 57 days. ...

The City of Ottawa invites residents to an Open House to learn more about and discuss the Airport Parkway and Lester Road Widening Environmental Assessment Study.  The study will help determine the most appropriate means to accommodate and manage increasing transportation requirements related to growth in the surrounding communities and airport lands. ...

Today, Royal Galipeau, MP (Ottawa–Orléans), Bob Chiarelli, MPP (Ottawa West–Nepean) and Mayor Jim Watson installed the first official rail track of the O-Train Confederation Line light rail transit project.  This milestone sets the stage for the City’s Transitway to be converted to light rail, beginning this summer. ...

Construction of a new roundabout will begin Monday, June 15 at the intersection of Anderson Road and Renaud Road.  Construction will primarily take place during regular working hours on week days, with some weekend work expected. During this time, motorists and cyclists will experience lane re-alignments and/or reductions, as well as some intermittent lane closures. ...

Beginning Friday, June 12 at 9 p.m., Highway 417 will be reduced by one lane in the eastbound direction from Hurdman to St. Laurent, and in the westbound direction from Belfast to Nicholas. These lane reductions will be in effect until the early morning of Monday, June 15. ...

Beginning Monday, June 8, motorists will not be able to access Albert Street from Lorne Avenue between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. daily. The closure along this section of Lorne Avenue will continue until Friday, June 12.  Lorne Avenue will operate as a two-way street during the daytime closures. ...

Ottawa soccer fans can expect an exciting few weeks as the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015™ gets underway this weekend. For all nine scheduled matches in Ottawa, event-goers have a variety of free transportation options to get to and from Lansdowne Stadium. ...

FIFA Women’s World Cup TM ticket holders have free access to quick, easy and efficient transit service three hours before and three hours after games, from June 7 to June 27. Transit fare is included in the ticket price – just show your printed event ticket to the operator when you board the bus, and don’t forget to keep your ticket for your ride home. ...

Beginning on Wednesday June 3, the northbound turn lane on Sussex Drive at St. Patrick Street, for vehicles turning left to the Alexandra Bridge and MacKenzie Avenue, will be closed around the clock for approximately five days (weather permitting). The lane closure is required to allow the installation of a concrete crosswalk on Sussex Drive at the intersection of St. ...