traffic & transit

[caption id=“attachment_12153” align=“aligncenter” width=“435”] Pothole at Elm Crescent and Main Street. Photo by Greg Banning / via StittsvilleCentral.ca [/caption] https://twitter.com/ottawacity/status/581180181936738304 One of Ottawa’s great winter and spring traditions is avoiding all of the potholes on our streets and highways. ...

Beginning on Saturday, March 28, 2015 at 11 p.m. Greenbank Road will be closed to vehicular, cycling and pedestrian traffic in both directions between Malvern Drive and Berrigan Drive/Wessex Road. The road will be closed to prepare for a new detour. ...

The City of Ottawa invites residents to take part in a public consultation on Monday, March 30 about plans for the Confederation Line West Light Rail Transit (LRT) Extension.  The City and the National Capital Commission (NCC) Working Group recently announced an agreement in principle that would allow a portion of the LRT extension between Dominion and Cleary stations to be fully buried under the Sir John A. ...

Beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, March 23, 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 ). ...

OC Transpo, Algonquin College and Algonquin Students’ Association officials signed a Universal Transit Pass (U-Pass) Agreement today. Algonquin College is the fourth local post-secondary institution to adopt the U-Pass, which will make Ottawa’s U-Pass program one of the largest and most successful in Canada with 71,000 participants. ...

OC Transpo will operate a reduced weekday schedule during the March Break (March 16 to 20) when schools are closed.  Bus arrival times may be adjusted slightly compared to the usual weekday schedule, and during rush hour most routes will have one or two fewer trips. ...

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 14 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. ...

https://twitter.com/JimWatsonOttawa/status/575302186873282560 _ A monthly column written by Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson. _ First of all, I want to thank the residents of Ottawa who have sent me their well-wishes over the past few weeks. It has not been easy for me to be away from City Hall while I recover but the phone calls, letters, emails, Twitter and Facebook messages, and kind words have meant a lot to me. ...

Riverside Drive is closed to all vehicle traffic from Industrial to Tremblay due to a watermain break.  Riverside northbound access to all 417 ramps are closed.  All 417 off ramps at Vanier Parkway and Riverside Drive are open, but with Northbound access onto the Vanier Parkway or eastbound access to Tremblay only. ...

Short sections of two roads in Ottawa’s east-end will be closed for a week. The closures are for replacement of existing culverts. * On Monday, March 9 at 7 a.m., Dunning Road will be closed between Giroux Road and Colonial Road. ...