traffic & transit

The Gatineau Police Service and Ottawa Police Service’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) will focus on vehicle occupant restraints and red light running during the month of February. ** Vehicle Occupant Restraints: ** Between 2009 and 2013, there were 183 collisions the lack of or improper use of vehicle occupant restraints resulting in 18 fatalities and 183 injuries. ...

Ottawa residents now have the opportunity to get an up-close look at the future of Ottawa transit. A full-sized mock-up of the Alstom Citadis Spirit light rail vehicle, which will roll on the O-Train Confederation Line and will serve as the backbone of Ottawa’s new light rail transit system, is on display at the Aberdeen Pavilion at the new Lansdowne Park. ...

The O-Train’s Trillium Line will be replaced by bus Route 107 over the next two weekends due to testing and on-board training required to complete the O-Train Trillium Line Expansion Project. During the closures, the new trains will be running, but will not be in service. ...

Today, Mayor Jim Watson was joined by Royal Galipeau, Member of Parliament for Ottawa-Orléans and Ontario Transportation Minister Steven Del Duca to unveil the future of transit in Ottawa - a full-sized mock-up of the Alstom Citadis Spirit light rail vehicle that will be used on the O-Train Confederation Line, the backbone of Ottawa’s new light rail transit system. ...

Due to weather conditions, overnight parking restrictions are in effect tonight from 1 a.m. to 7 a.m. across Ottawa. This overnight parking restriction will remain in effect until the City announces it has been lifted.  During an overnight parking restriction, vehicles are banned from parking on any city street so that crews can clear them easily and effectively. ...

The City of Ottawa is looking for public feedback on its preferred alignment for the Confederation Line East Light Rail Transit (LRT) extension at a series of open houses in early February. For the most part, the preferred alignment for the rail line is in the median that runs in the middle of Highway 174 and is being co-ordinated with the eventual widening of the highway. ...

Residents are advised of upcoming lane reductions on both Scott and Albert streets. ** Scott Street ** ** ** Scott Street lane reductions will begin January 26 and will last for approximately one month. Traffic will be reduced to one lane in either direction between Merton Street and Bayview Road. ...

The City of Ottawa initiated a study and is seeking public input to develop recommendations for the widening of the Airport Parkway between Brookfield Road and the Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport, and the widening of Lester Road from the Airport Parkway to Bank Street. ...

Canadian Tire Centre ( @CdnTireCtr ) and the Ottawa Senators ( @Senators ) announced today that their traffic management efforts, made in partnership with the City of Ottawa and Vinci Park, have significantly improved the egress times for vehicles leaving the arena following hockey games. ...

The National Capital Commission (NCC) wishes to advise the public that a number of dead or dying ash trees infested by the emerald ash borer will be removed from Hampton Park. There are now approximately 370 ash trees in Hampton Park that constitute a safety hazard for pedestrians and motorists. ...