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“Out like a lion.” Photo by Jamie McCaffrey via the OttawaStart Flickr Pool. Like most cities, Ottawa experiences quite a bit of congestion on the road – especially during the winter. Here’s a handy guide to navigate your way through it and get where you’re going. ...

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. ...

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: ...

A BMW i8 in front of the Supreme Court. (Via @she.likes.cars on Instagram) Wondering where the cheapest gas is? Or do you have a muscle car and want to join a club? Here are some links and resources for Ottawa drivers. ...

[caption id=“attachment_3723” align=“aligncenter” width=“1024”] St. Patrick’s Day 2011 / Photo by Alistair Steele.me reason[/caption] When it comes to St. Patrick’s Day, Ottawa is really ahead of the game this year. The 36th Annual St. Patrick’s Parade takes place a week early on Saturday, March 10. ...

A group of tow truck drivers will be protesting in front of police stations on Monday. They’ll be at City Hall from 7:00am-8:30am, at the police station on St. Joseph Boulevard from 9:00am-11:00am, and at the Huntmar police station from 11:30am-3:30pm. ...

_ (press release) _ ** Ottawa ** – Rideau Street between Sussex Drive and Dalhousie Street will be closed to all vehicular traffic until the end of December. This closure takes effect on Wednesday, October 19 at 8 p.m. The closure is necessary to accommodate construction on the O-Train Confederation Line light rail transit (LRT) project. ...

Ottawa drivers are just too polite for roundabouts. In most jurisdictions, cars have the right of way over pedestrians at a roundabout. But City of Ottawa studies suggest that 50-70% of vehicles are currently yielding to pedestrians as a courtesy, even though they’re not supposed to. ...

_ (press release) _ Construction work currently underway on Highway 417 from Anderson Road to Limoges Road will require closing the Leitrim Road underpass in both directions from May 2 until October.  A signed detour will be in place during the underpass closure. ...