traffic

_ (via City of Ottawa) _ City road crews are preparing to plow and salt the priority road network in anticipation of the extreme snowfall forecast for Ottawa Tuesday and Wednesday.  With the greatest accumulation expected just before and during the morning rush hour on Wednesday, this will impact the morning commute. ...

_ (via City of Ottawa) _ Ottawa City Council and the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 279 have ratified a four-year collective agreement.  City Council voted in favour of the ATU Local 279 contract, which represents over 2,200 employees of OC Transpo including bus operators, Fleet Maintenance staff, Facility Maintenance, and Transit Safety and Enforcement Services staff. ...

_ (via City of Ottawa) _ The City of Ottawa will excavate and replace a culvert on Malakoff Road over a period of two weeks starting Monday, February 22 and on Franktown Road starting Monday, February 29.  Replacement of the culvert on Malakoff Road, located almost a kilometre north of Cowell Road, will require the full closure of a section of Malakoff with a detour via Pierce Road, McCordick Road and Donnelly Drive. ...

_ (via City of Ottawa) _ Adàwe crossing, the new pedestrian and cycling bridge spanning the Rideau River between Donald Street and Somerset Street East, will be closed on Saturday, February 13 between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. for the installation of a public art piece that is an integral part of the bridge design. ...

_ (via City of Ottawa) _ Councillor Stephen Blais, Chair of the Transit Commission, and John Manconi, OC Transpo General Manager, along with City personnel delivered a technical briefing today on the last phases of transit service adjustments to allow for O-Train Confederation Line construction. ...

_ (via City of Ottawa) _ Starting Sunday, January 17, the next phase of OC Transpo route adjustments to accommodate O-Train Confederation Line construction will take effect. These adjustments require the closure of the Transitway roadway just west of downtown, between Merton Street and Empress Avenue. ...

_ (via City of Ottawa) _ Rideau Street from Sussex Drive to Dalhousie Street will be closed to all traffic starting Saturday, January 16, at 7 a.m. until Sunday, January 17 at 11 p.m. for construction related to a sign installation at CF Rideau Centre being undertaken by the Hudson’s Bay Company. ...

_ (via City of Ottawa) _ Starting Sunday, January 17, the next phase of OC Transpo route adjustments to accommodate O-Train Confederation Line construction will take effect. These adjustments require the closure of the Transitway roadway just west of downtown, between Merton Street and Empress Avenue. ...

_ (via Ottawa Police) _ With students returning from winter holiday break, the Ottawa Police Traffic sections, assisted by School Resource Officers, conducted city-wide proactive traffic enforcement blitzes in school zones. The two-day enforcement campaign, which took place January 13th and 14th , focused on traffic safety in and around school zones. ...

_ (via City of Ottawa) _ The westbound lane of Queen Street, between Lyon Street and Bay Street, will be closed starting Monday, January 11 and will remain closed until the end of 2016 to allow for construction related to the future Lyon Station, which is part of the O-Train Confederation Line Light Rail (LRT) Transit project. ...