Race Weekend closes several roads in the capital

The following road closures will be in effect between Friday, May 28 to Sunday, May 30 during Ottawa Race Weekend:

All weekend

• Queen Elizabeth Dr. closed from Somerset W. St. to NAC all weekend between 9:00 a.m. Friday May 28, 2010 – 6:00 p.m. Sunday, May 30, 2010
• Laurier Ave. off Ramp closed onto Queen Elizabeth Dr. 9:00 a.m. Friday May 28, 2010 – 6:00 p.m. Sunday May 30, 2010
• Alcatel- Lucent Sunday Bikedays, presented by the NCC, is cancelled on Colonel By Drive on Sunday, May 30, 2010. Information: 613 239-5000

Saturday May 29, 2010

• Laurier Ave. (Nicholas St. to Metcalfe St.) 3:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
• Waverly Ave. (Elgin St to Queen Elizabeth Dr.) 4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
• Elgin St. (Laurier Ave. to Catherine St.) 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (Cross traffic allowed pre-race)
• Elgin St. (Laurier Ave. to Wellington St.) 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. (Lane closures)
• Rideau St. (Elgin St. to Sussex Dr.) 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. (Lane closures)
• Colonel By Dr. (Daly St. to Bronson Ave.) 3:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
• Queen Elizabeth Dr. (Preston St. to NAC) 3:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. closed from Somerset St. W. to NAC (all weekend)
• Lakeside Ave. 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
• Bronson Ave. (Lakeside to Colonel By Dr.) 4:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. (Lane closures)

Sunday May 30, 2010

• Laurier Ave. (Metcalfe St. to Nicholas Ave.) 5:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
• Elgin St. (Cooper St. to Wellington St.) 5:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
• Wellington St. (Chateau Laurier to Portage Bridge) 6:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
• Portage Bridge 6:45 a.m. - 7:40 a.m. & 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
• Booth St. (Northbound from Wellington St.) 6:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
• Rue Alexandre-Tache Blvd. (Eddy to St. Joseph) 6:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. (Lane closure)
• Rue St. Joseph (Alexandre-Tache Blvd. to Rue Duquesne) 6:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.
• Rue Duquesne (Rue St. Joseph to Rue Promenade du Lac des Fées) 6:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.
• Rue Saint Jean Bosco (Promenade du Lac des Fées to Rue Lois) 6:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.
• Rue Lois (Rue Saint Jean Bosco to Rue Montcalm) 6:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
• Rue Montcalm (St. Joseph to Alexandre-Tache Blvd.) 6:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
• Rue Wellington (Rue Montcalm to Rue Laval) 6:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
• Rue Gagnon (Rue Montcalm to Rue Morin) 6:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
• Rue Morin (Rue Gagnon to Rue Carillon) 6:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
• Rue Carillon (Rue Morin to Rue Wright) 6:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
• Rue Wright (Rue Montcalm to Rue Eddy) 6:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
• Rue Saint Redémpteur (Rue Frontenac to Rue Wellington) 6:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
• Rue Eddy (Rue Vaudreuil to Promenade du Portage) 6:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
• Rue Hôtel de Ville (Rue Saint Redémpteur to Rue Laurier) 6:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
• Rue Laval (Rue Hôtel de Ville to Promenade du Portage) 6:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
• Promenade du Portage (Rue Laval to Rue Hôtel de Ville) 6:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
• Rue Laurier (Portage Bridge to Rue Dussault) 6:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
• Rue Dussault (Rue Laurier to Ramp to Bridge) 6:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
• MacKenzie (Bridge to Wellington St.) 6:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
• Sussex Dr. (St. Patrick St. to Rockcliffe Pkwy) 6:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
• Rockcliffe Parkway (Sussex Dr. to Aviation Pkwy) 6:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
• Princess Ave. (Sussex Dr. to Lisgar St.) 6:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
• Dufferin Rd. at Lisgar St. 6:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
• Lisgar (Princess to Rockcliffe Parkway) 6:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
• Sandridge Rd. (Birch St. to St. Laurent Blvd.) 6:30 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.
• St. Laurent Blvd. (Sandridge Rd to Eastbourne Ave.) 6:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
• Eastbourne Ave. (St. Laurent to Birch St.) 6:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
• Birch Ave. (Eastborne to Hemlock Rd.) 6:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
• Hemlock Rd. eastbound open to traffic
• Hemlock Rd. (Birch St. to Beechwood Ave.) 6:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
• Beechwood Ave. eastbound open to traffic • Mackay St. (Sussex Dr. to Beechwood Rd.) 6:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
• Colonel By Dr. (Daly St. to Hogs Back Rd.) 6:45 a.m. - 13:15 p.m. (Segmented opening possible)
• Bronson Ave. (Lakeside Dr. to Colonel By Dr.) 6:45 a.m. - 12:30 a.m. (Lane closures likely in effect earlier)
• Lakeside Dr. (Bronson Ave. to Prince Of Wales Dr.) 6:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
• Hogs Back Rd. (Prince Of Wales Dr. to Riverside Dr.) 6:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
• Riverside Dr. southbound (Heron Rd. to Hogs Back Rd.) 6:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. (Lane closures likely in effect earlier)
• Heron Rd. (Riverside Dr. to Prince Of Wales Dr.) 6:45 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. (Lane closures likely in effect earlier)
• Prince of Wales Dr. (Heron Rd. to Preston St.) 6:45 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. (Lane closures likely in effect earlier)
• Queen Elizabeth Dr. (Preston St. to NAC) 6:45 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. (Segmented opening possible)