Doctors at the Montfort Hospital have joined Manor Park residents in their fight to stop a new inter-provincial bridge from being built at Kettle Island.
The opposition comes after a consultant's study for the National Capital Commission recommended a new bridge to connect Ottawa and Gatineau via Kettle Island in September.
The proposed bridge would start at Mont�e Paiement on the Quebec side, crossing the Ottawa River near the Aviation Museum. Traffic would move down Aviation Parkway across Montreal and Ogilvie roads before linking up with Highway 417.
Although the Kettle Island recommendation would divert a mass of trucks that currently moves downtown along King Edward Avenue, Montfort officials say the extra traffic and noise near the hospital could compromise patient health.
As a result, the hospital has launched a "No" campaign for building the bridge at Kettle Island and is urging the NCC to review its decision.
