OTTAWA - More traffic lanes have opened up around downtown Ottawa. The Highway 417 eastbound on-ramp at Lees Avenue is now open to motorists after a six-year closure.
The on-ramp was scheduled to open last week but that was delayed due to rain.
The ramp had been closed since June 2013 as part of a project to widen Highway 417.
The opening of the on-ramp is the latest road to reopen since the launch of light rail. Earlier this month, a bus lane was converted back to cars on Nicholas Street, and the ramp from the westbound Highway 417 to the eastbound 174 reopened.
