What you need to know about the Queensway closure this weekend in Ottawa
A five-kilometre section of the Queensway through Ottawa will be closed for 82 hours this weekend for the replacement of the Rochester Street bridge.
All eastbound and westbound lanes of Hwy. 417 between Metcalfe Street and Carling Avenue/Kirkwood Avenue will be closed from Friday, Sept. 30 at 8 p.m. until Tuesday, Oct. 4 at 6 a.m. for the work.
During the construction work, eastbound on-ramps at Maitland Avenue, Carling Avenue and Parkdale Avenue will be closed, while westbound on-ramps at O'Connor Street, Bronson Avenue, Lyon Street, Rochester Street and Parkdale Avenue will be closed. The Bronson Avenue and Lyon Street westbound on-ramps are closed already for construction.
The Hwy. 417 westbound and Rochester Street on-ramp closed to traffic starting Sept. 20. Rochester Street will be closed from Aberdeen Street to Gladstone Avenue until Oct. 11. Booth Street from Arlington Avenue to Daniel McCann Street will be closed from Sept. 30 to Oct. 4.
The Rochester Street Bridge replacement was originally scheduled for Aug. 12-14, but work was delayed due to a strike in the construction sector.
Kiewit Dufferin Midtown Partnership has been retained by the Ministry of Transportation to replace the bridge.
In August, Hwy. 417 was closed between Metcalfe and Carling/Kirkwood Avenues for 76 hours while crews replaced the Booth Street Bridge.
HERE'S A LOOK AT THE DETOURS ON HWY. 417 THIS WEEKEND
WESTBOUND
- Westbound motorists must exit the highway at Metcalfe Street
- Continue westbound on Catherine Street
- Continue onto Raymond Street
- Turn left on Booth Street
- Turn right on Carling Avenue
- Take Hwy. 417 westbound access ramp from Carling Avenue
EASTBOUND
- Eastbound motorists must exit the highway at Carling/Kirkwood Avenue
- Continue eastbound on Carling Avenue
- Turn left on Bronson Avenue
- Turn right on Chamberlain Avenue
- Continue onto Isabella Street
- Take Hwy. 417 eastbound access ramp at Metcalfe Street
ROAD CLOSURES
Several city streets will also be closed this weekend as part of the construction.
- Rochester Street closed between Gladstone Avenue and Aberdeen Street until October 11.
- Booth Street southbound closed between Gladstone Avenue and Raymond Street from 5p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Oct. 4.
- Booth Street northbound closed between Carling Avenue and Raymond Street from 5 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. on Oct. 4
- Daniel McCann Street closed between Booth Street and Lebreton Street South from 5 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Tuesday
- Norman Street closed between Booth Street and Rochester Street from 5 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Tuesday
- Raymond Street remains closed between Booth Street and Rochester Street while Orangeville Street remains closed between Rochester Street and Lebreton Street South to facilitate the construction staging (ongoing long-term).
PARKWAYS
Just a reminder, a section of the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway will be closed to vehicle traffic from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday for the NCC bike weekends.
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