Colonel By Drive Lane Closure April 27 – July 2026
There will be a single lane closure on Colonel By Drive as part of the wall rehabilitation project. See map for details.
NCC Creating bike lanes on canal parkways
In an effort to improve the safety and experience of pedestrians and cyclists using the Canal’s roadways and pathways, this year the National Capital Commission (NCC) will begin building uni-directional, “summer-season” bike lanes on the roadways of both Queen Elizabeth Driveway (QED) and Colonel By Drive (CBD). The bike lane on QED will be for northbound bikes and the one on CBD will be for those going south. The potential work is described by…
Full closure of a segment of Colonel By Drive Nov. 17-28 2025
Monday, November 17, 2025 9:00 am to Friday, November 28, 2025 3:30 pm There will be a full closure of a segment of Colonel By Drive for the Colonel By Drive wall rehabilitation project. Map of NCC closures.
Closure of a section of Colonel By Drive and Echo Drive until December 17, 2025
Friday, October 24, 2025 12:00 am to Wednesday, December 17, 2025 12:00 am There will be a single lane closure of a section of Colonel By Drive and a full closure of a segment of Echo Drive for the Colonel By Drive due to the wall rehabilitation project. Colonel By Drive, east of Rosedale Avenue Colonel By Drive, at Echo Drive Echo Drive, from Colonel By Drive to Bank Street
New Speed Limit on QED and CBD
With the overall goal of improving safety on the parkways, the National Capital Commission (NCC) is reducing the speed limit from 60 km/h to 40 km/h for the full length of Queen Elizabeth Driveway and a section of Colonel By Drive, from Bronson Avenue to Daly Avenue. This change will go into effect on September 19, 2022 with the installation of new signage.
From the Archives: Railway Tracks Going Under Canal
Now used by the Ottawa O-Train, the decision fifty years ago to eliminate level crossings along the rail line, thereby constructing a tunnel under Dow’s Lake to replace the level railway bridge, changed the face of the western part of town. Here from the Ottawa Citizen article 13 June 1961, the announcement of the planned work. Railway Tracks Going Under Canal; Begin Work in Fall; Finish 2 Years The government has approved the depression of…
A Brief History: 916 Colonel By Drive
Adapted from a house profile written by Gill Magnan. The first settlers to Old Ottawa South arrived in 1814. Lewis Williams and family came from Wales to the wilds of Upper Canada in 1818. Lewis purchased the south half of Lot “K”, Broken Concession”C”, Township of Nepean, approximately 111 acres between what is now Main and Bronson. Another well known pioneer family, headed by Alexander Mutchmor, built a lovely stone homestead, Abbotsford House, some…
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