On July 15, 2026, Ottawa City Council carried a motion to move forward with a pilot of its ‘School Streets’ initiative for the upcoming school year. This will close off streets outside of three Ottawa elementary schools during pick-up and drop-off times, including at Hopewell Public School. Hopewell Avenue between Grosvenor Avenue and Bank Street will close at peak times this fall as part of the School Streets initiative with EnviroCentre Ottawa. The pilot…
From Capital Ward Councillor Shawn Menard’s 26-06-19 newsletter: The construction season means that the city will soon be installing speed humps throughout the city. In Capital Ward, we will see two speed humps installed on Holmwood Avenue (between Bank and Craig Streets), and one on Southern Drive (between Avenue Road and Bristol Avenue). We are able to have speed humps installed through our ward’s Temporary Traffic Calming budget. We are happy to see these…
Starting Tuesday, May 19, 2026, Riverside Drive eastbound lanes will be closed from Data Centre Road to Neil Way (near Pleasant Park Road). Traffic will be redirected via a temporary road to use Riverside Drive westbound, with one lane in each direction. This closure is expected to last until mid-summer. Following this work, Riverside Drive westbound lanes will be closed from Data Centre Road to Neil Way, with one lane of traffic in each…
There will be a single lane closure on Colonel By Drive as part of the wall rehabilitation project. See map for details.
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…
From Thursday, December 18, 2025 12:00 am to Saturday, October 31, 2026 12:00 am There will be a full closure of a section of Echo Drive for the Colonel By Drive wall rehabilitation project.
Preparatory works for the new Event Centre will be commencing in early December. Included below is a detailed overview of the first phase of construction. To stay up to date on the project, visit the Lansdowne 2.0 project website and sign up for the project newsletter at ottawa.ca/LansdowneRenewal. What: To prepare for the construction of the new Event Centre, preliminary works will include installation of fencing, mobilization of site trailers and equipment within the…
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.
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
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