OTTAWA – July 11, 2022 – Construction of the new overpass near Booth Street and Highway 417 in Ottawa. Photo by Tony Caldwell/Postmedia
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Expect lots of delays and detours if you plan to drive on the Queensway in mid-August.
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A massive construction project will close both the eastbound and westbound 417 freeways for at least five days from Thursday, Aug. 11 through Monday, Aug. 15, according to the construction group retained to replace the aging Booth Street Bridge. The Kiewit Dufferin Midtown Partnership announced Friday that it has been retained by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation to complete the road work. Eastbound and westbound lanes will be closed between Kent Street and Island Park Drive at 8 p.m. on August 11 and will be closed until 6 a.m. on August 15, the company announced. Several ramps will also remain closed, including eastbound Maitland Avenue, Carling Avenue and Parkdale Avenue.
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Westbound ramps will be closed at O’Connor Street and Rochester Street, while westbound ramps will be closed at Bronson Avenue and Lyons. KDMP said it will implement phased traffic control and detours on city roads. Booth Street will also be closed between Normand and Arlington streets, and the company said the closure is expected to last until Aug. 25. The KDMP said it “intends to maintain an open and proactive channel of communication with all affected residents and services”. The company announced last fall that it had been retained to complete similar work on the Highway 417 bridges spanning the Preston Street, Rochester Street, Booth Street, Bronson Avenue and Percy Street bridges, along with “operational improvements” to the O-Train bridges and replacements noise barriers between Island Park Drive and Kent Street.
