A portion of the Queensway in Ottawa has been closed since July 2 for work to replace the bridges over the O-Train Trillium Line tracks.
The closures were supposed to wrap up by 6 a.m. on Monday, but an update from the City of Ottawa’s traffic account on Twitter noted that while the new bridges were in place, work would continue.
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Work finally wrapped up on the bridge replacements shortly after 6:30 p.m., in time for evening highway traffic to resume.
Despite the past five days’ closures, some drivers have evidently been undeterred by detours in place.
https://twitter.com/QueenswayCop/status/1280172068752035840?s=20
OPP spokesperson Bill Dickson confirmed to Global News on Monday that, since construction started last Thursday, eight drivers were charged under the Highway Traffic Act for driving on a closed highway.
The charge comes with a $110 fine.
“It’s a ticket and they are sent on their way, through the detour,” wrote Dickson in an email.
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