Ottawa Roads

• Record-breaking snow in Ottawa will take days to clear, city officials say

  Ottawa got a record-breaking heap of snow with nearly half a metre on the ground by mid-day. City crews will take days to clear the snowfall, officials say.

  Weather

  Jan 17, 2022
  
• Ottawa under heavy snow advisory Monday: Environment Canada

  Ottawa motorists are being advised to take it easy on Monday afternoon as the region is due to receive a blast of up to 10 cm of snow.

  Weather

  Feb 22, 2021
  
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• Coronavirus: Some Ottawa roads set to open to pedestrians

  Some lanes on Ottawa's Bank Street Bridge over the Rideau Canal and portions of the Queen Elizabeth Driveway are set to open to pedestrians amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.

  Canada

  Apr 15, 2020
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• Ottawa partners with Google’s Waze app to keep residents up to date on traffic

  The city hopes that with the combination of Ottawa's own traffic information and Waze's user submissions will provide more up-to-date information for motorists.

  Traffic

  Dec 12, 2019
• New road safety plan to reduce traffic deaths falls short, Ottawa road users argue

  Instead of a Vision Zero plan, 'this is a 'Vision 20 per cent reduction,'" said Robb Barnes, executive director of Ecology Ottawa.

  Traffic

  Dec 4, 2019
• Elgin Street to reopen to traffic in December: City of Ottawa

  According to the memo, Elgin Street is set to reopen on Monday, Dec. 16 to all traffic after being closed for almost a year for renewal.

  Traffic

  Nov 27, 2019
• Record-breaking snowfall blankets Ottawa as storm rolls through southern Ontario

  A cold front from the U.S. brought significant snowfall into southern and eastern Ontario with Ottawa receiving a record-breaking 9.4 cm.

  Weather

  Nov 12, 2019
• Section of Highway 417 to close this weekend for bridge truss installation

  According to the city, a section of the highway will be closed in both directions from 6 p.m. on Saturday until 11 a.m. on Sunday.

  Traffic

  Oct 17, 2019
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• Boy cyclist killed in Orléans collision identified

  Simon Peter Khouri was killed when he was struck while riding his bicycle on Jeanne D’Arc Boulevard near the on-ramp to Highway 174.

  Traffic

  Jul 25, 2019
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• Motorcyclist dies in west-end collision, Ottawa police investigating

  This is the second collision in a week that has resulted in the death of a motorcyclist.

  Traffic

  Jul 16, 2019