Culvert repairs closes Holly Acres Road to traffic this week

A section of Holly Acres Road in Ottawa’s west end will be closed this week to allow crews to repair damage caused by the heavy rain on Canada Day.

The City of Ottawa says repairs are needed to the culvert on Holly Acres Road so the road can fully reopen to traffic. Ottawa received 118 mm of rain on July 1, which caused flooding on roads and in basements across the west end of the city.

Holly Acres Road will be closed to northbound traffic between Richmond Road and the 416/417 eastbound off-ramp, and southbound between Carling Avenue and Richmond Road.

The northbound Highway 416 off-ramp to Holly Acres Road will be closed this week.

“Drivers exiting eastbound on Highway 417 at Holly Acres Road will only be able to turn left at the intersection towards Carling Avenue,” the city said.

The work is expected to be completed by Monday at 12 p.m.

OC Transpo

OC Transpo says the closure of Holly Acres Road will impact service. Here is a look at the schedule this week due to the road work:

• Bus stops 4036, 0764 and 2869 along Holly Acres Road will be temporarily closed. Alternative service will be provided at Richmond Road and Holly Acres Road, or at Bayshore Station.
• Bus Routes 60, 63, 66 and 67 will continue eastbound on Highway 417 and will bypass the stop on Holly Acres Road.
• Bus Routes 11, 57, 81 and 88 will detour via Bayshore Drive and Woodridge Crescent to maintain service to Bayshore Station.
• Eastbound service on bus Routes 61, 62, 158, 301 and 303 to Tunney’s Pasture and Bayshore stations will not be impacted. These routes will follow the existing detour after servicing Bayshore Station to continue towards Tunney’s Pasture Station.
• The existing detour on the westbound Transitway, west of Bayshore Station will remain in effect as part of Stage 2 construction work.