Hwy. 417 eastbound off-ramp at Bronson Avenue closing for 3 months

A busy Highway 417 off-ramp accessing Ottawa’s Centretown and Glebe neighbourhoods is set to close for three months, forcing motorists to find an alternate route to get to work and school after the Labour Day long weekend.

Starting Sept. 2, the Highway 417 eastbound off-ramp at Bronson Avenue will be closed to vehicles as part of construction on the Queensway. The closure is expected to last until Nov. 28.

The closure is part of the replacement of overpasses and operational improvements on the highway between Bronson Avenue and Kent Street.

Kiewit Dufferin Midtown Partnership says the closure of the eastbound off-ramp at Bronson Avenue will allow work on retaining walls, drainage, concrete barriers, curbs, paving, noise barrier walls and landscaping in the area.

The recommended detour for the Bronson Avenue off-ramp closure suggests motorists exit the highway at Carling and Kirkwood avenues, and travel east along Carling Avenue to Bronson Avenue.

Construction will continue until the end of October on Highway 417 between Island Park Drive and Kent Street. The work includes removing the existing infrastructure and the installation of new drainage, overhead signs, electrical infrastructure and a median barrier wall.

Motorists have been warned to expect delays in the area due to the construction.

Highway off-ramp closures

The closure of the eastbound off-ramp at Bronson Avenue is the latest ramp closure along Highway 417.

Here is a look at the other ramp closures:

• Hwy. 417 westbound off-ramp at Island Park Drive closed until Oct. 2.
• Hwy. 417 westbound on-ramp at Parkdale Avenue closed until Oct. 2.
• Hwy. 417 westbound on-ramp at Lyon Street closed until Nov. 21.

Holly Acres on-ramp

Motorists in Ottawa’s west end are being told to find another route, as the on-ramp from Holly Acres Road to Highway 417 westbound will be closed for the next three months.

Coun. Laine Johnson says the westbound on-ramp from Holly Acres will be closed from Sept. 2 to Dec. 1, and Holly Acres will be reduced to one lane in both directions.

Other construction projects

Here is a look at some of the other construction projects getting underway in Ottawa:

• Baseline Road from Cornell Street to McWatters Road will have intermittent lane reductions in both directions until Nov. 30 during peak and overnight hours.
• Greenbank Road from Lisa Avenue to Monterey Drive will have intermittent lane reductions in both directions until Nov. 30 during peak and overnight hours.
• Heron Road will have lane reductions from Alta Vista Drive to Kaladar Avenue in both directions until Dec. 31.