Two weekend road closures to know about

Drivers could face a few complications getting around this weekend due to two temporary road closures.

Greenbank Road will be closed in both directions between Malvern Drive and Wessex Road starting Saturday at 8:00 p.m. as part of the on-going Greenbank Road widening project. The city says the closure is required to complete work that will allow Via Rail trains to return to the mainline track. Greenbank Road is scheduled to reopen on Sunday afternoon.

As part of this closure OC Transpo route 170 will be detoured.

When Greenbank Road reopens on Sunday, the city says traffic will still need to use the temporary roadway between Malvern Drive and Wessex Road.

Also this weekend, sections of both Colonel By Drive and Queen Elizabeth Driveway will be closed while crews remove the ice huts on the Rideau Canal.

The closures are as follows:

Saturday, April 16

·         6:45 am to 4 pm: Colonel By Drive (northbound and southbound lanes) will be closed between Daly and Hawthorn avenues.

Sunday, April 17

·         6:45 am to noon: Queen Elizabeth Driveway(northbound and southbound lanes) will be closed between Fifth Avenue and Bank Street.

·         11 am to 3 pm: Colonel By Drive (northbound and southbound lanes) will be closed between Bronson Avenue and Hog’s Back Road.