Ottawa-Gatineau Street Closures During Canada Day Celebrations
Access to streets in the downtown core of Ottawa and Gatineau will be restricted on Canada Day
GATINEAU, QC, June 29, 2018 /CNW/ - Canadian Heritage would like to inform residents and visitors that access to streets in the downtown core of Ottawa and Gatineau will be restricted during the Canada Day celebrations on July 1, 2018.
Only those displaying an official Canada Day circulation access pass, hotel patrons (with proof of hotel reservation), residents (with a driver's licence as proof of residence) and emergency responders will be able to access streets that are closed. The Alexandra Bridge will be closed to all traffic.
In order to fully enjoy activities offered throughout the day, residents and visitors are encouraged to travel to the celebration sites by public transit or bicycle.
Tips for commuting on July 1
Canada Day shuttle bus: A free shuttle will be running between the Canadian Museum of History (in Gatineau) and Major's Hill Park and the Supreme Court of Canada (in Ottawa) from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on July 1.
Stop locations:
Direction Gatineau?Ottawa toward Parliament Hill:
Ottawa: intersection of Murray Street and Mackenzie Avenue
Gatineau: on Laurier Street South, at the Elisabeth-Bruyère intersection
Ottawa: on Wellington Street, in front of the Supreme Court of Canada
Direction Gatineau?Ottawa toward Major's Hill Park:
Ottawa: on Wellington Street, in front of the Supreme Court of Canada
Gatineau: on Laurier Street, in front of the Canadian Museum of History
Ottawa: intersection of Murray Street and Mackenzie Avenue
Ride your bike to the celebrations: Free supervised bike stations will be available at Major's Hill Park, the Supreme Court of Canada and the Canadian Museum of History.
Please note that all details are subject to change.
The details are as follows:
Streets closed to vehicles in Ottawa
From 6 a.m. on July 1 to 2 a.m. on July 2
St. Patrick Street, from Parent Street to Alexandra Bridge
Murray Street, from Parent Street to Alexandra Bridge
Rideau Street, from Dalhousie Street to Mackenzie Avenue
Sussex Drive, from Boteler Street to Rideau Street
Mackenzie Avenue, from Murray Street to Wellington Street
Colonel By Drive, from Rideau Street to Daly Street
Wellington Street, from Portage Bridge eastbound direction only to Sussex Drive
Elgin Street, from Wellington Street to Laurier Avenue
Metcalfe Street, from Laurier Avenue to Wellington Street
O'Connor Street, from Laurier Avenue to Wellington Street
Bank Street, from Laurier Avenue to Vittoria Street
Kent Street, from Laurier Avenue to Wellington Street
Slater Street, from Lyon Street to Elgin Street
Albert Street, from Lyon Street to Elgin Street
Queen Street, from Lyon Street to Elgin Street
Lady Grey Drive
Mackenzie King Bridge, from Elgin Street to Waller Street
George Street, from Sussex Drive to Dalhousie Street
William Street, from York Street to George Street
York Street, from Sussex Drive to Dalhousie Street
Byward Market Square, from George Street to Clarence Street
Clarence Street, from Sussex Drive to Dalhousie Street
Parent Street, from Clarence Street to Murray Street
Street with No Name (Supreme Court of Canada), from Wellington Street to Vittoria Street
Vittoria Street, from Street with no Name to Bank Street
From 6 p.m. on July 1 to 2 a.m. on July 2
Wellington Street, Westbound direction from Bay Street to Portage Bridge
Albert Street, from Lyon Street to Booth Street
Lorne Street, from Primrose Street to Albert Street
Primrose Street, from Booth Street to Lorne Street
Empress Avenue North, from the dead end to Albert Street
Perkins Street to Albert Street
Slater Street, from Lyon Street to Booth Street
Bay Street, from Laurier Avenue to Wellington Street
Queen Street, from Lyon Street to Bronson Avenue
Bronson Avenue, from Laurier Avenue to Sparks Street
Commissioner Street, from Albert Street to Wellington Street
Colonel By Drive, from Daly Street to Main Street
Daly Street, from Nicholas Street to Colonel By Drive
From 9 p.m. on July 1 to 2 a.m. on July 2
Laurier Avenue, from Elgin Street to Cumberland Street
Laurier Avenue, from Queen Elizabeth Driveway on-ramp to Laurier Avenue westbound
Laurier Avenue, from Laurier Avenue on-ramp to Queen Elizabeth Driveway southbound
Streets closed to vehicles in Gatineau
From 6 a.m. on July 1 to 2 a.m. on July 2
Laurier Street, from Papineau Street to Elisabeth-Bruyère Street
Laurier Street, from Elisabeth-Bruyère Street to Des Allumettières Boulevard
Des Allumettières Boulevard, from Maisonneuve Boulevard to Laurier Street/Alexandra Bridge access
Notre-Dame-de-l'Île Street, from Élisabeth-Bruyère Street to Des Allumettières Boulevard
From 11 a.m. on July 1 to 2 a.m. on July 2
Papineau Street, from Notre-Dame-de-l'Île Street to Laurier Street
Élisabeth-Bruyère Street, from Notre-Dame-de-l'Île Street to Laurier Street
Laurier Street, from Maisonneuve Boulevard to Des Allumettières Boulevard, including all access to the Canadian History Museum (Papineau Street and Élisabeth-Bruyère Street)
Courcelette Street, from Maisonneuve Boulevard to Laurier Street
Hôtel-de-Ville Street, from Notre-Dame-de-l'Île to Laurier Street
Victoria Street, from Notre-Dame-de-l'Île to Laurier Street
Laurier Street, from Boulevard Maisonneuve to Des Allumettières Boulevard
Closure of Alexandra Bridge
Closed to vehicles: from 6 a.m. on July 1 to 2 a.m. on July 2
Closed to bicycles and pedestrians: from 9 p.m. on July 1 to 2 a.m. on July 2
Other closures to bicycles and pedestrians in Ottawa
From 3:00 a.m. on July 1 to 2 a.m. on July 2
Access to the Trans Canada Trail (Ottawa River Pathway), from Library and Archives Canada to the Rideau Canal Locks
From 4:30 p.m. on July 1 to 2 a.m. on July 2
Access to the Rideau Canal Locks
Access to the Valiants Stairs, from Elgin Street and Wellington Street
Access to the Dufferin Stairs, from Wellington Street
Access to under the Plaza Bridge, from Elgin Street and Lawrence Freiman Lane
From 7 p.m. on July 1 to 2 a.m. on July 2
All pedestrian access to the Mackenzie King Bridge
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