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The indignation came not long after the Citizen posted a story about the upcoming closure of a key east-west cycling and pedestrian connection at the University of Ottawa.
As I reported Tuesday, the tunnel underneath Nicholas Street and the Transitway, which is used heavily by those travelling between the campus, Sandy Hill and the west side of the Rideau Canal, will close for at least 12 weeks starting in early May so crews can tear down the Transitway bridge and reconfigure an adjacent plaza as part of construction of the new uOttawa LRT station.
The spot is a linchpin for east-west travellers as it connects a cycling spine that includes the Corktown Footbridge over the canal and the new Adàwe crossing over the Rideau River. The closure will be a major headache for anyone who regularly rides their bike through there or uses it as a safe way to cross Colonel By Drive, Nicholas Street and the Transitway.
@MathieuFleury @SandyHillSeen @OttawaCitizen @mpearson78 if this was a road closure the mitigation plan would have been in place months ago
— Eric Goodwin (@auxonic) April 13, 2016
@dairpo @auxonic @MathieuFleury @OttawaCitizen @mpearson78 have any roads even been closed for this build? 3 days b4 #streetfight no less.
— Sandy Hill (@SandyHillSeen) April 13, 2016
Given that Campus station is set to close in less than two weeks — but the tunnel itself will close more than a week later — many, including city councillors, are eagerly waiting to see the plan for possible detours. I was told yesterday that city officials and their counterparts at OLRT Constructors, the group building the $2.1-billion Confederation LRT line, are meeting daily on this. When there’s a plan, I’ll report on it.
I get the frustration that comes with being left in the dark and also the sense that the needs of pedestrians and cyclists are not always factored in to equations. But I disagree that they alone have bore the brunt of pain as the city’s largest construction project continues. Roads, including some major ones, have also been closed for weeks at a time.
Among them:
And let’s not forget the lane reductions and ramp closures on highways 417 and 174, of which there were many in the summer of 2014 as the highways were widened. As annoying as it was for drivers, this work had to happen in order to take buses off the Transitway for conversion to light rail.
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As I reported Tuesday, the tunnel underneath Nicholas Street and the Transitway, which is used heavily by those travelling between the campus, Sandy Hill and the west side of the Rideau Canal, will close for at least 12 weeks starting in early May so crews can tear down the Transitway bridge and reconfigure an adjacent plaza as part of construction of the new uOttawa LRT station.
The spot is a linchpin for east-west travellers as it connects a cycling spine that includes the Corktown Footbridge over the canal and the new Adàwe crossing over the Rideau River. The closure will be a major headache for anyone who regularly rides their bike through there or uses it as a safe way to cross Colonel By Drive, Nicholas Street and the Transitway.
@MathieuFleury @SandyHillSeen @OttawaCitizen @mpearson78 if this was a road closure the mitigation plan would have been in place months ago
— Eric Goodwin (@auxonic) April 13, 2016
@dairpo @auxonic @MathieuFleury @OttawaCitizen @mpearson78 have any roads even been closed for this build? 3 days b4 #streetfight no less.
— Sandy Hill (@SandyHillSeen) April 13, 2016
Given that Campus station is set to close in less than two weeks — but the tunnel itself will close more than a week later — many, including city councillors, are eagerly waiting to see the plan for possible detours. I was told yesterday that city officials and their counterparts at OLRT Constructors, the group building the $2.1-billion Confederation LRT line, are meeting daily on this. When there’s a plan, I’ll report on it.
I get the frustration that comes with being left in the dark and also the sense that the needs of pedestrians and cyclists are not always factored in to equations. But I disagree that they alone have bore the brunt of pain as the city’s largest construction project continues. Roads, including some major ones, have also been closed for weeks at a time.
Among them:
- Rideau Street, between Sussex and Dalhousie: closed to most vehicles from November 2015 to 2018 (when LRT opens)
- Queen Street, between Bay and Metcalfe: westbound lanes closed from April 2016 to 2017, while one eastbound lane remains open
- Belfast Road: Closed completely between Tremblay and Coventry from June 2014 to December 2015; Belfast was also closed between Tremblay and Trainyards, though pedestrian and cyclist access was maintained
- Lees Avenue: Closed for roughly 13 weeks in 2014 between Chapel Crescent and the Transitway
And let’s not forget the lane reductions and ramp closures on highways 417 and 174, of which there were many in the summer of 2014 as the highways were widened. As annoying as it was for drivers, this work had to happen in order to take buses off the Transitway for conversion to light rail.
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