General Road and Highway Discussion

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I live east of the expressway, and they've basically cut off this part of the city. Victoria and Krug are closed completely, and half of Ottawa is torn up between the expressway and River, which means the only way to reach downtown is via Frederick or the other half of Ottawa, which  have been bumper to bumper the last few times I've taken them. I've been out of town for the last three weeks, so I might have just been unlucky, but the number of lanes across the expressway has essentially dropped to four from twelve. Do they not plan this construction out at all in advance? To make matters even worse, the access to the expressway at Bruce and Edna is closed to/from the north as well.

Does anyone have any sense on timelines for these projects?

Small consolation, but you're not alone in your questions and comments  .  

As someone else pointed out the Victoria closure is on weekends, although from what I've seen it's still a bottleneck (reduced lanes) week-long.  My understanding is most of the current road/ramp closures in this area will open by the end of October.

I'm hoping a better plan is in place for when (by some reports) the Victoria bridge is closed completely for construction, as you can imagine what impact this will have to traffic levels on Frederick, Ottawa (and maybe Wellington) overpasses.