Spring/Summer Traffic and Construction Technical Briefing

1 Overview

1. Introduction 2. Infrastructure Investments 3. Impacts to Mobility 4. Transit Operations 5. Mitigation Measures 6. Wrap-Up

2 Infrastructure Investments

3 Infrastructure Investment Highlights Priority is renewing City transportation infrastructure.

• $540 million in funds for renewal in all service areas • Renewal planned at over 375 sites – 240 km placed end to end • Over $51 million in citywide road resurfacing

Project Type Number of projects KM Bridge, Structures and Culverts (including ) 95 0 Roads and Roads related 5 5.5 Resurfacing (including Transitway) 125 190 Sidewalk Renewal 15 5.5 Road Sewer and Water 55 21 Sewer 65 13.5 Water 15 8

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Infrastructure Investment Highlights

Renewal work is balanced with new and facilities to meet growth and improvements.

• $127 million in capital funds for growth • 80 new and improved projects scheduled for 2014 – 50 km placed end to end • $4 million to improve highly congested intersections • $2 million for new cycling facilities

Project Type Number of projects KM Bridge Structures and Culverts 2 0 Roads and Road Related 25 20.5 Cycling and Multi-Use Pathways 13 6.5 Sidewalks 9 4.5 Traffic and Transit Priority 29 16.5 Sewer 8 3 Water 11 11

5 Investing in Road Resurfacing

$51 million in road resurfacing projects Over 185 km of repaved roadway by the end of the 2014 construction season • • Leitrim Road • Slater Street • St. Laurent Boulevard • St. Patrick Street • Stonehenge Crescent

6 Investing in Major Road Construction

• Albert Street • Jockvale Road widening • Belfast Road • • Campeau Drive extension • Prince of Wales • Churchill Avenue Overpass • East-West bikeway • Princeton Avenue • First Avenue • • • • Greenbank Road • • Highway 417 expansion

7 Investing in Major Projects

• Belfast Yard Maintenance and Storage Facility • Coventry Road Pedestrian and Cycling Bridge • • Hunt Club interchange • New Park and Ride spots • Orleans Watermain Link • O-Train expansion • Strandherd-Armstrong Bridge • Rideau River Pedestrian and Cycling Bridge

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Impacts to Mobility City Wide Widening Fall 2012 – Fall 2014

St. Joseph full closure OR 174 Resurfacing July 2014 – Fall 2014 Spring / Summer 2014

Pinecrest Interchange Hwy 417 Widening June 2014 – November 2014 Fall 2011 - Fall 2014 SEE ‘CORE’ SLIDES

Orleans Watermain Link Impacts to Youville, St. Joseph & Jeanne d’Arc Castlefrank Ramp Dates TBD Closure Carp Overpass May 2014 – June 2014 Construction April 2014 – November Hunt Club 2014 Baseline Resurfacing Spring / Summer 2014 Interchange Construction Fall 2011 – Fall 2014 Greenbank Widening May 2014 - November 2015

Jockvale Bridge Spring 2012 - Fall 2014

Bank at Conroy Intersection Modifications May 2014 – November 2014 High (more than 15 minutes IMPACT: delay) Medium (5 to 15 minutes delay) Low (under 5 minutes delay) Schedules are subject to change Core Area - April Macdonald Cartier Sussex Bridge Rehabilitation Reconstruction Rideau St Development Project Minto Bridge Rehabilitation

Rideau St Chaudière Crossing Reconstruction Rehabilitation

Albert St Rehabilitation

Hwy 417 Widening

Churchill Reconstruction

Hwy 417 Ramp Closure Riverside northbound- to-westbound

High (more than 15 minutes IMPACT: delay) Medium (5 to 15 minutes delay) Low (under 5 minutes delay) Schedules are subject to change Core Area - May Macdonald Cartier Sussex Bridge Rehabilitation Reconstruction Rideau St Development Project Minto Bridge Rehabilitation Queen Street Watermain Rideau St Chaudière Crossing Reconstruction Rehabilitation

Albert St Coventry watermain Rehabilitation

Ogilvie watermain

Gladstone Sewer Hwy 417 Widening

Churchill Reconstruction Hwy 417 Weekend Elgin Lane Ramp Closures Reductions Vanier southbound-to- eastbound St. Laurent southbound- Belfast/Tremblay LRT Montreal Watermain to-eastbound Construction

High (more than 15 minutes IMPACT: delay) Medium (5 to 15 minutes delay) Low (under 5 minutes delay) Schedules are subject to change Core Area – June Macdonald Cartier Sussex Bridge Rehabilitation Reconstruction Rideau St Development Project Minto Bridge Rehabilitation Queen Street Watermain Rideau St Reconstruction

Albert St Coventry watermain Rehabilitation Montreal Watermain

Ogilvie watermain

Gladstone Sewer Hwy 417 Widening

Churchill Reconstruction

Elgin Lane Reductions Hwy 417 Ramp Closures St. Laurent northbound- Belfast/Tremblay LRT to-westbound Construction St. Laurent southbound- to-eastbound

High (more than 15 minutes IMPACT: delay) Medium (5 to 15 minutes delay) Low (under 5 minutes delay) Schedules are subject to change Core Area - July Macdonald Cartier Sussex Bridge Rehabilitation Reconstruction Rideau St Development Project Minto Bridge Rehabilitation

St. Patrick Rehabilitation Rideau St Reconstruction

Albert St Coventry watermain Rehabilitation St. Laurent Watermain Crossing

Ogilvie watermain

Highway 174 lane reductions

Gladstone Sewer Hwy 417 Widening

Churchill Reconstruction

Elgin Lane Reductions Montreal Watermain Belfast/Tremblay LRT Construction Lees Reconstruction Lees Bridge Replacement

High (more than 15 minutes IMPACT: delay) Medium (5 to 15 minutes delay) Low (under 5 minutes delay) Schedules are subject to change Core Area - August Macdonald Cartier Sussex Bridge Rehabilitation Reconstruction Rideau St Development Project Minto Bridge Rehabilitation

St. Patrick Rehabilitation Rideau St Reconstruction

Albert St Coventry watermain Rehabilitation St. Laurent Watermain Crossing

Ogilvie watermain

Highway 174 lane reductions

Gladstone Sewer Hwy 417 Widening

Churchill Reconstruction

Elgin Lane Reductions Montreal Watermain Belfast/Tremblay LRT Construction Lees Reconstruction Lees Bridge Replacement

High (more than 15 minutes IMPACT: delay) Medium (5 to 15 minutes delay) Low (under 5 minutes delay) Schedules are subject to change Summer Maintenance Operations

Other road works that may have traffic impacts: • Regular road and sidewalk maintenance: pothole repair; gravel roads; ditching; litter pickup • Street Sweeping • Tree planting and maintenance • Motorcycle and beach parking • Maintenance of parks, wading pools, beaches • Graffiti Management, Cleaning the Capital

16 New Traffic Management Initiatives

Construction Management • Enhanced monitoring • Dedicated traffic inspectors • Improved coordination with other partners

Transportation System Management • Enhanced advanced traffic management system on Hwy 417 and OR 174 • Continued prioritization of critical road network • Ongoing monitoring from Traffic Control Centre

Transit Operations

18 Transit Service Detours

Construction Area Route Detoured Timeline Churchill (Carling to Byron) Routes 16, 150 March - July

Churchill (Princeton to Byron) Route 150 July - late 2014

Gladstone (Bank to Cartier) Route 14 mid-April - late 2014

Coventry/St-Laurent intersection Routes 5, 7, & 14 April - late 2014

Youville (Jeanne d’Arc to St-Joseph) Routes 31, 131 April - late 2014

Belfast (Coventry to Tremblay) Route 18 Mid-May – beyond 2014

Belfast (Tremblay to Trainyards) Routes 94, 95 AM service mid-May - beyond 2014 Queen Street (Metcalfe to Elgin) Routes 4, 9 & 12 May - June

Lees Avenue (Main to Chestnut and 417 Route 16 July - end of September Overpass) St-Joseph (Tenth Line to Dairy) Route 122, 221 July - mid-September

19 Minimizing Transit Service Detours

• Impacts to customers minimized • OC Transpo adjusts routes and schedules in construction zones to maintain service reliability • Customer information: octranspo.com, by phone at 613-741-4390, 560560, My Transit iPhone app, or other private iPhone and Android apps

20 Presto Benefits

Presto provides a number of convenient and practical customer features: • Cards can be loaded online or by phone • Monthly, automatic renewal So you don’t have to stand in line! • Eligible for the Federal Public Transit Tax Credit • e-Purse option for lower usage • Cards are transferable and can be shared with family and friends in the same fare class or lower

21 Bike and Ride

• Rack & Roll program runs annually for about six months each year • Racks installed on 540 buses • Bikes can also be transported year-round on the O- Train • Use the Advanced Planner at octranspo.com to see which trips have bike racks • Bicycle racks have also been installed at O-Train stations and most Transitway stations to allow customers to park their bikes and ride

22 East End Transit Capacity Available

Capacity to be available on all east-end express and Transitway routes • Capacity to be available to carry 5200 more customers in the morning peak period (2100 in the busiest hour) • Capacity to be available to carry 4600 more customers in the afternoon peak period (1800 in the busiest hour)

23 Park and Ride Availability

Park and Ride Capacity Space Available? Trim 977 Yes Millenium 151 Yes Ray Friel Rec Complex 30 Yes Nepean Woods 342 Yes Fallowfield 1665 Yes Strandherd 366 Yes Leitrim 292 Yes Terry Fox 515 Yes Canadian Tire Centre 100 Yes

24 Mitigation Measures

25 Traffic Easing Measures

• New overhead signs on Highway 417/Highway 174 • Additional traffic cameras • Revamped OttawaRideMatch.com • Working with major employers • Park and Ride Lots • Ottawa Nav improvements • Route planning • Blackberry version

26 Tips for Commuters

• Plan around construction • Give priority to emergency vehicles • Avoid traveling during peak periods • Consider carpooling • Take advantage of transferable Presto card

• Walk, bike, take transit. Combine them if your commute is longer.

• Embrace technology in the workplace (e.g. Teleconference) • Consider alternative work arrangements

27 Stay in the Know City information: • ottawa.ca • octranspo.ca

Ottawa Nav mobile app

Twitter: • @ottawacity • @ottawa_traffic • @OC_Transpo

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