Highway 417 Expansion East

Nicholas Street to Road 174 GWP 4091-07-00 & GWP 4320-06-00 GWP 4091-07-00 & GWP 4320-06-00

Outline

Project Overview Highway 417 Widening Bridge Rapid Replacements Traffic & Incident Management Project Timelines GWP 4091-07-00 & GWP 4320-06-00

Project Overview

Vanier Parkway St-Laurent Blvd Underpass East Underpass Overpass Underpass

Hurdman Belfast Road Bridge Underpass

Central Transitway Overpass

Nicholas Street Underpass Project Limits

MTO Bridges Rapid Bridge Replacement Sites City of Ottawa Bridges GWP 4091-07-00 & GWP 4320-06-00

Scope of Work – Highway 417 Widening

Single lane widening (outside) between Nicholas Street and 417/OR 174 Rapid bridge replacements of Lees Avenue, Vanier Parkway and Belfast Road underpasses Reconstruction and widening of Hurdman Bridge Widening of Central Transitway (north side) and St- Laurent overpasses (both sides) New retaining walls between Vanier Parkway and St- Laurent Boulevard Noise wall upgrade at Lees Avenue GWP 4091-07-00 & GWP 4320-06-00

Highway 417 – Stages I & II

ON-RAMP SCL

STAGE I: HIGHWAY WIDENING ON OUTSIDE EDGES… SHOULDERS, BARRIERS, AND RETAINING WALLS

STAGE II: MEDIAN RECONSTRUCTION ON-RAMP SCL

CONSTRUCTION ACCESS/EGRESS GWP 4091-07-00 & GWP 4320-06-00

Scope of Work – Bridge Rapid Replacements

Lees Avenue, Vanier Parkway and Belfast Road

 Establish fenced construction staging areas

 Construct new decks in staging areas

 Widening of abutments / construction of substructure

 Removal / reinstatement of decks using rapid replacement technology

 Demolition of existing bridge decks in staging area

 Restoration of impacted areas Lees Avenue: ± 750mm grade raise Vanier Parkway: ± 350mm grade raise Belfast Road: no grade raise GWP 4091-07-00 & GWP 4320-06-00

Staging Area – Lees Avenue Underpass

Lees Staging Area

Lees Avenue Underpass

Source: Aerial photo from Google Maps GWP 4091-07-00 & GWP 4320-06-00

Rapid Replacement – Lees Underpass

Single overnight 17-hour full closure of Highway 417 for bridge removal Lees Avenue to be closed for period of 10 to 12 weeks for abutment and substructure construction Single overnight 17-hour full closure of Highway 417 for bridge installation

 17-hour closure period from 6PM Saturday to 11AM Sunday

 Highway 417 closed from Nicholas Street to Vanier Parkway Ramp closures:

 Lees S-E (Long Duration)  Vanier Pkwy N-W

 Lees W-S  Vanier Pkwy S-W

 Nicholas N-E GWP 4091-07-00 & GWP 4320-06-00

Rapid Replacement Detour – Lees

Traffic to/from will use Vanier Pkwy-St Patrick-King Edward Detour D-3

Detour D-2 Ends at Bronson N/S-W ramp Highway 417 WB traffic will exit at Vanier Parkway and follow Detour D-2

Highway 417 EB traffic will exit at and follow Detour D-1

Detour D-1 Ends at Vanier Pkwy S-E ramp GWP 4091-07-00 & GWP 4320-06-00

Staging Area – Vanier Parkway Underpass

Vanier Parkway Staging Area

Vanier Parkway Underpass

Source: Aerial photo from Google Maps GWP 4091-07-00 & GWP 4320-06-00

Rapid Replacement – Vanier Pkwy Underpass

Single overnight 17-hour full closure of Highway 417 for bridge replacement

 Closure period from 6PM Saturday to 11AM Sunday

 Highway closure at Vanier Parkway interchange only Vanier Parkway will be closed for 36 hours to allow for approach slab construction

 Closure period from 6PM Saturday to 6AM Monday

 Road closure from Tremblay Road to Coventry Road Ramp closures:

 Lees S-E (Long Duration)  Vanier Pkwy N-W - up to four 15-minute closures  Vanier Pkwy N-E (for bridge moves)  Vanier Pkwy S-W GWP 4091-07-00 & GWP 4320-06-00

Rapid Replacement Detour – Vanier Parkway

Highway 417 WB traffic will exit at Vanier Parkway and re-enter highway via N-W ramp

N-W ramp

Highway 417 EB traffic will S-E ramp exit at Vanier Parkway and re-enter highway via S-E ramp GWP 4091-07-00 & GWP 4320-06-00

Staging Area – Belfast Road Underpass

Belfast Road Underpass

Rapid Replacement Route Distance: ±1,000m Belfast Road (Bridge) Staging Area

Source: Aerial photo from Google Maps GWP 4091-07-00 & GWP 4320-06-00

Rapid Replacement – Belfast Road Underpass

Single overnight 17-hour full closure of Highway 417 for bridge replacement

 Closure period from 6PM Saturday to 11AM Sunday

 Vanier Parkway to St-Laurent Boulevard interchanges Belfast Road will be closed for 36 hours to allow for approach slab construction

 Closure period from 6PM Saturday to 6AM Monday

 Road closure from Tremblay Road to Coventry Road Ramp closures:

 Lees S-E (Long Duration)  St-Laurent S-W

 Vanier Pkwy N-E  417 WB at 417/174 split

 Vanier Pkwy S-E (At exit 113B – Aviation Parkway)  St-Laurent N-W GWP 4091-07-00 & GWP 4320-06-00

Rapid Replacement Detour – Belfast

OR 174 WB traffic will exit at St-Laurent and follow Detour D-2 Highway 417 WB traffic will exit at Aviation Pkwy follow Detour D-2

Detour D-2 Ends at Vanier Parkway N-W ramp

417 WB CLOSED at Exit 113B

Detour D-1 Ends at St-Laurent Highway 417 EB Traffic will S-E ramp exit at Vanier Parkway and follow Detour D-1 Trucks travelling on 417 WB will exit at and follow Detour D-3 to D-2 GWP 4091-07-00 & GWP 4320-06-00

Traffic & Incident Management Coordination

Incident Management Team (IMT) in place for duration of Contract  Key players: MTO Operations Centre, City of Ottawa Traffic Control Centre, Emergency Services, Contractor and Heavy Lift Specialist

 Extensive coordination and continuous contact between IMT key players during the rapid replacement operations Pre-rapid lift coordination meetings and “dry run” meeting scheduled in advance of rapid replacement weekend Advance notification & PVMS on Highway 417 and arterial roads to notify motorists of construction operations and closure details Media releases, newspaper ads, radio, and use of social media to inform the public of the full closure Traffic detours in effect during the rapid replacement weekends