Highway 417 Expansion East
Nicholas Street to Ottawa 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 Transitway Underpass Overpass Lees Avenue 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 interchange 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 Gatineau 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 Metcalfe Street 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 Innes Road 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