Champlain Bridge Construction Update – August

Just got a message from the NCC saying that the bridge work is winding down, but continuing into the fall. Details at
https://ncc-ccn.gc.ca/closures/champlain-bridge-rehabilitation-project-completed-ahead-of-schedule
https://ccn-ncc.gc.ca/fermetures/la-refection-du-pont-champlain-se-termine-plus-tot-que-prevu

Here’s the table of key upcoming dates…

Dates  Hours  Motorized access  Cyclist and pedestrian access 
Aug. 21–25  Day (5 am–10 pm) 2 of 3 lanes open Cycling lanes available, follow signage. Pedestrians use the sidewalk.
Night (10 pm–5 am) Full closure Sidewalk open, walk your bike.
Aug. 26–27  All times 2 of 3 lanes open Cycling lanes available, follow signage. Pedestrians use the sidewalk.
Aug. 28–Sept. 15  Day (5 am–10 pm) Full access Cycling lanes available. Pedestrians use the sidewalk.
Night (10 pm–5 am) Full closure Sidewalk open, walk your bike
Sept. 16 and beyond  Day (5 am–10 pm) Full access Cycling lanes available, follow signage. Pedestrians use the sidewalk.
Night (dates and times to be determined) Possible future bridge impacts being limited to off-peak hours or overnights

4 thoughts on “Champlain Bridge Construction Update – August”

    1. Yes, all over the place with LRT construction and highway 417 bridge replacement adding to the slowdowns.

      On the other hand, think of it as the economy doing well – all those construction jobs, suppliers and so on. We’re wealthy enough to build and maintain all that infrastructure! Certainly better than the ghost town you’d get during a depression.

      1. WELL I suppose if you think the government spends tax dollars appropriately and efficiently then you are correct However the LRT is unreliable, the Queensway is often at a standstill , buses are 10 % full the majority of time and the city side streets are like a pothole haven and not sure what they are doing on the Champlain Bridge (as nieghbours on Island Park objected to widening the bridge years ago) . Finally the city went overboard financially (billions) expanding the LRT system before it has been made reliable . The fact that the city knows that the climate in Ottawa is not appropriate for such a system and yet they forge ahead is worrisome.

      2. And due to a quirk in history, the old bus system would be quite good at serving today’s crowds. Good old 95 was fast and reliable. With air conditioning, fairly comfortable too. No need for LRT trains.

        It’s only the bottleneck of downtown traffic that was the big problem the LRT was supposed to solve, and that went away with the pandemic making more people realise that working from home is good. Though it does leave a lot of empty office buildings downtown, which is a different kind of problem.

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