Sections of the Queensway to close Thursday for bridge replacement

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Motorists, get ready for detours.

Starting Thursday evening, a section of Highway 417 will be closed in both directions to allow for a “rapid” bridge replacement over Percy Street.

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Beginning at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 19, eastbound lanes between Carling/Kirkwood and Metcalfe, as well as westbound lanes between Metcalfe/Catherine and Bronson, will be closed until around 6 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 24. Lane reductions and ramp closures are scheduled to begin an hour before the full closure, at 7 p.m on Thursday.

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The following highway access ramps will be closed during the replacement work: O’Connor westbound, Lyon westbound (ongoing), Maitland eastbound, Carling eastbound and Parkdale eastbound.

“The replacement timeline has been extended beyond the usual Monday reopening to accommodate any fall weather that could impact concrete and paving work,” the city said in a news release last week.

Detours in both directions will be in effect during the closure.

Motorists going westbound will have to exit the highway at Metcalfe/Catherine, continue westbound on Catherine Street, and return to the highway via the Bronson westbound access ramp.

Those going eastbound will have to exit the highway at Carling/Kirkwood, continue eastbound on Carling Avenue, turn right on Bronson Avenue, take a ramp to eastbound Riverside Drive, continue eastbound on Riverside Drive, and then return to the highway via the Riverside eastbound access ramp (just before the 417 bridge).

The project to replace the eastbound and westbound bridges at Percy Street had been scheduled for Aug. 10-14, but the work was postponed with only a few hours’ advance notice.

Part of the province’s $425-million spending on bridges and highways in the Ottawa area, the Percy Street project was then rescheduled for Sept. 28-Oct. 2, though that plan was also scrapped.

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