Highway 417 Expansion East Nicholas Street to Ottawa Road 174 GWP 4091-07-00 & GWP 4320-06-00
Outline Project Overview Highway 417 Widening Bridge Rapid Replacements Traffic & Incident Management Project Timelines
Project Overview Lees Avenue Underpass Vanier Parkway Underpass East Transitway Overpass St-Laurent Blvd Underpass Hurdman Bridge Belfast Road Underpass Central Transitway Overpass Nicholas Street Underpass Project Limits MTO Bridges City of Ottawa Bridges Rapid Bridge Replacement Sites
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
Highway 417 Stages I & II ON-RAMP SCL STAGE I: HIGHWAY WIDENING ON OUTSIDE EDGES SHOULDERS, BARRIERS, AND RETAINING WALLS ON-RAMP SCL STAGE II: MEDIAN RECONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION ACCESS/EGRESS
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
Staging Area Lees Avenue Underpass Lees Staging Area Lees Avenue Underpass Source: Aerial photo from Google Maps
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) Lees W-S Nicholas N-E Vanier Pkwy N-W Vanier Pkwy S-W
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
Staging Area Vanier Parkway Underpass Vanier Parkway Staging Area Vanier Parkway Underpass Source: Aerial photo from Google Maps
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-E Vanier Pkwy S-W Vanier Pkwy N-W - up to four 15-minute closures (for bridge moves)
Rapid Replacement Detour Vanier Parkway N-W ramp Highway 417 WB traffic will exit at Vanier Parkway and re-enter highway via N-W ramp Highway 417 EB traffic will exit at Vanier Parkway and re-enter highway via S-E ramp S-E ramp
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
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) Vanier Pkwy N-E Vanier Pkwy S-E St-Laurent N-W St-Laurent S-W 417 WB at 417/174 split (At exit 113B Aviation Parkway)
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 Highway 417 EB Traffic will 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 Detour D-1 Ends at St-Laurent S-E ramp 417 WB CLOSED at Exit 113B
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