Street Closures on Canada Day 2016

Canadian Heritage would like to inform residents and visitors that access to streets in the downtown core of Ottawa and Gatineau will be restricted during the Canada Day festivities on July 1, 2016. Only those displaying a circulation access pass, hotel patrons (with proof of hotel reservation) and emergency vehicles will be granted access to closed streets. Residents of the downtown area can enter by producing a driver's license as proof of residence. In order to fully enjoy activities offered throughout the day, Canadian Heritage encourages residents and visitors to travel to the celebration sites by public transit or by bicycle. Tips for commuting on July 1Canada Day Shuttle Bus: A free shuttle service will be offered between the Canadian Museum of History (Gatineau) and Major’s Hill Park (Ottawa), from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on July 1. Stop locations:

• Gatineau: Laurier Street, in front of Jacques-Cartier Park

• Ottawa: St. Patrick Street, between the National Gallery of Canada and Major’s Hill Park

Ride your bike to the celebrations

: Free supervised bike stations will be available at Major’s Hill Park and the Canadian Museum of History.

Use public transit

: take advantage of the service offered by the two service providers in Canada’s capital! The

Société de transport de l’Outaouais (STO)

will offer a shuttle service from the Parc-o-bus Centre Robert-Guertin to the Canadian Museum of History. Fare will be $3.90, with a free return trip. STO will offer free fare on its regular routes after 10 p.m. For more information, contact STO at 819-770-3242 or visit www.sto.ca.

OC Transpo

will offer free fare on its routes, with added trips throughout the day. For more information, contact OC Transpo at 613-741-4390 or visit www.octranspo.com.

The following streets will be closed to vehicles:

In Ottawa

:

From 6 a.m. on July 1 to 2 a.m. on July 2

• Patrick Street, from Mackenzie Avenue to Alexandra Bridge

• Murray Street, from Mackenzie Avenue to Alexandra Bridge

• Alexandra Bridge

• Rideau Street, from Dalhousie Street to Sussex Drive

• Sussex Drive, from Rideau Street to York Street

• Mackenzie Avenue, from Murray Street to Wellington Street

• Colonel By Drive, from Rideau Street to Daly Street

• Wellington Street, from Kent Street to Sussex Drive

• Eastbound on Wellington Street, from Lyon Street to Kent Street

• Elgin Street, from Wellington Street to Laurier Avenue

• Metcalfe Street, from Albert Street to Wellington Street

• O’Connor Street, from Albert Street to Wellington Street

• Bank Street, from Albert Street to Wellington Street

• Slater Street, from Metcalfe Street to Elgin Street

• Albert Street, from Metcalfe Street to Elgin Street

• Queen Street, from Kent Street to Elgin Street

• Mackenzie King Bridge

• George Street, from Sussex Drive to the ByWard Market Place

• William Street from York Street and George Street

• Lady Grey Drive

• Street with No Name (Supreme Court of Canada), from Wellington Street to Vittoria Street

• Vittoria Street

From 6 p.m. on July 1 to 2 a.m. on July 2

• Wellington Street, from Portage Bridge to Kent Street

• All streets in the area north of Laurier Avenue, east of Bronson Avenue and west of Elgin Street

• Albert Street, from Preston Avenue to Booth Street

• Albert Street, from Bronson Avenue to Booth Street

• Lorne Street, from Primrose Street to Albert Street

• Primrose Street, from Booth Street to Lorne Street

• Slater Street, from Metcalfe Street to Bronson Avenue

• Bronson Avenue, from Laurier Avenue to Sparks Street

• Commissioner Street, from Albert Street to Wellington Street

• Colonel By Drive, from Daly Street to Main Street

• Daly Street, from Nicholas Street to Colonel By Drive

From 7 p.m. on July 1 to 2 a.m. on July 2

• York and Clarence streets, from Sussex Drive to Dalhousie Street

• George Street, from ByWard Market Place to Dalhousie Street

• Northbound on Sussex Drive, from George Street to Murray Street

• ByWard Market Place and William Street from George Street to Clarence Street

• Parent Street, from Clarence Street to Murray Street

From 10 p.m. on July 1 to 2 a.m. on July 2

• Laurier Avenue, from Elgin Street to Cumberland Street

In Gatineau:

From 6 a.m. on July 1 to 2 a.m. on July 2

• Laurier Street, from Papineau Street to Des Allumettières Boulevard

• Laurier Street, from Des Allumettières Boulevard to Verdun Street

• Saint-Étienne Street, from Notre-Dame-de-l’Île Street to Laurier Street

• Alexandra Bridge

• Des Allumettières Boulevard, from Maisonneuve Boulevard to Laurier Street

• Notre-Dame-de-l’Île Street, from Elisabeth-Bruyère Street to Des Allumettières Boulevard

From 9 p.m. on July 1 to 2 a.m. on July 2

• Laurier Street, from Des Allumettières Boulevard to Maisonneuve Boulevard

• Courcelette Street, from Laurier Street to Maisonneuve Boulevard

• Hôtel-de-Ville, Victoria, Elisabeth-Bruyère and Papineau streets, from Notre-Dame-de-l’Île Street to Laurier Street

• Laurier Street, from Des Allumettières Boulevard to Sacré-Cœur Boulevard

Closures for vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians:

From 4:30 p.m. on July 1 to 2 a.m. on July 2

• Access to the Rideau Canal Locks

• Access to the Valiants Stairs, from Elgin Street and from Wellington Street

• Access to the Dufferin Stairs, from Wellington Street

• Access to under the Plaza Bridge, from Elgin Street and from Lawrence Freiman Lane

From 7 p.m. on July 1 to 2 a.m. on July 2

• Mackenzie King Bridge

From 9 p.m. on July 1 to 2 am on July 2

• Alexandra Bridge

The complete list of street closures is also available online.

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