Construction could begin in 2029 on a sixth interprovincial bridge for the National Capital Region, linking Ottawa’s Aviation Parkway to Montée Paiement in Gatineau across Kettle Island.
Gatineau MP Steven MacKinnon argues a sixth link between Ottawa and Gatineau is desperately needed. Not everyone agrees. (Michel Aspirot/CBC) The federal government is pledging to build a bridge ...
It will be done with the greatest possible sensitivity to regions, to neighbourhoods" Gatineau city councillor Daniel Champagne spoke in favour of the bridge plan. No Ottawa city councillors attended.
It may be back to battle stations for Ottawa residents as the federal government — against their wishes — launches yet ...
Construction could begin in 2029 on a sixth interprovincial bridge for the National Capital Region, linking Ottawa’s Aviation ...
The last bridge erected over the Ottawa River, the Portage Bridge, was completed in 1973. At that time, MacKinnon noted, the population of the region was 600,000. It is now over 1.3 million.
Motion, a graceful triple-arched bridge inspired by the flow of the Ottawa River and the endangered American eel, has been chosen as the design to replace the aging 124-year-old Alexandra Bridge.
Decades of studies, debating on where to put it and if it’s possible has led the federal government to start the planning work for a new bridge east of downtown Ottawa. In a press conference in ...
Currently, the lack of a direct link between Ontario highways and interprovincial bridges forces heavy trucks to travel through downtown Ottawa, causing congestion, noise and safety risks. By ...
The bridge allowed trains, horses and wagons and later people, bikes and vehicles to cross the Ottawa River connecting Gatineau to the nation’s capital for over 120 years, but its high use, the ...
The federal government says a new interprovincial bridge in Ottawa’s east end could open by 2034. CTV’s Kimberley Fowler reports.