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Watch live: Booth Street Bridge replacement will close section of Highway 417 for more than 3 days

The City of Ottawa said the closure is expected to "significantly impact traffic."

The City of Ottawa published this map showing the westbound detours resulting from the closure of Highway 417 because of a bridge-replacement project at Booth Street on Aug. 11-15, 2022.
City of Ottawa released this map Aug 11, 2022 Highway 417 was closed on the 15th due to a bridge replacement project at Booth Street. Photo courtesy /City of Ottawa

Part of Route 417 closed Thursday night, It will remain closed until Monday morning as construction workers replace the bridge over Booth Street.

The City of Ottawa said the closure is expected to have "significant traffic impacts."

Highway 417 will be completely closed in both directions between Metcalfe Street and Kirkwood Avenue beginning at 8pm. The highway section will reopen at 6am on Monday, August 15th.

The City of Ottawa published this map showing the eastbound detours resulting from the closure of Highway 417 because of a bridge-replacement project at Booth Street on Aug. 11-15, 2022.
The City of Ottawa will have a booth on August 11-15, 2022. As a result of the closure of U.S. Route 417 due to a bridge replacement project on St., we published this map showing the detour heading east. Photo by Handout /City of Ottawa

Live video of the Booth Street Bridge exchange will be streamed throughout the weekend: 

Lane reduction and ramp closure is scheduled to begin at 7:00 PM. Thursday will be fully closed in an hour.
The construction project will also require the closure of some city roads.

• Booth Street between Daniel McCann Street and Arlington Street will be closed until August 25th.

• Raymond Street will be closed between Lebreton Street North and Rochester Street. The section between Booth Street and Rochester Street will not reopen until October 30th.

• Rochester Street will be closed from 6pm between Gladstone Avenue and Aberdeen Street. From August 11th to August 15th at 6:00 AM

During the closure, a detour will be applied to Hwy 417 eastbound and westbound.

See theCity of Ottawa websitefor more information.

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