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We are pleased to advise that a construction contract has been successfully awarded for the installation of three new wildlife crossings beneath Albion Road and Lester Road. Construction is anticipated to commence in early January 2025 and be completed by March 14th,...

The City is committed to ensuring our infrastructure is safe and reliant and is continuously working to improve our City’s sewer and stormwater systems to mitigate impacts from extreme weather events and climate change. Where and how frequent urban flooding occurs...

On July 29, 2024, Hydro Ottawa will be replacing an electrical pole that will impact customers located on Rosebella Avenue and Bank Street. To undertake this work safely, a planned power interruption will be required. We recognize that construction and power outages...

I am pleased to share the latest updates on the Kemp Park Drainage Project. We are moving forward with the next critical steps to address the drainage issues in Kemp Park. A project charter is now being prepared, outlining the identified solutions. Once finalized,...

We are excited to share that the Waste Diversion in Parks Pilot Project has been expanded for the 2024 season, and 3-stream bins (garbage, recycling, organics) can now be found in Pushman Park! The aerial screenshot shows where the bins are located and will be...

New Ways to Bus are coming to OC Transpo’s bus network, and future trip planning is now easy with the New Ways to Bus Travel Planner preview! This new tool works the same as the regular Travel Planner and uses typical weekday and weekend schedules for new bus routes...

Hydro Ottawa is proposing to construct a new 230 kilovolt (kV) Municipal Transformer Station near Hydro One Networks’ existing Hawthorne Transformer Station, north of Hydro Road in the city of Ottawa. The Hydro Road Municipal Transformer Station project includes: The...

600-series school routes will not operate during the summer. Summer weekend service to seasonal destinations will return, with specific start dates provided on octranspo.com: Route 139 to Petrie Island Route 185 to the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum Summer weekend...

Exciting news for residents of Tapiola Crescent! The Final Recommended Traffic Calming Plan has now been posted on the City's Project Page. The update includes: the final recommendations, the As We Heard It report from the online consultation, and; a PDF of the Final...