8.1 Capital Works Plan

Transportation system improvements will be made based on need, as determined through monitoring of transportation system performance and land development, and the City’s ability to pay for them.

Figures 8.1 to 8.4 identify the implementation phasing of the required infrastructure projects in a manner that will provide desired transportation service levels to a growing population. The phasing provides the basis for preparation of annual budgets and long range financial plans. Wherever possible, attempts will be made to shorten the timeline for delivery of these projects. While time phases have been identified for reference purposes, it is population levels that determine transportation demand rather than simply the passing of time. The indicated time horizons must therefore be considered to be approximations subject to change.

As noted above, the City’s ability to pay for projects will influence its project priorities and the rate of implementing them. The current Capital Budget document has identified a substantial “funding gap” in the City’s ability to pay for new capital projects. If the City cannot tap into new revenue sources, it will have to consider a range of possible solutions including program cutbacks, adjustments in standards and service levels, deferral of infrastructure, constraints on growth, user fees or tax rate increases. The annual budget process will remain the City’s principal forum for deciding how to spend available capital funds. Funding shortfalls will require choices to be made among different projects.

Figures 8.1 to 8.4 present the key transportation infrastructure projects for respectively: walking and multi-use pathways, cycling, transit and road. Annex A provides additional project details.

Table 8.1 - Phasing of Required Walking and Multi-use Pathway Infrastructure Projects

Phase 1 - 2009-2015

Project	Limits
Algonquin / Woodroffe Avenue Pedestrian Overpass	From Algonquin College to the Baseline Transitway Station
Alta Vista Transportation Corridor	From Hurdman Transit Station / Rideau River to Alta Vista Transportation Corridor to existing trail on Conroy Road
Bayview Station / Ottawa River Pathway link	From the Bayview O-Train Station to the Ottawa River Pathway
Coventry Road / Baseball Stadium Pedestrian Crossing	From the baseball stadium to the Train Transitway Station
Rural Prescott-Russell Pathway linkage	Along former CP (now VIARail) rail corridor between eastern border of the City and Innes Road (west of Highway 417)
Woodroffe Avenue Corridor	From Baseline Transitway Station to Fallowfield Road; Fallowfield to Greenbank via rail/transit corridor

Phase 2 - 2016-2022

Project	Limits
Carp River / Terry Fox Drive Corridor	Along the Carp River and the Terry Fox Drive corridor from North Kanata to South Kanata
Greenbank Road Corridor	Reconstruction of pathway through the Greenbelt; construction of new pathways from Southern Corridor to Hunt Club Road, and Fallowfield to Jock River Corridor
Jock River Corridor	Along Jock River from Highway 416 to Prince of Wales Drive
Prince of Wales Drive Corridor	Hogs Back Road to southern limit of the Greenbelt
Riverside Drive / River Road Corridor	Hunt Club Road to southern limit of the Greenbelt

Phase 3 - 2023-2031

Project	Limits
Alta Vista Drive to Ogilvie Road Corridor	From Ottawa Hospital General Campus through industrial and rail lands over the Queensway to Ogilvie Road and the Aviation Parkway
Earl Armstrong Road Corridor	River Road to Greenbelt at Bowesville Leitrim Road; parallels road corridor
Eastern Corridors	From Alta Vista Transportation Corridor to Southern Cross-town Corridor
Orléans South Corridor	From Greenbelt at Navan Road to Cardinal Creek via Blackburn Bypass / transit and hydro corridor
Sawmill Creek Corridor via Airport Parkway	Following Sawmill Creek from the Rideau River to Hunt Club and to Blossom Park
Trim Road / Cardinal Creek	From Petrie Island to Frank Kenny Drive
Southern Cross town Corridor	Woodroffe Avenue to Rideau River; Rideau River to Highway 417 East

Note 1: Both the phasing and listing of projects in this table are subject to update once the Ottawa Pedestrian Plan is Council approved.

Table 8.2 - Phasing of Required Cycling Infrastructure Projects

Phase 1 - 2009-2015

Project	Limits
Alta Vista Transportation Corridor	Multi-use pathway between the Lees Avenue at Nicholas interchange and Conroy Road at Walkley Road, all parallel to future AVTC
Aero Drive	Short on-road connection between Holly Acres Road to east of Inkster Street
Baseline Road / Heron Road	Cycling lanes along these roads between Pinecrest Road (Greenbank) in the west and Walkley Road in the east
Greely / Metcalfe villages link	On and off-road multi-use pathway connection between the villages of Greely and Metcalfe
March Road	Bicycle lanes or paved shoulders between Terry Fox Road and Dunrobin Road
Nicholas Street / Madame Curie Private	Improvements to cycling connection at the Campus Station underpass to the Transitway and Colonel By Drive
North Service Road	Improvements to the off-road multi-use pathway, which is part of the Ottawa River pathway, between Tenth Line and Trim Roads
Prescott-Russell Pathway linkage	Along former CP (now VIARail) unused rail corridor between eastern border of the City and Innes Road (west of Highway 417)
Prince of Wales Drive	Cycling Lanes between Meadowlands Drive/Hog’s Back Road and Nesbitt Place
Richmond Road	Cycling lanes and paved shoulders between Moodie Drive and Churchill Avenue
Richmond Road	Paved shoulders between Stonehaven Drive and West Hunt Club Road
Rideau Canal / Rideau River connection	New multi-use pathway between Campus Transit Station, Robinson Avenue and University of Ottawa’s Lees Avenue campus
Scott Street / Albert Street	Bicycle lanes between Churchill Avenue and Lebreton Flats
South Keys connection	Multi-use pathway link between South Key Transitway Station and the residential community to the west of the Airport Parkway

Note 1: The projects listed are Phase 1 priorities and this table is subject to change to include other cycling infrastructure projects that are needed to implement the cycling network as set out in the approved Ottawa Cycling Plan.

Table 8.3 - Phasing of Required Transit Infrastructure Projects

Increment	Project	Description
1	LRT	Downtown tunnel; conversion to LRT of the East Transitway from Blair station to downtown and the West Transitway from Tunney’s Pasture to downtown
1	BRT	Southwest Transitway – from Fallowfield Road to Barrhaven Town Centre Southwest Transitway – from Baseline station to Norice Street West Transitway – from Bayshore to Moodie Drive Cumberland Transitway – from Blair station to Innes Road Cumberland Transitway – from Innes Road (at Blair) to Navan Road (at hydro corridor)
1	Supplementary (transit priority)	Strandherd Drive – from Rideau River to Woodroffe Park and Ride (includes bus lanes on Strandherd/Armstrong bridge) Woodroffe Avenue – from Woodroffe Park & Ride (at Strandherd Road) to Fallowfield Park and Ride
1	Other	Nicholas Connection (new bridge over Rideau River and Lees Avenue)
2	LRT	East-West LRT – conversion to LRT of West Transitway from Tunney’s Pasture to Baseline North-South LRT – twinning and conversion of O-Train route from Bayview to South Keys
3	LRT	North-South LRT – from South Keys to Riverside South Town Centre
3	BRT	Cumberland Transitway – from Navan Road to Trim Road (at Millennium) West Transitway – from Eagleson Road to Scotia Bank Place (south of Highway 417)

Phase 2

Project	Description
LRT	North-South LRT Airport Spur – North-South LRT to Airport
BRT	West Transitway – from Lincoln Fields to Pinecrest Road Southwest Transitway – from Norice Street to Hunt Club Road Kanata North Transitway – from Eagelson Road to Klondike Road West Transitway – from Scotia Bank Place to Fernbank Road Barrhaven-Riverside South Transitway – from Barrhaven Town Centre to Riverside South Town Centre Southwest Transitway – from Barrhaven Town Centre to Cambrian Road Hospital Link Transitway – from Southeast Transitway (at Lycée Claudel) to Blair Road (at Innes Road) East Transitway – from Place D’Orléans to Trim Road
Supplementary (LRT)	Carling Avenue LRT – from Lincoln Fields to North-South LRT at Carling/Preston
Supplementary (transit priority)	Baseline Road – from Bayshore Drive to Baseline station Baseline Road – from Baseline station to Confederation station Heron-Walkley-Russell-St. Laurent – from Confederation station along this corridor to the Hospital Link Transitway (at Innes)

Table 8.4 - Phasing of Required Major Roads Infrastructure Projects

Phase 1

Sector	Project	Description
East	Belcourt Boulevard	Widen from two to four lanes and new four-lane road, from Innes Road to Renaud Road
East	Belcourt Boulevard / Mer Bleue Road connection	New four-lane road, south of Innes Road, from Belcourt Boulevard to Mer Bleue Road
East	Blackburn Hamlet By-pass Extension	New two-lane road (later four lane), two sections: Navan Road at hydro corridor to Tenth Line Road and Portobello Boulevard to Trim Road
East	Mer Bleue Road	Widen from two to four lanes from Innes Road to south of Renaud Road
East	Ottawa Road 174	Widen from five to six lanes from Highway 417 to Blair Road
East	Portobello Boulevard	Widen from two to four lanes from Charest Way to the Blackburn Hamlet By-pass Extension
East	Trim Road	Widen/re-align Trim Road from two to four lanes from North Service Road north of Ottawa Road 174 to Blackburn Hamlet By-Pass Extension
West	Campeau Drive	Widen from two to four lanes from Didsbury Road to Kanata Road and new four-lane road from Didsbury Road to new North-South arterial in Kanata West
West	Golf Club Way (Country Club) /Jinkinson Road	New two-lane service road parallel to widened Highway 7 between the existing Jinkinson Road and the Country Club subdivision near Dwyer Hill Road
West	Goulbourn Forced Road re-alignment	Re-aligned and new two-lane road from Terry Fox Drive to Kanata Avenue
West	Hazeldean Road	Widen from two to four lanes from Iber Road to Terry Fox Drive
West	Hope Side Road/ Crown Ridge Road	New two-lane road from Richmond Road Moodie Drive, includes completion of Crown Ridge Road
West	Kanata Avenue	Upgrade existing two-lanes from Terry Fox Drive to Goulbourn Forced Road
West	March Road	Widen from two to four lanes from Morgan’s Grant Way to Old Carp Road
West	Terry Fox Drive	New two-lane road from Innovation Road / Flamborough Way to south of Richardson Side Road
South East	Alta Vista Transportation Corridor	New four-lane road (including two bus lanes) from Riverside Drive to Hospital Ring Road
South East	Earl Armstrong Road	Widen from two to four lanes from River Road to Limebank Road
South East	Hunt Club Road extension	New two-lane road (later four lanes) from Hawthorne Road to connect to Highway 417, including a new interchange
South East	Limebank Road	Widen from two to four lanes from Riverside Drive to south of Earl Armstrong Road
South East	Riverside Drive	Widen from two to four lanes from Hunt Club Road to Limebank Road
South East	Strandherd - Earl Armstrong Rideau River Bridge	New bridge crossing of Rideau River to tie into Earl Armstrong Road on east side of Rideau River
South West	Chapman Mills Drive	New four lane road from Strandherd Road to Woodroffe Avenue
South West	Greenbank Road	Widen from two to four lanes from Malvern Drive to Strandherd Dr.
South West	Jockvale/ Longfields Link	New four-lane road from Strandherd Drive to Jock River
South West	Longfields Drive	New two-lane road from Woodroffe Avenue to South Pointe Business Park
South West	Strandherd Drive	New four-lane road from Woodroffe Avenue to Prince of Wales Dr.
South West	Strandherd - Earl Armstrong Rideau River Bridge	New bridge crossing of Rideau River to tie into Earl Armstrong Road on east side of Rideau River

Phase 2 - 2016-2022

Sector	Project	Description
East	Belcourt Boulevard	New four-lane road from Renaud Road to Navan Road
East	Blackburn Hamlet By-pass Extension	New four-lane road from Blackburn Hamlet By-Pass to Navan Road at hydro corridor
East	Frank Kenny Road extension	New four-lane road from re-aligned Trim Road to south of Innes Road
East	Innes-Walkley-Hunt Club Link	New two-lane road (future four-lane) from Hunt Club / new Highway 417 interchange to Innes Road west of Blackburn Hamlet
East	Mer Bleue Road	New four-lane re-alignment, west of existing Mer Bleue Road, from south of Renaud Road to Navan Road
East	Navan Road	Widen from two to four lanes from Blackburn Hamlet By-pass Extension to Mer Bleue Road
East	Ottawa Road 174	Widen from four to six lanes from Blair Road to Jeanne d’Arc Blvd.
East	St. Joseph Boulevard	Widen from two to four lanes from east of Tenth Line Road to Dairy Road
East	Tenth Line Road	Widen from two to four lanes from south of Innes Road to north of urban boundary
West	Campeau Drive	Widen from two to four lanes from Kanata Road to March Road
West	Carp Road	Widen from two to four lanes from Highway 417 to Hazeldean Road
West	Eagleson Road	Widen from two to four lanes from Cadence Gate to Hope Side Road
West	Earl Grey Drive – Goulbourn Forced Road	Underpass of Terry Fox Drive
West	Hazeldean Road	Widen from two to four lanes from Iber Road to Stittsville Main Street
West	Hope Side Road	Widen from two to four lanes from Eagleson Road to Richmond Road
West	Hope Side Road	New two-lane road from Moodie Drive to Highway 416
West	Huntmar Drive	Widen from two to four lanes, two sections: Campeau Drive extension to Cyclone Taylor Boulevard, and Palladium Drive to Maple Grove Road
West	Kanata West North-South arterial	New two-lane road from Hazeldean Road to Fernbank Road
West	Kanata West Main Street	New two-lane road from Palladium Drive to Maple Grove Road
West	Palladium Drive Realignment	Realign in vicinity of Huntmar Road to new North-South arterial
West	Terry Fox Road	Widen from two to four lanes from Winchester Drive to Eagleson Road at Hope Side Road
South East	Airport Parkway	Widen from two to four lanes from Brookfield Drive to Ottawa International Airport
South East	Alta Vista Transportation Corridor	New four-lane road (including two bus lanes) from Nicholas Street / Highway 417 interchange to Riverside Drive
South East	Bank Street	Widen from two to four lanes from south of Leitrim Road to Findlay Creek Drive
South West	Cambrian Road	Widen from two to four lanes from new Greenbank Road to Jockvale Road
South West	Greenbank Road	New four lane road from near Jockvale Road to Cambrian Road, includes Jock River Bridge
South West	Jockvale Road	Widen from two to four lanes from Jock River to Prince of Wales
South West	Prince of Wales Drive	Widen from two to four lanes from Fisher Avenue to Woodroffe Avenue
South West	Strandherd Drive	Widen from two to four lanes from Fallowfield Road to Jockvale Road

Phase 3 - 2023-2031

Sector	Project	Description
East	Blackburn Hamlet Bypass (Innes Road)	Widen from four to six lanes from Innes Road (west entrance to Blackburn Hamlet) to Navan Road
East	Blackburn Hamlet By-pass Extension	New two-lane road from Trim Road to Frank Kenny Road
East	Coventry Road	Widen from two to four lanes from Belfast Road to St. Laurent Centre
West	Kanata West North-South arterial	Widen from two lanes to four lanes from Palladium Drive to Fernbank Road
West	Katimavik Road	Widen from two to four lanes from Terry Fox Drive to Eagleson Road
West	Hazeldean Road	Widen from two to four lanes from Carp Road to Stittsville Main St.
West	Maple Grove Road	Widen from two to four lanes from Terry Fox Drive to Huntmar Drive
West	March Road	Widen from two to four lanes from Old Carp Road to Dunrobin Road
West	Richmond Road	Widen to four lanes from Carling Avenue to Golden Avenue
West	Terry Fox Drive	Widen from two to four lanes from March Road to south of Richardson Side Road and widen from four to six lanes from Campeau Drive to Palladium Drive
South East	Alta Vista Transportation Corridor	New four-lane road (including two bus lanes) from Hospital Ring Road to Conroy Road at Walkley Road
South East	Bank Street	Widen from two to four lanes from Findlay Creek Drive to Parkway Road
South East	Earl Armstrong Road	Widen from two to four lanes from Limebank Road to High Road and new two-lane road from High Road to Bank Street
South East	Hunt Club Road	Widen from four to six lanes from Riverside to Bank Street
South East	Leitrim Road	Widen from two to four lanes from River Road to east of Limebank Road and new re-aligned four-lane road from east of Limebank Road to Bowesville Road
South East	Limebank Road	Widen from two to four lanes from south of Earl Armstrong Road to Mitch Owens Road
South East	New Rideau River Bridge Crossing	Additional bridge crossing across Rideau River, at a location to be determined between Hunt Club Road and future Strandherd - Earl Armstrong Bridge
South East	Riverside Drive	Widen from four to six lanes (phase 2) from Hunt Club Road to Limebank Road
South West	Barnsdale Road	Widen from two to four lanes from Highway 416 to Prince of Wales Drive, including a new interchange
South West	Fallowfield Road	Widen from two to four lanes from Strandherd Drive to Cedarview Road and from Woodroffe Avenue to Prince of Wales Drive
South West	Fallowfield Road	New four-lane road from Strandherd Drive towards Highway 416
South West	New Rideau River Bridge Crossing	Additional bridge crossing across Rideau River, at a location to be determined between Hunt Club Road and future Strandherd - Earl Armstrong Bridge
South West	Strandherd Drive	Widen from four to six lanes from Greenbank Road to Woodroffe Avenue
South West	West Hunt Club	Widen from four to six lanes from Highway 416 to Prince of Wales Drive

In addition to the roads projects shown in Figure 8.4, other road projects are under consideration by senior levels of government. Figure 8.5 identifies these projects. While the City is consulted on the projects undertaken or initiated by senior levels of government, implementation decisions ultimately rest with the responsible agency.

Figure 8.5 – Key Federal and Provincial Road Projects

Federal Government (NCC) Projects

Bridge crossing(s) of Ottawa River

Province of Ontario Projects

Highway 417 (Highway 416 to Anderson Road – roadway modifications to be confirmed)
Highway 417 – widening from 4 to 6 lanes plus 2 HOV lanes (Palladium Drive to Highway 416)
Highway 417 – widening from 4 to 6 lanes (Highway 7/17 to Palladium Drive)
Highway 7 – widening from a 2-lane highway to a 4-lane freeway (Highway 417 to Carleton Place)
Highway 417 – interchange at Hunt Club Road extension

Note: Timing of implementation for these projects depends on priorities of senior levels of government.

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