Roads To Close For CHEO Cycling Event

Published 05/03/2024 · Updated 06/10/2024

This is a release from the City of Ottawa:

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The CN Cycle for CHEO, the annual fundraiser for childhood and adolescent oncology care at the hospital, gears up again on Sunday, May 5.

The cycling event starts and ends at the Canadian War Museum at Lebreton Flats and involves lane reductions and closures from 6 am to 1 pm on various roadways along the route, including:

Kichi Z?b? M?kan (KZM) Parkway
Booth Street
Wellington Street
Portage Bridge
Laurier Avenue
Queen Elizabeth Drive
Prince of Wales Drive
Heron Road
Vincent Massey Park
Riverside Drive
Hogs Back Road
Colonel By Drive
Sussex Drive
Sir George-Étienne Cartier Parkway

Please note that City of Ottawa Road Services will be performing annual spring opening maintenance on Pretoria Bridge between 6 am and 2 pm on Sunday, May 5. Pretoria Bridge will be closed for the duration. This work has been coordinated with the CHEO Foundation and CN Cycle for CHEO to minimize impacts to residents.

A full list of the lane reductions, road closures and times are located on the CN Cycle for CHEO website.

For updates on construction and roadwork activity across Ottawa, or for information about traffic and travel planning, visit the City’s traffic map or follow the City’s traffic account on X.

OC Transpo

Some OC Transpo services will be affected by road closures and event activity:

OC Transpo routes 55, 57, 61, 62, 63, 74, 75 and 87 will be detoured between 6 am and 1 pm to accommodate the event.
OC Transpo routes 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 and 85 will be detoured between 7:30 am and 1 pm to accommodate the event.
Para Transpo travel times may be affected by planned road closures.

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