Expect Traffic Delays Sunday Due To Army Run

Published 09/16/2023 · Updated 09/15/2023

This is a release from the City of Ottawa:

On Sunday, September 17, the 16th annual Canada Army Run is taking place throughout Ottawa’s downtown core. Road users should plan for additional travel time on their trip or take different routes.

The following streets will be closed at the listed times:

From 6 am to 2 pm:

Laurier Avenue West, between Nicholas and Metcalfe Streets
Elgin Street northbound, between Lisgar and Queen Streets

From 6 am to 3 pm:

Wellington Street, between Elgin Street southbound and Rideau Street
Elgin Street northbound between Queen and Wellington Streets

From 7 am to 11 am:

Laurier Avenue West, between Metcalfe and Bay Streets
Bay Street, between Laurier Avenue West and Wellington Street
Wellington Street, between Portage Bridge and Elgin Street
Lyon Street North, between Wellington Street and Laurier Avenue West

From 7 am to 2 pm:

Rideau Street, between Elgin and Dalhousie Streets
Mackenzie Avenue, between Sussex Drive and Rideau Street
Sussex Drive, between Rideau Street and Princess Avenue
Princes Avenue, between Sussex Drive and Lisgar Road
Lisgar Road, between Mariposa Avenue and Rideau Terrace/Dufferin Road
Dufferin Road southbound lane, between Rideau Terrace and MacKay Street
MacKay Street eastbound lane, between Dufferin Road and Sussex Drive

From 8 am to 2 pm:

Rideau Terrace westbound lane, between Dufferin Road and Acacia Avenue
Corona Avenue, between Acacia and Beechwood Avenues
Beechwood Avenue, between Joliette Avenue and Hemlock Road
Hemlock Road, between Beechwood and Birch avenues
Birch Avenue southbound lane, between Hemlock Road and Sir George Etienne Cartier Parkway
Sir George Etienne Cartier Parkway, between Aviation Parkway and Sussex Drive

For more information on the Canada Army Run, including course maps and detailed road closure timings and impacts, visit the interactive race map.

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Transit Service
OC Transpo routes will be detoured due to the street closures. Additionally, O-Train Line 1 service will begin one hour early at 7 am to help participants get to the event and service will run until 11 pm.