It’s the worst day of the year to be a driver in downtown Ottawa.
Here’s a list of road closings for Canada Day:
6 a.m. to 2 a.m.
St. Patrick Street, from Mackenzie Avenue to Alexandra Bridge
Murray Street, from Mackenzie Avenue to Alexandra Bridge
Alexandra Bridge
Rideau Street, from Dalhousie Street to Sussex Drive
Nicholas Street, from Besserer Street to Rideau Street
Sussex Drive, from Rideau Street to York Street
Mackenzie Avenue, from Murray Street to Wellington Street
Colonel By Drive, from Rideau Street to Daly Street
Wellington Street, from Kent Street to Sussex Drive
Eastbound on Wellington Street, from Lyon Street to Kent Street
Elgin Street, from Wellington Street to Laurier Avenue
Metcalfe Street, from Albert Street to Wellington Street
O’Connor Street, from Wellington Street to Albert Street
Bank Street, from Albert Street to Wellington Street
Slater Street, from Metcalfe Street to Elgin Street
Albert Street, from Metcalfe Street to Elgin Street
Queen Street, from Kent Street to Elgin Street
Mackenzie King Bridge
George Street, from Sussex Drive to the ByWard Market Place
William Street between York Street and George Street
Laurier Street, from des Allumettières Boulevard to Sacré-Coeur Boulevard
Saint-Étienne and Verdun streets, from Notre-Dame-de-l’Île Street to Laurier Street.
Related
6 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Wellington Street, from Portage Bridge to Kent Street
All streets north of Laurier, east of Bronson, west Elgin Street
Albert Street, from Bronson Avenue to Booth Street
Lorne Street, from Primrose Street to Albert Street
Primrose Street, from Booth Street to Lorne Street
Slater Street, from Metcalfe Street to Bronson Avenue
Bronson Avenue, from Laurier Avenue to Sparks Street
Commissioner Street, from Albert Street to Wellington Street
Colonel By Drive, from Daly Street to Main Street
Daly Street, from Nicholas Street to Colonel By Drive
Albert Street (eastbound only), from Preston Street to Booth Street
7 p.m. to 2 a.m.
York and Clarence streets, from Sussex Drive to Dalhousie Street
George Street from ByWard Market Place to Dalhousie Street
Northbound on Sussex Drive, from George Street to Murray Street
Byward Market Square and William streets, from George Street to Clarence Street
Parent Street, from Clarence Street to Murray Street.
9 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Laurier Street, from des Allumettières Boulevard to Maisonneuve Boulevard
Courcelette, Hôtel-de-Ville, Victoria, Elisabeth-Bruyère and Papineau streets, from Notre-Dame-de-l’Île Street to Laurier Street.
Blocked to all vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians
4:30 p.m. – 11 p.m.: Access to the Rideau Canal Locks
7 p.m. – 2 a.m.: Mackenzie King Bridge
9 p.m. to 2 a.m.: Alexandra Bridge
Cyclists
Cyclists will find free valet parking at Jacques-Cartier Park and Major’s Hill Park from 9 a.m. to 11:30 p.m
