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Overview

1. The City’s Management Strategy

2. Summer Construction Highlights

3. Impacts on Traffic

4. Transit Service Operations

5. Wrap-Up

The City’s Management Strategy

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Background

Future landscape of Ottawa is changing. Unprecedented period of growth and transformation Road systems feeling pressure Enhancing a world-class transit system

Ottawa on the Move

$500 million in municipal construction projects:Infrastructure renewalNew cycling and pedestrian infrastructureOttawa River Action Plan

$500 million in municipal construction projects:Infrastructure renewalNew cycling and pedestrian infrastructureOttawa River Action Plan

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Ottawa on the Move

$2.1 billion Confederation Line Transit Project

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Ottawa on the Move

$206 million in Provincial funding for the Highway 417/174 Widening

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Ottawa on the Move

$59 million O-Train expansion project

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Significant Mobility Investments Largest investment in curb and sidewalk

replacement. Major investment in new cycling and

pedestrian pathways to expand network.

Investment in traffic control signals, pedestrian crossings and accessibility upgrades.

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Coordinated Effort New state of normal

Emergency Services will be impacted as little as possible

Working with Provincial and Federal partners

Special event coordination

Traffic management measures

Additional OC Transpo service Traffic Systems Management

Supporting Public Mobility

Emphasis on open communication

Internal coordination efforts Timely, accurate transit and

traffic updates Working with the media as

partners Tools for residents available

on ottawa.ca, 3-1-1 and to Client Service Centres

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Mobility Options Reduce demand on

current road capacity Consider walking,

cycling if you live within 5km of your place of work

Transit options - Park and Ride, Rack and Roll, Travel Planner for trip planning

Carpool, rideshare

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Travel and Mobility Information

Options for commuters Telework Staggered work hours Arrive early or stay downtown for

exercise, errands, dinner Info available on ottawa.ca

City of Ottawa will be leading the charge with its employees

Creating best practices that will be shared with Ottawa employers

Summer Construction Highlights

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APR 2013

MAY 2013

APR 2013

Confederation Line Project Timeline

APR 2013

Managing Construction Impacts

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• Construction is being undertaken in a coordinated fashion

• Controls are in place to reduce unplanned impacts and disruptions

• Priority is for road systems to be ready to handle future increase during major construction

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Municipal Building Projects The New Lansdowne Richcraft Recreation Complex Barrhaven South Recreation

Complex West District Library

Expansion Confederation Line

Maintenance and Storage Facility

2013 Construction season

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Airport Parkway Bridge

Airport Parkway Bridge

Hwy 417 WideningHwy 417 Widening

Jockvale WideningJockvale Widening

Trim WideningTrim Widening

Hazeldean WatermainHazeldean Watermain

Meadowlands ReconstructionMeadowlands

Reconstruction

Carling Resurfacing

Carling Resurfacing

Churchill Reconstruction

Churchill Reconstruction

Woodroffe/Norice Sewer

Woodroffe/Norice Sewer

Baseline Bridge

Baseline Bridge

Hwy 417 Rapid LiftsHwy 417 Rapid Lifts

Greenbank Widening

Greenbank Widening

Strandherd-Armstrong

Bridge

Strandherd-Armstrong

Bridge

Hunt Club 417 Interchange

Hunt Club 417 Interchange

Construction Activity 2013

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Orleans Watermain Link

Orleans Watermain Link

Gladstone Reconstruction

Gladstone Reconstruction

Ogilvie Resurfacing

Ogilvie Resurfacing

Blackburn Bypass Resurfacing

Blackburn Bypass Resurfacing

Sussex Reconstruction

Sussex Reconstruction

Queen WatermainQueen Watermain

Bronson Reconstruction

Bronson Reconstruction

Mackenzie King Bridge

Mackenzie King Bridge

Rockcliffe Parkway

Reconstruction

Rockcliffe Parkway

Reconstruction

Confederation Line East Portal

Confederation Line East Portal

Innes Gas MainInnes Gas Main

Rideau Reconstruction

Rideau Reconstruction

Coventry Reconstruction

Coventry Reconstruction

Hwy 417 WideningHwy 417 Widening

Interprovincial Bridge Crossings

Confederation Line West Portal

Confederation Line West Portal

Impacts on Traffic

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May 2013

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Potential Traffic Impacts

High Impacts

Medium Impacts

Low Impacts

June 2013

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Potential Traffic Impacts

High Impacts

Medium Impacts

Low Impacts

July/August 2013

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Potential Traffic Impacts

High Impacts

Medium Impacts

Low Impacts

September 2013

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Potential Traffic Impacts

High Impacts

Medium Impacts

Low Impacts

Ottawa Police collision reporting system

17 monitors , 200 cameras

Traffic System Software controlling 1106 signals for timing and monitoring

Dispatch maintenance crews and inform TIMG partners of incidentsDedicated

media call in phone

Traffic Operations and Management Centre

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Traffic Systems Management

Interactive Traffic Map Identifies Construction

zones Identifies unplanned

incidents View City of Ottawa and

MTO Traffic Cameras View Variable Message Sign Provides locations of Park

and Ride Lots in the City

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Traffic Systems Management

Variable Message Signs – permanent and mobile

Traffic Twitter notifications Installation of Traffic Cameras on

Road 174 Coordination with Emergency

Services, OC Transpo, construction activity and special events

New Traffic Systems Management Enhancements

• Staff focused on pushing out real time congestion and incident information• Monitoring major corridors 7 days per week

• Provide daily updates to media• Increase the number of traffic cameras• Increased monitoring and enforcement on critical roads• Traffic management inspector• Project with traffic disruptions will be actively

coordinated with partners

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Transit Operations

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O-Train Replacement

•Replacement Route 107 bus service more frequent than O-Train service during peak periods and same frequency as O-Train during lower ridership periods

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Additional East End Capacity Increase OC Transpo service from east end

during Highway 417/ OR 174 Widening Additional direct trips from Trim Park and Ride

lot to downtown in the morning on Route 22 Additional direct trips from downtown to Trim

Park and Ride lot in the afternoon on Route 95

Morning Peak Departure Trim Station to Downtown

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• 44 trips (Routes 22, 95 and 221)• Capacity to carry 1500 more customers• Average interval between trips: 3 minutes

5:58 6:22 6:47 7:07 7:22 7:42 7:57 8:20 8:45

6:05 6:28 6:50 7:12 7:27 7:42 8:02 8:22 8:50

6:06 6:35 6:52 7:13 7:32 7:47 8:05 8:27 8:55

6:13 6:36 6:57 7:17 7:35 7:50 8:07 8:33 9:04

6:20 6:42 7:05 7:20 7:37 7:52 8:12 8:35

11 new trips added:

Afternoon Peak Departure Lebreton to Trim Station

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• 52 trips (Trim Station on Routes 22, 95 and 221)• Capacity to carry 1600 more customers• Average interval between trips: 4 minutes

14:51 15:17 15:40 16:00 16:20 16:45 17:07 17:35 18:18

14:54 15:22 15:42 16:00 16:22 16:52 17:12 17:42 18:19

15:02 15:25 15:52 16:05 16:27 17:00 17:18 17:50 18:34

15:05 15:32 15:55 16:07 16:30 17:00 17:22 17:52 18:39

15:09 15:35 15:56 16:12 16:37 17:02 17:30 18:04

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12 new trips added:

• Transitway realignmentbetween Campus andLaurier stations

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Transitway at Campus and Laurier

Wrap-Up

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Tips to PrepareThis is a collaborative effort to builda better Ottawa:

•Be aware of construction activity•Plan your route•Maximize mobility options•Embrace workshifting

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Emphasis on Communication

• Ongoing, timely communications with the public• Notifications in advance of start of construction

• Highlighting key milestones

• Constant updates via Twitter, VMS, releases, traffic updates and website

• Planned and Unplanned notifications

• Working in partnership with the media

• Ottawa.ca will contain up-to-date project information and travel planning

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Summary of City Efforts

•Busy construction season across Ottawa

•Integrated effort

•City services will be impacted as little as possible, including emergency services

•Tools to support mobility across the city

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Build Coordinate

Communicate