Highway 417 Widening - Page 11

Lakche · #**201** Posted **Aug 8, 2014, 11:38 PM**

I remember when the section from the 416 to Eagleson was finished, they repaved the entire surface and painted fresh new permanent lines. Prior to that, one side had newer pavement, and the other had older pavement, and from all the previous times they erased the lines you could see the marks.

The current section from Eagleson to Carp has what appears to be temporary paint, that would easily wear off after one winter. It looks like its sprayed on quickly. The permanent paint has a different look and feel. You get a good example of all the different paint types when you drive over the paint test strips on the 401.

HighwayStar · #**202** Posted **Aug 11, 2014, 4:27 PM**

417 EB lanes now moved to the outside (i.e. new part) of the Carp River bridge.... The glacier creeps along

BenTheGreat97 · #**203** Posted **Aug 21, 2014, 3:39 AM**

Drove the 417 westbound through Kanata tonight, nothing seems to have changed since a month ago.

HighwayStar · #**204** Posted **Aug 22, 2014, 12:06 AM**

I drive this every day... and really haven't seen anything more than the odd pickup truck with a yellow light in the construction zones for the past month.

Pretty much everything from Carp Rd to Eagleson is just orange cones... this view shows the only part left with those big cement barriers.... Behind them is a backhoe... but it really hasn't been moving, so not sure what the issue is:

On a side note... this was taken from the Kanata walkway over the 417... I'm assuming this is for some sort of vehicle monitoring system, but does anyone have more details on what the heck this is?? :

MaxHeadroom · #**205** Posted **Aug 22, 2014, 1:19 AM**

The diamond shaped sensors are for measuring vehicle speeds and counting vehicles. The difference in time that a vehicle crosses the two sensors is what is used to calculate speed. The diamond shapes are used because they pick up vehicles better than the square shaped sensors MTO used to use.

HighwayStar · #**206** Posted **Aug 22, 2014, 11:49 AM**

Thanks Max...

5 lanes... I guess they'll be monitoring the speed of the buses too. And the spacing between the 4th and 5th diamond formalizes the HOV situation....

TransitZilla · #**207** Posted **Aug 22, 2014, 12:14 PM**

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Originally Posted by HighwayStar

Thanks Max...

5 lanes... I guess they'll be monitoring the speed of the buses too. And the spacing between the 4th and 5th diamond formalizes the HOV situation....

There are no bus lanes in that section... the 5th (right-most) lane must just be the exit lane.

Catenary · #**208** Posted **Aug 22, 2014, 12:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by MaxHeadroom

The diamond shaped sensors are for measuring vehicle speeds and counting vehicles. The difference in time that a vehicle crosses the two sensors is what is used to calculate speed. The diamond shapes are used because they pick up vehicles better than the square shaped sensors MTO used to use.

It's the same concept used to detect cars at Traffic Lights in Ottawa.

It's usually very easy to tell where loops have been installed for traffic counting, lust look for a 6x6 wooden post in the shoulder with a plow marker on the front and a square grey electrical box on the back, this is where the wires terminate.

BenTheGreat97 · #**209** Posted **Aug 23, 2014, 1:48 AM**

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Originally Posted by bradnixon

There are no bus lanes in that section... the 5th (right-most) lane must just be the exit lane.

Yeah the rightmost lane is a merge lane between Castlefrank and Eagleson. See here: https://www.google.ca/maps/@45.31565.../data=!3m1!1e3

1overcosc · #**210** Posted **Aug 23, 2014, 11:10 PM**

The new outside lanes are now fully complete. Eastbound traffic from Nicholas to 174 is fully shifted, westbound lanes are shifted east of Hurdman Bridge; the remainder is probably shifting this weekend.

The Lees overpass reinstallation has been moved up, its now happening on the weekend of September 6-7. The Vanier Parkway overpass rapid-replacement has also been confirmed for the weekend before Thanksgiving.

DarkArconio · #**211** Posted **Aug 24, 2014, 4:10 PM**

Drove along the 417 through kanata to highway 7, westbound, and it appears all expansions are complete, including paving. Should only be a matter of painting the proper lanes, and they'll open! I would guess early September.

The expansion past arnprior seems to be progressing well as well. Scheel dr is fully closed (not sure if they are planning an overpass there, may well just be a permanent closure). Looks like campbell drive is getting an interchange.
The previously swampy areas alongside the highway appear fully filled in and the road foundation seems complete about halfway to Scheel dr. Blasting appears mostly complete.

HighwayStar · #**212** Posted **Aug 24, 2014, 11:28 PM**

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Originally Posted by DarkArconio

Drove along the 417 through kanata to highway 7, westbound, and it appears all expansions are complete, including paving. Should only be a matter of painting the proper lanes, and they'll open! I would guess early September.

I hope to be proved wrong, but I have a hard time seeing "early September". In addition to the mystery backhoe at Eagleson Dr (picture above), there need to be lots of new overhead signs to sort out the HOV lanes.... Also, most of the on/off-ramps have been stripped and need to be paved... and I still think they're going to slap a whole new layer of asphalt on all lanes to make it shiny and new.

Probably won't take to much time once they get started... its just that the pace for the past month has been minimal so hard to picture completion in a week or 2...

rocketphish · #**213** Posted **Aug 25, 2014, 3:16 AM**

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Originally Posted by 1overcosc

The new outside lanes are now fully complete. Eastbound traffic from Nicholas to 174 is fully shifted, westbound lanes are shifted east of Hurdman Bridge; the remainder is probably shifting this weekend.

The Lees overpass reinstallation has been moved up, its now happening on the weekend of September 6-7. The Vanier Parkway overpass rapid-replacement has also been confirmed for the weekend before Thanksgiving.

I drove westbound over the Hurdman bridge this evening, and can confirm that traffic is now shifted to the 3 outermost lanes over the expanded bridge.

rocketphish · #**214** Posted **Aug 25, 2014, 4:57 PM**

HighwayStar · #**215** Posted **Aug 28, 2014, 11:55 AM**

Major activity on 417 WB into Kanata today.... Overnight they shifted the 417 to the outermost 2 lanes... and now the 2 lane portion starts just after Moodie Dr... Looks like they may be getting ready to install the single-posted HOV and other overhead signs...

Norman Bates · #**216** Posted **Aug 28, 2014, 4:51 PM**

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Originally Posted by HighwayStar

Major activity on 417 WB into Kanata today.... Overnight they shifted the 417 to the outermost 2 lanes... and now the 2 lane portion starts just after Moodie Dr... Looks like they may be getting ready to install the single-posted HOV and other overhead signs...

I wondered what that uncharacteristic August traffic jam was about.

HighwayStar · #**217** Posted **Sep 3, 2014, 1:18 PM**

The last of the heavy concrete barriers (seen in post #204 above) were removed overnight.... Now only orange cones from Carp Rd to Moodie Dr...

Still need signage and lots and lots of pavement (including most on/off ramps).. but actually starting to look like it's getting somewhere

OTSkyline · #**218** Posted **Sep 3, 2014, 2:12 PM**

Just received a notice from the City saying that the 417 will be closed this weekend between Riverside/Vanier Parkway to Nicholas because they are adding back the Lees Ave overpass.

I'm glad everything is being done and this seems to be moving at a fast speed, but still, can't wait for everything to be done.

rocketphish · #**219** Posted **Sep 5, 2014, 11:17 PM**

Avoid driving downtown this weekend, city says

Matthew Pearson, Ottawa Citizen
Published on: September 5, 2014, Last Updated: September 5, 2014 3:53 PM EDT

Don’t drive downtown this weekend if you don’t want to get stuck in a traffic jam, the city urged residents Friday.

The city expects traffic congestion in the downtown core due to the overnight closure of Highway 417 in the vicinity of Lees Avenue.

Lanes on the highway will begin to close Saturday at 3 p.m., with the full closure in effect as of 6 p.m. One lane will reopen by 11 a.m. on Sunday, with the full reopening scheduled in time for Monday rush hour.

The closure is the result of a massive undertaking afoot to replace the Lees Avenue bridge over the 417. At 2,100 tonnes and 105 metres in length, the city says it’s the heaviest structure ever to be installed through rapid replacement techniques over a highway in North America.

But progress always comes with an ounce or two of pain.

“For anyone travelling by car downtown this weekend, there will be delays,” said Richard Holder, manager of light rail projects — which is overseeing the project as part of the LRT construction.

“Residents should avoid travelling downtown by car this weekend, if at all possible.”

Marked detours will be in effect.

Eastbound drivers will take the Metcalfe, travel east to Main Street, turn south to Riverside and get back on Highway at Riverside and the 417.

Westbound drivers will take the Riverside Drive exit, head to Bronson Avenue, then travel north on Bronson back to the highway.

The city suggests drivers take transit or choose alternate routes to get downtown, but is not highlighting any specific route to avoid congestion on those alternates.

It will also provide real-time traffic updates on Twitter.

There is a designated spot to watch the bridge replacement adjacent to the Lees Transitway station on the south side of the highway.

The contractor has told city officials the bridge is expected to be moved into place between 9 and 11 p.m. Saturday; there will then be lots of final adjustments before it is lowered into position at around 6 a.m. Sunday.

After the new bridge is in place, the city says it will take about a week to complete the approaches.

Lees Avenue is expected to reopen on Sept. 15.

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rocketphish · #**220** Posted **Sep 7, 2014, 3:04 AM**

The new Lees Avenue overpass, ready to roll...

http://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/lees-ave-ov...ments-7.554464