NCC extending Ottawa parkway pilot projects
Posted May 29, 2020 01:51:00 PM.
The National Capital Commission (NCC) is extending its pilot project on the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway and Sir George-Étienne Cartier Parkway to allow space for pedestrians and cyclists to get outside and exercise during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway's westbound lanes will continue to be closed to motor vehicles between Booth Street and Carling Avenue, while the Sir George-Étienne Cartier Parkway will also be closed between the Aviation Parkway and St. Joseph Boulevard on weekends, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., until June 28.
The NCC is asking residents who have made use of its closures to take its survey.
Meanwhile, Gatineau Parkway, Champlain Parkway and Fortune Lake Parkway closures will also last until June 28.
During theses closures, the following parking lots will be accessible in Gatineau Park: P1, P2, P3, P5, P6 (Mackenzie King Estate), P7, P8, P9, P10, P11, P12, P13, Gatineau Park Visitor Centre, Old Chelsea Picnic Area, P16, P17, P19, Breton Beach, Parent Beach, Churchill Picnic Area, and Luskville Falls Trail.
As several parking lots are accessible only via Gatineau Park parkways, the following parking lots are not available:
- Bourgeois Lake
- Champlain Lookout
- Étienne-Brûlé Lookout
- Fortune Lake
- Huron Lookout
- Keogan
- King Mountain
- Lauriault Trail
- Mulvihill Lake
- Penguin Picnic Area
- Pink Lake Lookout
- Pink Lake Trail
- Waterfall Trail
