Traffic impacts expected downtown due to Tamarack Ottawa Race weekend
Posted May 23, 2025 04:19:16 PM.
Last Updated May 23, 2025 04:20:04 PM.
The annual race returns to the nation’s capital this weekend, and bringing with it, some major road impacts to drivers and cyclists.
The race starts at Ottawa City Hall and will involve lane reductions and closures from 11:00 a.m. on Saturday to 9:00 p.m. and on Sunday between 5:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Some of the roads impacted during the event include:
- Laurier Avenue
- Elgin Street
- O’Connor Street
- Wellington Street
- Bronson Avenue
- Colonel By Drive
- Pretoria Bridge
- Queen Elizabeth Drive
- Kichi Zībī Mīkan Parkway
- Booth Street
- Rideau Street
- MacKenzie Avenue
- Sussex Drive
- Sir George Étienne Cartier Parkway
- Chaudiere Bridge
Some of OC Transpo’s bus services will be impacted by the closures. Those routes include, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 18, 19, 20, 56, 85 and night service routes N39, N45, N57, N61 and N98.
O-Train Line 1 and 2 will begin running at 5:00 a.m. on Sunday to help people get downtown for the start time.
