City setting up motor vehicle control zone for Canada Day weekend

By CityNews Ottawa

The City of Ottawa is organizing a motor vehicle control zone in downtown Ottawa over the Canada Day weekend in anticipation of any vehicle protests in the area. 

A motor vehicle control zone will be in effect from Wednesday, June 29 at 8 a.m. until Monday, July 4 at 6 a.m and stretches from Booth Street in the west, Laurier Avenue to the south, and Sussex Drive/Colonel By Drive in the east. 

  • The roads are not closed. Residential and business traffic, as well as pedestrians, cyclists and public transit are permitted to enter and exit the control zone.
  • Motor vehicles taking part in any form of demonstration, event, protest or rally will not be permitted.
  • Barricades, heavy equipment or police officers and vehicles will be at various access points surrounding the control zone, to filter lawful traffic onto those streets.
  • There is no on-street parking or stopping as indicated by posted signage on roads in the control zone.
  • Parking within the control zone is only available in parking lots and garages. These may be busy, so plan your travel times appropriately.
  • Motorists failing to observe temporary no-stopping signage may be ticketed and towed.
  • Expect traffic delays in the control zone and on surrounding roads.
  • The removal of the control zone, currently planned for Monday July 4 at 6 a.m. may be delayed should conditions warrant it. Temporary parking signage will remain in effect until removed by the City.

Rideau-Vanier Coun. Mathieu Fleury questioned with a post on Twitter why the zone does not include the ByWard Market. 

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