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Transportation Committee chair Tim Tierney tells Newstalk 580 CFRA's The Morning Rush with Bill Carroll that staff will be putting the finishing touches on the road on Thursday.
Wellington Street has been closed to vehicle traffic between Elgin and Bank streets since January 2022, when the 'Freedom Convoy' arrived in downtown Ottawa to protest COVID-19 vaccine mandates and other public health measures. In February, council voted to reopen the street to vehicle traffic as soon as it was feasible.
"It's a very exciting time; it's taken a lot of effort by our traffic department," Tierney said. "There's been some hurdles, people trying to throw in road blocks, go figure, but that being said tomorrow will be the day."Cycling advocates have raised concerns about the new bike lanes on Wellington Street, saying they aren't planned well and end suddenly at right-turn lanes at Elgin Street and Bank Street.
Earlier this month, the minister who oversees the Parliamentary Precinct wrote a letter to Mayor Mark Sutcliffe, offering to buy the section of Wellington Street with the goal of keeping it permanently closed.
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