On Friday night a section of the Queensway between Carling Avenue and Metcalfe Street will close in both directions for three-and-a-half days or until next Tuesday morning.
The Rochester Street bridge is being replaced.
Drivers are advised that there were often delays approaching the closed section of highway during the closure in August.
The closure starts at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, and is scheduled to end at 6 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4.
Lane and ramp closures start at 7 p.m. Friday.
Detours include Carling Avenue and, depending which direction drivers are going, Bronson Avenue or Booth Street, Catherine or Chamberlain streets.
In addition, drivers looking for detours should remember NCC Weekend Bike Days mean the westbound Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway is closed to vehicles 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday, starting at the Canadian War Museum.
The city of Ottawa is also reminding people the annual Panda Game is Saturday resulting in more traffic around the Sandy Hill Arena that morning and the Lansdowne Park area that afternoon.
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