Airport Parkway

"Ottawa Road 79"
Airport Parkway mosbo6.jpg
Juno Beach Memorial Bridge over the Airport Parkway
Route information
Maintained by City of Ottawa
Length7 km (4.3 mi)
Major junctions
South endOttawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport
North endContinues as Bronson Avenue
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
Major citiesOttawa
Highway system
    Ontario municipal expressways
     (in alphabetical order)
    ←  Airport Parkway Dougall Expressway →
    Brookfield Road exit

    Airport Parkway (Ottawa Route 79) is an expressway in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It runs from the Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport to an interchange with Heron Road where it turns into Bronson Avenue.[1][2]

    Route description

    Airport Parkway is a two-lane expressway for most of its length, and is home to one of Ontario's only two single-point urban interchanges at its Hunt Club Road exit. The speed limit is 80 km/h (50 mph) for its entire length.

    The Airport Parkway begins after leaving the airport, where it immediately interchanges with Lester Road. The Parkway turns northwards and traverses through some forest before encountering Hunt Club Road, which it interchanges it with an SPUI, one of only a handful in Canada. After that, the Parkway passes under a pedestrian overpass and runs parallel to the Transitway. The Parkway then meets Walkley Road with a partial interchange. After that, it is flanked by residential neighbourhoods before interchanging with Brookfield Road, and the Parkway ends shortly after as it interchanges with Heron Road. The Parkway continues as Bronson Avenue and loses its expressway status. [3]

    History

    Until 1997, Airport Parkway was maintained by the federal government of Canada under the jurisdiction of the National Capital Commission.

    Juno Beach Memorial Bridge

    The Juno Beach Memorial Bridge is a footbridge spanning the Airport Parkway just north of Hunt Club Road. It is an important link connecting communities west of the Parkway to the South Keys Shopping Centre and the South Keys bus station. Construction of the Juno Beach Memorial Bridge began in June 2011. After multiple delays due to material and design flaws, the bridge opened 3 years behind schedule and $5.5 million over budget in November 2014. It was officially named in November 2019.[4][5]

    Future

    The road has had 300 collisions and three fatalities since 2000, making it the focus of future improvements.[6] There has been some discussing in twinning it to a four-lane expressway or freeway, although those discussions have stalled due to local controversy.[7]

    Exit list

    The following is a list of exits along Airport Parkway. Some exits on Bronson Avenue are also included.

    Airport Parkway Exit list
    		 To Downtown Ottawa
    		 Bronson Avenue continues as undivided 4-lane arterial road to Queensway and Downtown Ottawa
    		 Queen Elizabeth Driveway overpass
    Becomes six-lane expressway
    		 Rideau Canal bridge
    8
    		 Colonel By Drive, Bronson Place
    		Campus Avenue/Sunnyside Avenue to Carleton University
    At-grade signalized intersection
    		Brewer Way, to Brewer Park
    At-grade signalized intersection
    		 G. Dunbar Bridge over Rideau River
    Becomes Bronson Avenue NB; Becomes Airport Parkway SB
    7B
    		 Riverside Drive, Ottawa Route 19
    From NB, use Heron Road off-ramp to access Riverside Drive; Becomes four-lane expressway
    7A
    		 Heron Road, Ottawa Route 16
    Exits only, no entrances; NB ramp also provides access to Riverside Drive; No NB to EB access
    		 O-Train Trillium Line overpass
    6
    		 Brookfield Road, Ottawa Route 51
    Becomes two-lane expressway
    		 Railway underpass
    5
    		 Walkley Road, Ottawa Route 74
    NB exit and SB entrance only
    		 Railway underpass
    3
    		 Hunt Club Road, Ottawa Route 32
    1
    		 Alert Road, Lester Road, Uplands Drive
    		 Taxiway underpass
    Becomes four-lane divided road
    		Air Cargo Pvt/Airbus Pvt
    At-grade signalized intersection
    		 Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport
    		 Exit numbers are approximate kilometre posts; exits on the Airport Parkway aren't numbered.
    Template:Attached KML/Airport Parkway (Ottawa)
    KML is from Wikidata


    References

    1. ↑ City of Ottawa. "Transportation Master Plan". Archived from the original on 9 November 2006. Retrieved 2006-11-25. See map 6 Urban Road Network, accessed 25 November 2006
    2. ↑ "Airport Parkway, Ottawa route". Google Maps. Retrieved 2006-11-25.
    3. ↑ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
    4. ↑ "Airport Parkway crossing to be renamed Juno Beach Memorial Bridge". ottawacitizen. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
    5. ↑ "Legal saga surrounding construction of Airport Parkway Bridge finally ends". ottawacitizen. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
    6. ↑ "How safe is Airport Parkway?". CBC News Canada. 26 September 2011.
    7. ↑ Ottawa South Community Association (March 1998). "OSCA President's Report". Light-Rail and the Airport Parkway. Retrieved 2006-11-25.
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