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Queensway travellers ought to prepare for an additional weekend shutdown on and round Freeway 417.

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A five-kilometre part of Freeway 417 is ready to shut in each instructions Friday night and stay closed till Monday morning as crews change the bridge over Rochester Road.

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The Metropolis of Ottawa says the closure is predicted to outcome “in important site visitors impacts.”

All eastbound and westbound lanes of Hwy. 417 between Metcalfe Road and Carling Avenue/Kirkwood Avenue will probably be closed from Sept. 30 at 8 p.m. till Tuesday, Oct. 4 at 6 a.m. for the work.

Some associated work has already begun.

Officers mentioned the Hwy. 417 westbound and Rochester Road on-ramp closed Sept. 20, whereas Rochester Road will probably be closed from Aberdeen Road to Gladstone Avenue till Oct. 11.

Throughout the building work, eastbound on-ramps at Maitland, Carling and Parkdale avenues will probably be closed, whereas westbound on-ramps at O’Connor Road, Bronson Avenue, Lyon Road, Rochester Road and Parkdale Avenue will probably be closed. The Bronson Avenue and Lyon Road westbound on-ramps are closed already for building.