Highway 417 expansion in Ottawa enters second and final stage of construction

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Highway 417 expansion project to be completed by fall 2015. Project details

The $206-million Highway 417 expansion project in Ottawa transitioned into the second and final stage of construction on July 11.

The second stage of construction will focus on rehabilitating the median, as well as replacing the Lees Avenue and Vanier Parkway bridges using rapid replacement construction techniques.

Stage 2 construction will require traffic lanes to be reconfigured from the inside lanes to the outside lanes. Beginning July...