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Controlled-access highway in Ottawa
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
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Route description
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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.
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History
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Until 1997, Airport Parkway was maintained by the federal government of Canada under the jurisdiction of the
National Capital Commission
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Juno Beach Memorial Bridge
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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.
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Future
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The road has had 300 collisions and three fatalities since 2000, making it the focus of future improvements.
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There has been some discussing in twinning it to a four-lane expressway or freeway, although those discussions have stalled due to local controversy.
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Exit list
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The following is a list of exits along Airport Parkway. Some exits on Bronson Avenue are also included.
Airport Parkway Exit list
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To
Downtown Ottawa
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Bronson Avenue continues as undivided 4-lane arterial road to
Queensway
and
Downtown Ottawa
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Queen Elizabeth Driveway
overpass
Becomes six-lane expressway
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Rideau Canal
bridge
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8
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Colonel By Drive
, Bronson Place
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Campus Avenue/Sunnyside Avenue to
Carleton University
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At-grade signalized intersection
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Brewer Way, to
Brewer Park
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At-grade signalized intersection
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G. Dunbar Bridge over
Rideau River
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7B
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Riverside Drive
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Ottawa Route 19
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From NB, use Heron Road off-ramp to access Riverside Drive; Becomes four-lane expressway
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7A
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Heron Road
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Ottawa Route 16
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Exits only, no entrances; NB ramp also provides access to Riverside Drive; No NB to EB access
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O-Train
Trillium Line
overpass
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6
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Brookfield Road
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Ottawa Route 51
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Becomes two-lane expressway
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Railway underpass
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5
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Walkley Road
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Ottawa Route 74
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NB exit and SB entrance only
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Railway underpass
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Hunt Club Road
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Ottawa Route 32
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1
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Alert Road, Lester Road, Uplands Drive
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Taxiway underpass
Becomes four-lane divided road
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Air Cargo Pvt/Airbus Pvt
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At-grade signalized intersection
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Ottawa Macdonald?Cartier International Airport
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Exit numbers are approximate kilometre posts; exits on the Airport Parkway aren't numbered.
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KML is from Wikidata
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