Bronson Avenue & Gladstone Update

A short while ago we blogged about the construction on Bronson Avenue in Ottawa. The construction caused significant traffic problems as entire sections and intersections became impassable. The City of Ottawa, partly in response to complaints, stepped up the pace of construction to allow more orderly flow of traffic. As a result the City of Ottawa has announced that the intersection of Bronson Avenue and Gladstone Avenue will open to east-west traffic starting at noon on Friday, August 31, 2012. Hopefully this will allow people to get a little closer to the area with their vehicles. As many of you know, the merchants on Bronson have been suffering terribly throughout this summer and there is a lot more construction to come. Note that access along Bronson Avenue during the construction is being maintained for pedestrians and wheelchair users. If you are able to patronize the businesses, especially during this time, it would be appreciated. Certainly the partners at Quinn Thiele Mineault Grodzki LLP, personal injury lawyers Ottawa, are trying to take regular walks over to the area to support the local business owners.

BRONSON AVENUE RECONSTRUCTION

Perhaps the recent complaints in various media have made a difference. Bronson Avenue in Ottawa has been undergoing a complete reconstruction and has been impassable for months. The work includes replacement of water and sewer pipes as well as improvement of the street with the installation of a signalized crosswalk to improve pedestrian safety. The City of Ottawa has announced that the working hours on this project are now being extended to include Saturdays between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m.. This will continue until December 2012. At Quinn Thiele Mineault Grodzki LLP, personal injury lawyers Ottawa, we have taken note of the construction work on Bronson and are hopeful that this reconstruction work along with some design changes will result in a safer street. Bronson has become a heavily used and fast artery. As many others in the community using Bronson, it was apparent that entering Bronson from the side streets was increasingly difficult and certainly there seems to have been an increase of collisions between cars and bicycles. With this reconstruction and another signalized intersection we can hope that the street is becomes safer.