Highway 417 reopened after Booth Street bridge replacement

A five-kilometre stretch of Highway 417 in central Ottawa has reopened in both directions after the replacement of the bridge at Booth Street.

All eastbound and westbound lanes of the major cross-town artery were closed between Metcalfe Street and Carling/Kirkwood avenues at 8 p.m. on Aug. 11, and remained closed until early Monday morning.

Gradual lane reductions and ramp closures began at 7 p.m. Thursday.

Westbound on-ramps at O'Connor, Rochester and Parkdale, and eastbound on-ramps at Maitland, Carling/Kirkwood and Parkdale were also closed, along with westbound ramps at Bronson and Rochester.

Here's a list of other road closures related to the Queensway project:

• Booth Street between Daniel McCann and Arlington streets. Booth will remain closed until Aug. 25.
• Raymond Street between Lebreton Street N. and Rochester Street. The segment between Lebreton and Booth Street is scheduled to reopen on Aug. 25. The segment between Booth and Rochester won't reopen until Oct. 30.
• Raymond Street westbound was closed at Bronson Avenue but reopened Monday.
• Rochester Street was also closed between Gladstone Avenue and Aberdeen Street and has reopened.

Detours were in place.

The closure was required to replace the bridge over Booth Street.