Road Closures

Getting Around Ottawa – May 24 & 25

Navigating Ottawa during  Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend?
Use Waze or Google Maps as your navigation tools — road closures for the event have been added to both platforms. These apps will help you find the best routes and avoid delays.

Thank you for your patience as we celebrate runners from across Canada and beyond! We do our best to minimize inconvenience due to road closures for Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend events.

Use this interactive map to view when streets close and when they open up again.

 

Tips from the STO (Société de transport de l’Outaouais) for navigating the city during Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend.

Please note that significant detours will be in effect downtown Gatineau on Sunday, May 25th between approximately 6:00 am and 1:00 pm. Delays are therefore to be expected in Hull and Ottawa sectors. We invite you to allow extra time for your travels.

List of detours and service adjustments

For more information: sto.ca

 

List of road closures:

SATURDAY, MAY 24, 2025

  • Laurier Avenue between Metcalfe and Nicholas 11:00 am – 9:00 pm
  • Elgin Street northbound between Lisgar and Slater 11:00 am – 8:00 pm
  • Elgin Street between Catherine and Queen Elizabeth Driveway 3:30 pm – 8:45 pm
  • Elgin Street southbound between Wellington and Laurier 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
  • Elgin Street northbound, between Laurier and Wellington 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
  • Elgin Street between Lisgar and Gladstone 2:45 pm – 3:30 pm
  • Elgin Street between Lisgar and Catherine 6:15 pm – 7:30 pm
  • Queen Street between Elgin and Metcalfe 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
  • Frank Street between Elgin and Queen Elizabeth Driveway 2:30 pm – 3:45 pm
  • O’Connor between Laurier and Wellington 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
  • Wellington between Bank and MacKenzie/Colonel By Drive eastbound 1:30 pm – 5:00 pm
  • Lakeside 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
  • Lakeview 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
  • Bronson southbound between Lakeside and Colonel By Drive 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm (lane reductions)
  • Colonel By Drive between Daly and Hawthorne 2:30 pm – 8:00 pm
  • Colonel By Drive between Hawthorne and Bronson 3:00 pm – 8:30 pm
  • Hawthorne between Colonel By drive and Main 3:00 pm – 8:30 pm
  • Pretoria Bridge 3:30 pm – 8:45 pm
  • Catherine Between Elgin and Queen Elizabeth Driveway 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
  • Queen Elizabeth Drive between Somerset and Elgin 2:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Queen Elizabeth Drive between Elgin Street and Preston 3:00 pm – 8:30 pm

SUNDAY, MAY 25, 2025

  • Laurier Avenue between Elgin Street and Metcalfe 5:00 am – 10:00 am
  • Laurier Avenue between Nicholas and Elgin Street 5:00 am – 3:00 pm
  • Queen Elizabeth Drive between Lawrence Frieman and Laurier Ave 5:00 am – 6:00 pm
  • Queen Elizabeth Drive between Elgin Street and Somerset W. 6:00 am – 2:30 pm
  • Queen Elizabeth Drive between Elgin Street and Preston 6:00 am – 2:30 pm
  • Elgin Street n/b between Lisgar and Wellington 5:00 am – 10:30 am
  • Colonel By Drive between Rideau Street and Hog’s Back 6:00 am – 1:30 pm
  • Pretoria Bridge 6:00 am – 2:30 pm
  • Hawthorne Ave between Colonel By Drive and Main Street 6:00 am – 1:30 pm
  • Bronson s/b (1 lane only) between Colonel By Drive ramp and Lakeside 7:00 am – 1:30 pm
  • Lakeside (1 lane) from Bronson to Queen Elizabeth Drive 6:00 am – 1:30 pm
  • Kitchi Zibi Mikan Parkway between Vimy Place and Island Park 6:00 am – 11:15 am
  • Parkdale between Kitchi Zibi Mikan Parkway and Burnside 6:00 am – 11:15 am
  • Columbine Between Parkdale and Sir Frederic Banting Dr 6:15 am – 11:15 am
  • Tunney’s Pasture Drive Between Columbine and Yarrow Dr 6:15 am – 11:15 am
  • Golden Rod Between Columbine and KZM Access 6:15 am – 11:15 am
  • Booth between Albert and Wellington (local access only) 6:15am – 11:15 am
  • Wellington between Vimy Place and Rideau Street (e/b only) 6:00 am – 11:15 am
  • Wellington eastbound between Elgin Street and Colonel By Drive 6:30 am- 1:00 pm
  • Rideau Street westbound between Sussex Drive and Mackenzie Ave 7:00 am – 1:00 pm
  • MacKenzie Ave between Rideau Street and St. Patrick St 6:30 am – 12:00 pm
  • St Patrick St. between Parent Ave and Sussex Drive 6:00 am – 12:00 pm
  • Sussex Drive between Rideau Street and George Étienne Cartier Parkway 6:00 am – 12:00 pm
  • George Étienne Cartier Parkway between Princess and Birch Ave 6:45 am – 12:00 pm
  • Princess Ave between Sussex Drive and Lisgar 6:45 am – 12:00 pm
  • Lisgar between Dufferin and George Etienne Cartier Parkway  6:45 am – 1:30 pm
  • Acacia between SGEC and Coltrin 6:45 am – 12:00 pm
  • Coltrin between Acacia and Minto Place 6:45 am – 12:00 pm
  • Minto Place between Coltrin and Buena Vista 6:45 am – 12:00 pm
  • Buena Vista between Minto Place and Lisgar 6:45 am – 12:00 pm
  • Chaudiere Bridge 6:30 am – 11:15 am
  • Eddy between Chaudiere Bridge and Wellington 6:30 am – 11:15 am
  • Alexandre-Tache between Laurier and Scott 6:30 am – 11:15 am
  • Scott between Alexandre-Tache and Graham 6:30 am – 10:30 am
  • Lac Des Fees Parkway from Scott to des Allumetieres 6:30 am – 10:30 am
  • St-Jean Bosco 6:30 am – 11:00 am
  • Lois 6:30 am – 11:00 am
  • Montcalm 6:30 am – 11:15 am
  • Wellington from Montcalm to Eddy 11:30 am
  • Portage 6:30 am – 11:30 am
  • Hotel de Ville from Portage to Laurier 6:30 am – 11:30 am
  • Laurier from des Allumetieres to Courcelette 6:30 am – 11:30 am
  • Alexandra Bridge 6:30 am – 12:30 pm