Road Closures

Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend
Saturday, May 23 & Sunday, May 24, 2026

Temporary road closures will be in place across Ottawa and Gatineau. Access will be limited during peak race hours, and delays should be expected.

Emergency services access will be maintained at all times. Ottawa Police Service officers will be present at major intersections to assist with traffic flow and crossings.

View the interactive map by following this link.

 

SATURDAY, MAY 23, 2026

  • 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 QED – 3:30–8:45 pm
  • Elgin Street southbound between Wellington and Laurier – 1:30–4:30 pm
  • Elgin Street northbound, between Laurier and Wellington – 1:30–4:30 pm
  • Elgin Street between Lisgar and Gladstone- 2:45-3:30 pm
  • Elgin Street between Lisgar and Catherine- 6:15-7:30 pm
  • Queen Street between Elgin and O’Connor- 1:30–4:30 pm
  • Frank Street between Elgin and QED- 2:30-3:45 pm
  • O’Connor between Queen and Wellington-  3:30-5:00pm
  • Wellington between Bank and MacKenzie/Colonel By Drive eastbound – 1:30–5:00 pm
  • Lakeside – 5:30–8:00 pm
  • Lakeview- 5:30-8:00 pm
  • Bronson southbound between Lakeside and Col. By – 5:00–8:00 pm (lane reductions)
  • Colonel By Drive between Daly and Hawthorne – 2:30–8:00 pm
  • Colonel By Drive between Hawthorne and Bronson- 3:00–8:30 pm
  • Hawthorne between Colonel By drive and Main- 3:00–8:30 pm
  • Pretoria Bridge- 3:30–8:45 pm
  • Mackenzie ave between Murray and Rideau – 3:30pm to 5pm
  • Catherine Between Elgin and QED – 6:00 – 8:00pm
  • Queen Elizabeth Drive between Somerset and Elgin-  2:00–9:00 pm
  • Queen Elizabeth Drive between Elgin and Preston – 3:00–8:30 pm

SUNDAY, MAY 24, 2026

  • Laurier Avenue between Elgin St and Metcalfe Ave – 5:00–10:00 am
  • Laurier Avenue between Nicholas St and Elgin St – 5:00 am–3:00 pm
  • Queen Elizabeth Drive between Lawrence Frieman & Laurier Ave – 5:00 am–6:00 pm
  • Queen Elizabeth Drive between Elgin St and Somerset W. – 6:00 am – 2:30 pm
  • Queen Elizabeth Drive between Elgin and Preston – 6:00am–2:30 pm
  • Elgin St n/b between Gloucester and Wellington St– 5:00 -10:30 am
  • Colonel By Drive between Rideau St and Hog’s Back – 6:00am -1:30pm
  • Pretoria Bridge – 6:00am – 2:30pm
  • Portage Bridge – 6:00am – 10:30am
  • Hawthorne Ave between Colonel By Drive and Main St- 6:00am –1:30 pm
  • Bronson s/b (1 lane only) between Colonel By ramp and Lakeside- 7:00 am – 1:30pm
  • Lakeside (1 lane) from Bronson to Queen Elizabeth Drive – 6:00am – 1:30pm 
  • 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 and 11:15 am
  • Colombine between Parkdale and Sir Frederic Banting Dr– 6:15 am and 11:15 am
  • Tunney’s Pasture Drive Between Columbine and Yarrow Dr– 6:15 am and 11:15 am
  • Goldenrod between Colombine and KZM Access– 6:15 am and 11:15 am
  • Booth St. between Albert St and Wellington St (local access only) – 6:15am – 11:15am
  • Wellington St between Vimy Place and Rideau St– 6:00am – 11:15am
  • Wellington Street eastbound between Elgin and Colonel By Drive– 6:30 am–1:00 pm
  • Rideau St between Sussex Dr. and Mackenzie Ave – 7:00 am–1:00 pm
  • MacKenzie Ave between Rideau St and St Patrick St- 6:30 am – 12:00 pm
  • St Patrick St between Parent Ave and Sussex Dr – 6:00 am–12:00 pm
  • Sussex Drive between Rideau St 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 Road – 6:45 am–12:00 pm
  • Lisgar Road 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 Road 6:45 am – 12:00 pm

Gatineau

  • 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- 6:30 – 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