Parkway closures in Gatineau Park this weekend have been adjusted
due to the Grand Prix cycling event hosted by Ottawa Bicycle Club on
Saturday, July 14.
Here is the revised schedule for this weekend only:
Sat. July 14
restrictions: The "Loop" will be used for the Grand Prix until noon — please stay off this section
during that time. (The "Loop" = P8 to P9; the entire Fortune Pkwy;
Champlain Pkwy from the T intersection at Fortune Pkwy down to the
intersection with Gatineau Pkwy at "Mica"; Gatineau Pkwy from there back
to P8)
not restricted: Gatineau Pkwy
below the race course — i.e., between Mica and Gamelin. Please use this
area for your roller skiing, cycling, inline skating, boarding
activities.
So, yes, a different sort of
Saturday but not a lesser one, from our point of view. Thanks to the
NCC for reserving us space to roll.
Sun. July 15
Sunday
Bike Day as per usual. The whole parkway system is closed to vehicular
traffic from 7:00 until 11:00 a.m., and the North Loop (P8-P9) until
1:00. Courtesy of Alcatel-Lucent.
A reminder to all athletes and coaches that rollerskiers share the parkways with other users. Keeping recreational Parkway use without incident, safe, and enjoyable
for all users is critically important to its continued use by skiers for
dryland training. There should always
be room between you and the yellow line for an overtaking cyclist or
roller skier; the overtaking traffic should not have to veer into
the oncoming lane to get by.
Please follow these safe rollerskiing guidelines.
Enjoy the weekend!
Please follow these safe rollerskiing guidelines.
Enjoy the weekend!
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