Committee approves investments in transportation infrastructure and efforts to build climate resiliency

The Transportation Committee today approved its portion of Draft Budget 2025, which calls for a capital investment of $480.2 million to renew and grow transportation infrastructure, including roads, bridges, sidewalks, pathways, culverts, vehicles and enhanced traffic measures. As part of these investments, the City would commit $174.9 million for projects that reduce greenhouse gases and $143.7 million for projects that build climate resiliency. Highlights include:

• $184.6 million for integrated road, water and sewer projects
• $69.5 million for road resurfacing
• $34.8 million for transportation bridges and structures
• $28.6 million to continue transitioning Ottawa’s fleet to electric, hybrid and low-emission vehicles
• $14.2 million for sidewalks and pathways
• $13.6 million for pavement preservation
• $400,000 to implement additional bike parking programs and infrastructure, including secure bike lockers

The City would increase its winter operations budget by $2.8 million to $95.3 million. The budget also includes investments to keep our roads safe, including:

• $18 million for the implementation of safety initiatives which align with the City’s Strategic Road Safety Action Plan
• $7.7 million for new traffic control devices such as signals and roundabouts
• $2.9 million for automated speed enforcement cameras, with revenues reinvested to help support the Strategic Road Safety Action Plan.
• $250,000 for new streetlights
• $87,500 per ward for ward-specific temporary traffic-calming measures
• $1.5 million for citywide permanent traffic-calming measures

The Committee also approved the implementation plan for the Strategic Road Safety Action Plan for 2025. Next year, the $18 million will be invested in road safety initiatives, helping with construction required for safety improvements on Ottawa’s roads. Initiatives for 2025 include implementation of:

• 24 new automated speed enforcement cameras, including 20 near schools and four pilot locations in rural villages
• Pedestrian safety improvements
• Cycling safety enhancements at intersections
• Rural skewed-intersection modifications
• Pedestrian crossovers and new traffic control devices
• Protected left-turn phasing at up to five locations
• Additional traffic calming measures in school areas

The report details the effectiveness of automated speed enforcement. Data shows that the longer that speed cameras are in place, the more drivers obey the speed limit and the fewer instances of drivers traveling more than 15 kilometre per hour above the posted limit. Work continues to focus on reducing severe and fatal injury collisions.  Items considered at this meeting will rise to Council on Wednesday, December 11. For more information on City programs and services, visit ottawa.ca, call 3-1-1 (TTY: 613-580-2401) or 613-580-2400 to contact the City using Canada Video Relay Service. You can also connect with us through Facebook, X (Twitter) and Instagram. Related topics

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