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Ottawa Proposed Transportation Master Plan (TMP) Summary - July 2025

Posted on July 25, 2025 by Jai Patel

Purpose:

The TMP is Ottawa’s long-term strategy (to 2046) to guide the development of its transportation system—transit, roads, cycling, and walking—in alignment with population growth, intensification, climate, and mobility goals.

A. Transit Projects

Project Name	Location	Description
Stage 3 O-Train (Barrhaven)	Baseline to Barrhaven Town Centre	LRT extension with 7 stations
Stage 3 O-Train (Kanata-Stittsville)	Moodie to Hazeldean	LRT extension westward
Baseline–Heron Transitway	Bayshore to Heron Gate	Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
Cumberland Transitway	Blair to Chapel Hill / Orleans	BRT along Innes & Blackburn Hamlet Bypass
Kanata North Transitway	Eagleson to Terry Fox	New BRT corridor in tech/business park area
South Transitway	Greenboro to South Keys	Expansion and capacity improvement
Southwest Transitway	Baseline to Barrhaven Centre	Median transit lanes integrated with road projects
Heron–Walkley Transitway	Heron to Walkley	Dedicated BRT corridor serving employment areas
Carling Avenue Bus Lanes	Lincoln Fields to Sherwood	Continuous bus lanes for faster service
Blair Road Bus Lanes	Blair Station to Cumberland Transitway	Continuous priority lanes
St-Laurent Bus Lanes	Innes to St-Laurent Station	Supports east-end ridership corridors
Montreal Road Bus Lanes	St-Laurent to Blair	Alleviates transit delays
Merivale Road Bus Lanes	Viewmount to Slack	Priority lanes in mixed traffic zone
Conroy Road Bus Lanes	South Ottawa	Serves Findlay Creek and Tewin

B. Road Projects – Priority Road Network

Phase 1 (2025–2037)

Project Name	Location	Description
Robert Grant Avenue Extension	Fernbank to Hazeldean	New arterial road to support Stittsville growth
Greenbank Realignment	South of Strandherd	Road and transit upgrade removing rail crossing
Airport Parkway Widening	Brookfield to Hunt Club	From 2 to 4 lanes
Earl Grey Drive Extension	Terry Fox area	Improves local connectivity
Navan Road Widening	Mer Bleue to Renaud	2 to 4 lanes for east-end growth
Innes Road Widening	Blackburn Hamlet Bypass area	Capacity improvements
Fallowfield Urbanization	Barrhaven	Sidewalks, lighting, cycling
Leitrim Road Widening	Albion to Bank	East-west corridor expansion
March Road Widening	Morgan's Grant to Old Carp	Supports Kanata North employment corridor
Hunt Club Road Widening	Conroy to Bank	Major arterial expansion

Phase 2 (2037–2046)

Project Name	Location	Description
Prince of Wales Drive Widening	Fisher to Hunt Club	Road expansion to serve growing southern suburbs
Innes–Walkley–Hunt Club Connector	East Ottawa	New east-west road connection across the Greenbelt
Huntmar Drive Urbanization	Hazeldean to Campeau	Improved road standards and facilities
Hazeldean Road Widening	Carp to Eagleson	2 to 4 lanes
Trim Road Urbanization	Innes to Navan	Urban standards for future LRT corridor
Jockvale Road Urbanization	South Barrhaven	Upgrade to complete street
Bankfield Road Widening	South Rural	Capacity increase
Barnsdale Road Urbanization	South Barrhaven	Sidewalks, cycling infrastructure
Albion Road Urbanization	Leitrim to Mitch Owens	Complete street improvements

C. Park-and-Ride Transit Facilities

Location	Type	Description
North Gower	New	Supports rural commuter access
Navan	New	East-end transit access
Vars	New	Rural facility
Dunrobin	New	Supports West Carleton
Kanata South	Expansion/New	Improves suburban access
East Barrhaven	Expansion	Near future O-Train extension
Terry Fox Station	TOD Redevelopment	May be converted to mixed-use housing
Place d’Orléans Station	TOD Redevelopment	Near high-frequency BRT routes
Millennium Station	TOD Redevelopment	Identified for future urban intensification