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Traffic was tied up Thursday morning as about 50 demonstrators blocked the entrance to the Department of National Defence complex on Carling Avenue at Moodie Drive.

Police said that the demonstration, which began about 6:15 a.m., was having an impact on morning traffic and that officers were on scene making sure the situation was safe.

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OC Transpo said that routes 66, 103 and 152 would not enter the Carling Campus due to the demonstration so buses would let passengers off on Moodie and Carling.

Meanwhile, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is slated to arrive in Ottawa Thursday morning in time for a noon meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Expect to see plenty of police and road closures on the convoy’s route from the airport downtown and delays around Parliament Hill.

There are a few tidbits of good news.

The Alexandra Bridge was supposed to close next month for a year-long repair project but Public Services and Procurement Canada has pushed the project back to July when work on the Portage Bridge is slated to have finished.

And the City of Ottawa’s traffic centre notes that the ramp from Highway 417 westbound to Carling and Kirkwood is open again.

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