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The City of Ottawa has announced specifics about a massive amount of construction work on Elgin Street that will lead to two years of traffic and delays in the downtown core.

Beginning Monday, March 12, traffic on Elgin Street, from McLeod Street to Waverley Street, will be reduced to one lane in each direction, to accommodate the first phase of Bell Canada infrastructure upgrades in the area.

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The work by Bell, to replace aged telephone and internet lines, will last approximately eight weeks, into the first week of May.

As part of the traffic disruptions, parking will be prohibited on Elgin Street, from McLeod Street to Waverley Street, and on Frank Street, from Elgin Street to Metcalfe Street as work commences.

Frank Street will temporarily become a two-way road between Elgin Street and Metcalfe Street. Access to Jack Purcell Lane will be maintained at all times.

The west side of the Gladstone Avenue and Elgin Street intersection will be reduced to one lane in each direction.