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It’s the first morning of an unprecedented time for getting around the region.

The City of Ottawa’s traffic centre warning of possible disruptions and delays due to COVID-19 checkpoints at the Champlain, Chaudière, Portage, Alexandra and Macdonald-Cartier bridges between Ottawa and Gatineau and to the Cumberland-Masson Ferry.

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The checkpoints are informational, for now, and will not be out 24/7, said theSûreté du Québec and Gatineau police, who are directing traffic.

“Duration unknown,” said the Ottawa traffic centre Thursday morning after Quebec enacted new travel restrictions aimed at fighting the spread of the virus.

Gatineau’s bus service, however, said that its operations are not affected.

“There is no impact on us for now,” the transit service tweeted. “We continue our service on both sides of the river.”

City police report their selective traffic enforcement program will be focussing on unsafe vehicles, heavy trucks and cycling safety for the month of April.