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Mayor Jim Watson sent a memorandum to councillors on Friday afternoon outlining new measures to decongest the traffic in Ottawa’s downtown core.

The new Downtown Mobility Plan is a response to worse-than-normal congestion in Centretown, due to construction projects on Elgin St., Portage Bridge, Highways 5 and 50 in Gatineau, and the ongoing closure of Chaudière Bridge. The measures will come into effect on June 10 and last for two weeks.

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During that period, police and and City personnel will more aggressively go after illegally parked cars and traffic infractions in an effort to keep the flow of traffic steady.

According to the memo, more police and traffic officers will be on patrol to catch traffic infractions, and tow trucks will be ready in “strategic locations” to remove vehicles that are parked where they shouldn’t be.

A traffic officer bike squad will patrol in targeted areas, and other personnel will be posted to high-use intersections during afternoon rush-hour times.