Regional Road 174

Regional Road 174

Regional Road 174 is the name of the four-lane highway in eastern Ottawa that leads to the suburb of Orléans and beyond to Rockland, Hawkesbury and the Quebec border. It was originally part of Highway 17, but on April 1st 1997, the Ontario Conservative government of Mike Harris turned over responsibility to the municipalities. Until the opening of Highway 417, this was the main route between Ottawa and Montreal. At that time, the former Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton was given the responsibility over the new Regional Road 174. [http://www.ottawa.ca/calendar/ottawa/archives/rmoc/Transportation/01Oct97/Transfnl.pdf]

The segment between the Highway 417 junction to Trim Road is a 4-lane freeway with OC Transpo lanes in each direction from just east of Blair Road to Place d'Orleans. East of Trim Road, it becomes a 2-lane rural highway until the Prescott-Russell County Line which is named Prescott-Russell Road 17 until the eastern end at Highway 417 east of Hawkesbury. Over the past years, traffic between Highway 417 and Rockland became much heavier due to suburban growth in Orleans and Rockland leading to frequent congestion during peak hours. Meanwhile the eastern most portion of the road was regarded as dangerous due to several fatal accidents. In 2007, both provincial and federal government committed some fundings for the widening of Regional Road 174 between Trim Road and Rockland, although the widening construction project was still several years away. However, in April 2008, Ottawa City Council refused a $80 million funding for both provincial and federal governments citing it would not benefit to the City of Ottawa which would delay the construction indefinitely. [http://www.ottawa.ca/calendar/ottawa/citycouncil/trc/2008/04-16/ACS2008-PTE-PLA-0105.htm] [ [http://www.ctvottawa.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20080415/OTT_HIGHWAY174_MONEY_080414/20080415/?hub=OttawaHome CTV Ottawa | CTV News, Shows and Sports - Canadian Television ] ]

ee also

* Queensway (Ottawa)
* List of Ottawa, Ontario Roads

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