ontario highway commonly referred series highway canadian province ontario connects montreal ottawa backbone transportation system ottawa forms road east trim road west highway highway extends quebec border near continues westward highway aside urban section ottawa highway passes farmland dominates fertile ottawa valley ottawa built grand plan city later reconstructed present form 1980s eastern section gloucester quebec border opened preparation montreal olympics sections west ottawa construction mid-1970s latest section bypassing opening november route description controlled access highway traverses lower ottawa valley upper bypassing generally lane highway providing high speed connection montreal ottawa freeway gradually extended northwest ottawa alongside old highway current terminus highway currently interchanges quebec border planned highway extended westward unlike highways ontario north_america exits numbered east west significant portion highway rural lane freeway divided grass median section urban ottawa busy commuter route wide lanes portion route interchange east split large way interchange highway ottawa regional road known formally indication appears signage quebec ottawa begins border provinces ontario quebec east lane freeway continues route proceeds west alignment highway served replace passes forested agricultural landscape route ottawa serving communities approximately route curves southwest ramps provide access westbound lanes road county road eastbound lanes highway route later meets southern terminus highway exit continuing southwest route boundary nation eventually encountering northern terminus highway built connect highway cornwall east point freeway enters nation boundary crossing rail line route south curves west exit county road roughly parallels rail line kilometres north freeway significant bypass communities served county road near man forest planted created result clear cutting 19th century exit highway enters city ottawa surroundings remain unchanged exit road near route abruptly west crosses enters suburbs ottawa interchange divides countryside south east city north west freeway merges large multi level interchange known locally split curving west downtown ottawa interchange provides access aviation parkway westbound parkway eastbound highway ottawa extends east passes south downtown central ottawa west major interchanges anchor end section east highway south montreal split continues east ottawa regional road aviation parkway branches north west highway travels south core section lanes wide freeway elevated central portions route providing views downtown north section constructed canadian national railway route central ottawa downtown lay north highway residential including south richmond road interchange original western terminus sides freeway lined residential subdivisions march road drive west blair road place east bus shoulder rapid transit network closely spaced exits serve downtown core ottawa including nicholas street street designated provincial highways recently highway west highway west interchange freeway enters suburb independent city formation new city ottawa travels east west direction exit route encounters eastern terminus highway travels southwest ontario provides alternative route highway highway makes broad degree curve north meet bypass highway ottawa regional road bypass built mid-1960s bypass existing highway communities highway lies east highway bypass built lane road control access avoiding existing properties easily upgrade freeway north highway travels straight line parallel old highway far curves cross divided freeway ends east campbell drive northwest town history initially constructed connection existing quebec constructed advance expo opening december designation applied west interchange freeways construction driven plan produced direction prime minister late 1940s corresponding king early world war halted plans reaching fruition time following war contacted expertise requested arrived october began working immediately plan came known released presented house_of_commons plan called complete reorganization ottawa road rail network included numerous east west expressway canadian national railway line rail lines removed construction new expressway got underway visited ottawa open session 23rd parliament october queen detonated dynamite charges bridge highway crosses formally dedicated new project ceremony premier indicated entire project cost million emphasized importance link constructed phases opening independently phase riverside drive east highway montreal road phase highway highway richmond road avenue phase avenue connor street phase connor street crossing canal phase opened traffic november extending western ottawa phase opened year later october central section presented greatest challenge embankment built create grade addition structures canal river required years construction majority phase opened completing avenue interchange extending freeway far months later september short complicated section east connor street opened left phase central section opened segments november structures canal opened traffic time westbound lanes extended concord street located west nicholas street interchange interchange opened january allowing travel directions canal final segment linking section placed service october following highway designation applied old routing renumbered highway new freeway planning underway new freeway run east ottawa connecting provide high speed route montreal highway closely following shore dangerous narrow accident prone earning nickname killer strip awarding summer olympics montreal resulted accelerated construction schedule anticipated high volume traffic travelling corridor ottawa montreal games contracts construct new route opened bidding november construction began starting base line road road proceeding easterly new freeway built continuous construction program following years opening progressively segment roadway completed segment road road near opened september end month easternmost highway converted divided freeway construction progressing remainder route october section freeway opened july minister transportation communications opened section highway road section highland road highway opened november connecting existing section leading quebec border final segment new route connecting section east opened traffic december cost entire eastern segment million million dollars extensions expansions west ottawa planning got underway continuation extension designed connect bypass portion highway designed bypass old route known marathon opened november interchange connection highway prior completion section freeway highway followed avenue march road ottawa west construction began west end ottawa october short extension completed including realignment road continuity north south highway following year freeway extended march road construction halted eastern edge years study conducted merits building highway trench established city time construction began future highway interchange work began lane connections highway highway junction west time completion ottawa quebec section freeway designated highway west split completion study early work began build route city centre depressed grade result crossings section pass freeway early western extension opened traffic providing lanes richmond road highway legs interchange initially constructed lane undivided roads remained decade 1980s work highway shifted extensions expansions ottawa initially lane route separated wide grass median expanded lanes paved shoulders centre mounted lighting beginning reduce weaving exit kent street removed work expansion lane highway west interchange highway got underway section renumbered construction progressed westward construction saw second lane roadway built parallel existing route create divided freeway process known highway reached march road new contracts continue process northward construction awarded contract section north road december february officially announced highway extended years contract build freeway north road south early work completed extension opened traffic september concurrent highway ottawa interchange upgraded support divided traffic flows new ramp built connecting westbound westbound highway construction began august opened june highway expansion construction twin bypass portion highway included new interchange white lake road began spring bypass originally built number upgrades highway ottawa intended directing traffic downtown designed eventual upgrade divided freeway major structure project second crossing work completed late new section opened november cost million million projected highway widened lanes lanes drive including lanes lanes lanes road highway work westbound lanes completed late october eastbound lanes completed mid november highway recently expanded lanes drive road march road relieve congestion especially events occur future plans extend highway westerly existing route lane freeway currently merges highway route planning completed bypass east area second phase extension built phase section extension past campbell drive drive northwest construction june scheduled completed phases total kilometres drive point kilometres west planning construction efforts upgrade highway east prompted speculation highway continue extended west comprehensive conversion plan announced date spearheaded petition entire highway marie similar campaign previously undertaken caucus colleague extension highway federal member parliament advocated highway ottawa valley ultimately entire length highway widening project recently completed nicholas street ottawa road segment widened lanes lanes construction began completed time additional pair lanes bus lanes temporarily point general traffic lanes exit list following table lists major junctions highway noted unlike highways ontario highway measured east west table 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Ontario Highway 417