Ottawa traffic: Eastbound Parkdale on-ramp will be closed for nearly the entire summer [Video]

Motorists in Ottawa will soon need to brace for a significant road closure affecting the eastbound on-ramp at Parkdale for almost four months this summer.

Despite the inconvenience, some residents in the area are looking forward to the new construction.

“Rush hour used to be at a certain time. Now it’s all the time,” said Jim McHugh, a long-time resident living next to the Parkdale on-ramp.

Significant road closures affecting the Highway 417 eastbound on-ramp and off-ramp at Parkdale Ave. in Ottawa, Ont. (CTV News Ottawa)

McHugh has lived next to the on-ramp for over two decades and has somewhat grown accustomed to the noise.

“We don’t hear the traffic anymore after 25 years. The only thing we hear are the motorcycles. And they’re bad,” he added.

However, in just under two weeks, all that noisy traffic will disappear as the Parkdale on-ramp is set to close for construction from …