Barnsdale-416 Interchange Project

"The Barnsdale Interchange announcement is huge news for Barrhaven! Better residential access is critical to our continued growth, and this will unlock significant economic opportunity in South Ottawa."

What is the Barnsdale-416 Interchange Project?

The project seeks to install a 416 interchange at Barnsdale road, connecting commuters of Half Moon Bay, Quinn's Pointe, and Stonebridge with a key road infrastructure in Ottawa.

Currently, the only interchange in Barrhaven is at Fallowfield road. Other comparable suburban areas in Ottawa, like Kanata and Orleans, have multiple interchanges.

Who's involved?

The Government of Ontario maintains the highway infrastructure, therefore it naturally their project and will be funded and constructed through the province.

However, there have been numerous stakeholders involved at the municipal and provincial level in order to advocate for this at Queen's Park. 

I’m extremely proud that my office was able to coordinate a significant partner push to showcase that this important project needed funding NOW to get building.

How we got here

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Fall 2022: A need for the project

Summer 2023: Advocating for a much-needed project

On Thursday I was able to present, along with the provincial Ministry of Transportation, regarding the need for a highway interchange at Barnsdale road. The city has advanced an Environmental Assessment and we are now awaiting funding from the provincial government - I will work tirelessly to advance this project on your behalf. See my comments at the youtube link below:

Fall 2023: Ensuring our community fire services and first responders have quality access to highway emergencies

Spring 2024: A huge win for Barrhaven commuters

Big News! The province has agreed to prioritize and fund the Barnsdale-416 interchange! See this video for my comments at the announcement and the media commentaries from CBC here, on CTV evening news & video segment here, and the Government of Ontario press release here.  I have heard from many of you that we need to better balance our infrastructure investments with residential growth.  I have said that I would advocate on this and am doing everything that I can to improve our situation.  Getting the $20M additional Greenbank realignment allocation and now the Barnsdale Interchange will greatly improve the traffic concerns in the Stonebridge/Half Moon Bay areas.  There remains much to do, but I am very pleased with the progress that we are making.

Project updates

Can be found here.