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Sep 21 min read

Barrhaven residents want faster solution to dangerous bridge over Jock River

Katelyn Wilson | CTV News



Residents in Ottawa’s south end say a bridge they use to access their community is dangerous and a solution to fix it is still years away.


For Sandra Hamilton, navigating the narrow bridge that spans the Jock River in Barrhaven’s Half Moon Bay community is a nightmare.


"It is congestion, it is dangerous, we’ve seen numerous accidents ourselves personally on this bridge as we were driving," said the Half Moon Bay resident.


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Area city councillor David Hill says it’s the number one complaint he hears from residents in the community.


He says the plan to realign Greenbank Road and build a new bridge over the river has been in the works for more than a decade but was placed on the backburner because of other priorities.



"I think a real frustrating factor a lot of people that live here have is that they were under the impression when they bought their homes in 2007, 2008, that this was going to happen within five or six years," said Hill.


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