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Woodroffe Avenue

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257:, Woodroffe Avenue is mostly a four-lane arterial road (the section north of Fallowfield being more rural). The speed limit is 80 km/h (50 mph) for the most part, with a short section at 70 km/h (43 mph). South of Strandherd Drive, it is still a two-lane road with a speed limit of 80 km/h, however it may decrease in the future with the continuous growth of traffic in the area. 82: 25: 260:
In 2002, a project was announced to widen Woodroffe Avenue from two to four lanes between Fallowfield Park and Ride and Black Rapids Creek. However, it was discovered that there is a rare underground rock formation that would double the cost of the project. It was widened as far south as Longfields
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The geometrics and design of Woodroffe Avenue change rapidly from section to section. The northernmost section north of Carling is mostly a two-lane minor arterial road, which becomes a four-lane principal arterial road south of Carling Avenue as far as Baseline Road. These sections have a speed
249:, it was quite narrow and very congested as it was a two-lane rural road heading towards Barrhaven. However, the road was recently widened to four lanes to improve traffic flow between Hunt Club Road and Fallowfield Road. A new section of the Transitway was recently built alongside this road. 240:
Woodroffe Avenue has a few unusual features. First, it changes alignment significantly at Carling Avenue, requiring a couple of turns. Second, the middle section south of Baseline Road includes dedicated bus lanes as it incorporates the Southwest
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limit of 50 km/h (31 mph). From Baseline Road to south of Hunt Club Road, Woodroffe Avenue is a four to six-lane principal arterial (plus bus lanes on each side) with a speed limit of 60 km/h (37 mph). From Hunt Club Road to
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contains a mix of homes and a number of public institutions. This includes Our Lady Of Fatima Catholic Church, Woodroffe Avenue United Church, Woodroffe Avenue Public School, and the Carlingwood branch of the
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Avenue. Another section from Longfields to south of Strandherd Road was widened during the summer of 2007 in conjunction with the widening of the latter from Riocan Marketplace to Crestway Avenue.
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In 2016, Woodroffe Avenue was dead-ended at the south end to remove a dangerous intersection with Prince of Wales Drive. Access to Woodroffe Avenue from the south is now via Strandherd Drive.
224:, serving as the main street of that bedroom community. South of Barrhaven it again goes through some semi-rural areas, before ending just short of 365: 294: 767: 173:. This portion of the road is home to St. Paul's Presbyterian Church and D. Roy Kennedy Public School. At Baseline Road the road runs past 386: 182: 68: 35: 201: 414: 91: 225: 121: 194: 141: 739: 528: 212:, Woodroffe Avenue passes through mainly suburban residential areas and south of Hunt Club Road it passes through the 50: 683: 358: 209: 46: 747: 254: 804: 772: 673: 643: 613: 608: 588: 573: 548: 423: 145: 598: 578: 374: 246: 623: 543: 443: 178: 113: 169:. South of Carling Avenue the avenue is considerably busier, especially around the intersection with the 633: 593: 583: 493: 351: 162: 523: 438: 428: 242: 508: 404: 399: 221: 213: 186: 170: 117: 714: 568: 757: 724: 719: 394: 285: 217: 174: 125: 784: 762: 752: 709: 648: 553: 498: 433: 166: 109: 310: 704: 663: 658: 563: 483: 137: 129: 618: 533: 513: 503: 478: 468: 458: 453: 157: 798: 729: 628: 603: 558: 488: 678: 653: 229: 190: 220:. After passing through a portion of the Greenbelt, Woodroffe Avenue runs through 538: 473: 81: 638: 518: 448: 668: 463: 101: 200: 378: 133: 105: 97: 165:. Near Carling Avenue, Woodroffe runs along the western edge of the 53:. Statements consisting only of original research should be removed. 343: 199: 181:
shopping plaza (which replaced Shoppers City West) and the closed
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Secondary Plan for the Woodroffe Community of the City of Nepean.
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Chart showing the major intersecting streets with Woodroffe
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The northern part of the road, from the Ottawa River to
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Nepean, Ontario Planning and Development Dept, 1981.
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Ottawa Road #15
Ottawa
Ontario
Canada
Kichi Zibi Mikan
Baseline Road
Barrhaven
Prince of Wales Drive
Manotick
Nepean
Ottawa
Via Rail
Fallowfield station
Fallowfield Road
Carling Avenue
Ottawa Public Library
Carlingwood Mall
Queensway
Algonquin College
College Square
Confederation High School
Ben Franklin Place
Centrepointe
Baseline Station

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