Progress

The Ottawa Hospital’s new campus will be built on a 50-acre site bordered by Carling Avenue, Preston Street, and Prince of Wales Drive, near Dow’s Lake in Ottawa.

In February 2024, The Ottawa Hospital (TOH) and Infrastructure Ontario (IO) signed a Development Phase Agreement where TOH, IO, The Ottawa Hospital Build Partners and the Ontario Ministry of Health will work collaboratively to finalize the design, pricing and schedule of what will become one of Canada’s most modern, accessible and sustainable academic and acute care hospitals. 

Construction on the new campus site is moving ahead well. Crews have been installing large precast concrete elements on the east side of the parking garage, near Preston Street and Prince of Wales Drive.

Some upcoming work on the parking garage will require access to the Trillium Line LRT trench. Construction crews will endeavor to complete as much work as possible during regular hours. However, some City-approved overnight work will be required in the next few weeks. Crews will make every possible effort to limit noise overnight.

Work has begun on civil works, including utilities, on the site where the main hospital will be built.

Work is also underway on the intersection at Carling Ave. and Champagne Ave, where there will be an entrance into the new campus. The majority of the updates are planned to be completed before the new year. Some seasonal work will carry into the spring of 2025.

From Monday, Nov. 25 to Friday, Dec. 13, Champagne Ave. will be closed at Carling Ave. All buildings on Champagne Ave. and the parking lot at Champagne and Carling avenues will remain accessible via Hickory St., one block north of Carling Ave. The detour will be clearly signed.

Throughout the project, TOH is working closely with arborists to preserve as many trees as possible. Because some trees will have to be removed due to construction, a tree conservation plan was developed with input by arborists and in consultation with the City of Ottawa and the National Capital Commission and with TOH’s master site plan approved by the City of Ottawa.  

New Campus Development Milestones