Conroy Road (Ottawa)
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Conroy Road is a road in the City of Ottawa
, Ontario
, Canada
. It runs from Walkley Road
in the north to Bank Street
in the south. Conroy Road forms the eastern fringe of the neighbourhood of Blossom Park, Ontario
and ends in the community of Kemp Park, Ontario. Conroy Road is home to Pine Grove Forest and the Conroy Pit (see Greenbelt
), owned by the National Capital Commission
. Conroy Road has recently expanded, and divided between Walkley Road and Hunt Club Road
due to residential expansion in Ottawa's south end. The intersection of Conroy and Walkley may be the sothern terminus of the controversial Alta Vista Parkway. Conroy Road is also known as Ottawa Road #125.
This road may be widened in the future due to rapid growth in the south end of the city. In this case, the whole route may be widened to 6 lanes including 2 HOV lanes between Walkley and Hunt Club and 4 lanes between Hunt Club and Bank Street.
Ottawa
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, Ontario
Ontario
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, Canada
Canada
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. It runs from Walkley Road
Walkley Road
Walkley Road is a major road in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It runs from Riverside Drive to Ramseyville Road . It is mostly a 4-lane divided road which runs through both residential and industrial areas of the southern part of urban Ottawa.-External link/Reference:*...
in the north to Bank Street
Bank Street (Ottawa)
Bank Street is the major north-south road in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It runs south from Wellington Street in downtown Ottawa, south through the neighbourhoods of Centretown, The Glebe, Old Ottawa South, Alta Vista, Hunt Club, and then through the villages of Blossom Park, Leitrim, South...
in the south. Conroy Road forms the eastern fringe of the neighbourhood of Blossom Park, Ontario
Blossom Park, Ontario
Blossom Park is a suburban community located in the south-end of the city of Ottawa, Ontario. It is considered an outer-suburb of the city. Before the 2001 city of Ottawa amalgamation it was a suburb of the city of Gloucester.Population : 12,361....
and ends in the community of Kemp Park, Ontario. Conroy Road is home to Pine Grove Forest and the Conroy Pit (see Greenbelt
Greenbelt (Ottawa)
The Greenbelt is a crescent of land within the present-day boundaries of the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, in which real estate development is strictly controlled. It begins at Shirleys Bay in the west and extends to Green's Creek in the east...
), owned by the National Capital Commission
National Capital Commission
The National Capital Commission , is a Canadian Crown corporation that administers the federally owned lands and buildings in Canada's National Capital Region, including Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec.The NCC was created in 1959, replacing the Federal District Commission , which had been...
. Conroy Road has recently expanded, and divided between Walkley Road and Hunt Club Road
Hunt Club Road (Ottawa)
Hunt Club Road also known as Ottawa Road #32, is a major east-west route in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Hunt Club originally ran from Albion Road to Riverside Drive, but was extended east to Hawthorne Road in the late 1980s. The section between Bank Street and Riverside Drive, originally only one lane...
due to residential expansion in Ottawa's south end. The intersection of Conroy and Walkley may be the sothern terminus of the controversial Alta Vista Parkway. Conroy Road is also known as Ottawa Road #125.
This road may be widened in the future due to rapid growth in the south end of the city. In this case, the whole route may be widened to 6 lanes including 2 HOV lanes between Walkley and Hunt Club and 4 lanes between Hunt Club and Bank Street.