Robertson Road

The route west of the old CP Rail trestle (now the Trans Canada Trail) passes through the Greenbelt and is designated as a high risk deer collision corridor.

Numerous attempts have been made to reduce the risk, including reflective markers along the shoulder on each side of the road.

New storm sewers were installed and Robertson was widened from four lanes to six to ease peak period congestion.

[3] On 13 April 2011, Ottawa City Council voted to rename Robertson Road and a portion of Richmond Road after the late Cyril Lloyd Francis, a land speculator, former Liberal Member of Parliament and former Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada.

[5] Strong opposition from local residents and business [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] eventually led to Ottawa City Council voting to rescind the decision and voting instead to extend the Robertson Road name east to Baseline Road instead, renaming only the portion of Richmond Road in Bells Corners.