Strandherd Drive

With the introduction of Highway 416 and the growth of Longfields and Chapman Mills, Strandherd Drive has been realigned and has seen an increase in traffic.

Initial plans for the bridge included a Light Rail track as a part of an O-Train extension to Barrhaven, but this project was canceled in 2006.

[1] The federal government with in lead Nepean—Carleton MP Pierre Poilievre announced $35 million in funding for the project but the majority of the Ottawa City Council refused the funding as it was money coming from a previous $200-million Liberal government announcement in 2004 for the light-rail extension.

Despite the cancellation, then President of the Treasury Board John Baird left the money available for future transit projects.

The Ontario government refused to pledge money as it did not, after the light-rail cancellation, include a rapid-transit corridor or lane.