- Greenbank Road
Greenbank Road is a major north-south
road inOttawa ,Ontario that serves central Nepean and Barrhaven. From its northern terminus at the Queensway until its intersection with Jockvale Road, it is designated Ottawa Road #13.Greenbank Road is a continuation of Pinecrest Road (which starts at Carling Avenue) at its interchange with the Queensway. There are several stores near the Queensway, in a complex called
Pinecrest Shopping Centre which includes theIKEA superstore, aChapters book store, a Corbeil electronics store, aMichaels arts and crafts store, a Sears Home Decor, a Linen Chest decoration store as well as aStarbucks coffee shop.South of the shopping centre, there are several
apartment building s while heading south to Baseline Road. Greenbank Road is an artery for the communities of Craig Henry, Trend Village, and Arlington Woods, passing bySir Robert Borden High School andGreenbank Middle School . Between Hunt Club Road and Fallowfield Road, Greenbank passes through the Greenbelt as a two-lane road. Traffic used to be quite heavy along this stretch of road as Barrhaven grew, but it has since been alleviated by the construction of Highway 416 to the west in1999 and the widening of Woodroffe Avenue to the east in2005 .In Barrhaven, Greenbank Road is a major road serving the older neighbourhoods. Several
big-box store s line the road just south of Fallowfield Road and also around Strandherd Drive. One of the shopping complex is called Riocan Marketplace which includes aLoblaws , a Winners, aWal-Mart , a Staples Business DepotBusiness Depot , aTim Hortons , aWendy's , aGNC , and other smaller stores. Other large stores in the vicinity includes aLoeb , aHome Depot and aCanadian Tire . Most of the road in Barrhaven is four lanes, except for abottleneck in which traffic is reduced to two lanes to cross theCN Rail tracks. There are plans by the city to widen the road from two to four lanes which would also include an extension of the southwest Transitway from Market Place to newer and future development to the south.South of old Barrhaven, Ottawa Road #13 (and most traffic) follows Jockvale Road to serve newly-developed communities. Greenbank Road continues as a rural road south to Prince of Wales Drive. A narrow bridge crossing the
Jock River discourages most traffic, although there are plans to re-align the road and end near Cambrian Road as part of the extension of the proposed widening of the road.Major intersections
On Pinecrest Road
* Carling Avenue
* Richmond RoadOn Greenbank Road
* Highway 417
* Baseline Road
* Hunt Club Road
* Fallowfield Road
* Strandherd Drive
*Jockvale Road
*Cambrian Road
*Barnsdale Road Communities
* Graham Park
* Pinecrest
* Craig Henry
* Trend Village
* Arlington Woods
* BarrhavenExternal link/Reference
* [http://www.ottawa.ca/public_consult/greenbank/index_en.shtml Greenbank Road Widening Project and Southwest Transitway Extension]
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