Option 6 - Greenbelt Lower Duck West
Description of Corridor: 
From 174, 700 meters east of Rockliffe parkway overpass, between Montreal Road and Jeanne D'Arc Blvd
This is 1about 6 km east of the 417/174 split.
Cuts north through eastern riverside edge of the Greenbelt
Reaches the large southward curve of the Rockliffe Parkway east
Curves westward and crosses Green's Creek
Crosses River east of Lower Duck Island
Lands in McLaurin Bay in Gatineau
Connects with Lorrain Boulevard, This is where 79 homes will be expropriated
Proceeds north on Autoroute 50
Key Takeaways:
- No current infrastructure
- Long detour for core-core traffic; significant traffic inefficiencies
- Causes traffic nightmare along 174 for Beacon Hill N, Blackburn Hamlet, Orleans and other east end communities.
- NCC Greenbelt plan does not include freeways
- 79 houses expropriated in Gatineau
- High capital costs and operating costs.