Since plans for an interprovincial bridge crossing at Kettle island were proposed and rejected years ago, the corridor along the Aviation Parkway has become even more developed with more communities, schools, apartment buildings, businesses and service facilities. Now with the revival of this once-rejected plan, it still does not make sense to divert the transport truck problem from downtown just 5 km eastward to another developed area as it will only lead to more traffic congestion, increased pollution (noise, air, light), increased safety risks for pedestrians (including school children), cyclists and motorists who cross the Aviation Parkway on a daily basis, and also the destruction of the parkland and natural habitats along the Aviation Parkway, the Ottawa River and on/around Kettle Island itself. Those supporting the Kettle Island bridge option seem to not be aware that only a fraction of the transport truck traffic will be diverted away from the downtown core (only about 15% of King Edward truck traffic by 2050, as reported in a NCC-commissioned study in 2021). So the proposed bridge will not solve the downtown truck traffic problem, but rather spread the problem around to other populated areas with devastating impacts. No one wants to see any pedestrian fatalities along either corridor. 

It seems like the proposed corridor is mostly beneficial for Gatineau commuters making their way into Ottawa and not the other way around. And this comes at a cost to communities, businesses and services (such as the Montfort Hospital) on the Ontario side flanking the corridor (not to mention the impacts on communities and businesses on the Gatineau side). The Kettle Island corridor was historically opposed by the Montfort Hospital board for several reasons (traffic congestion and difficult access, noise and vibration affecting patient comfort and sensitive hospital instruments, etc.). The Montfort is intended to serve Ontario residents; however, visits from Quebec residents with easier access using the proposed bridge will surely reduce service access for Ontario residents. The increased flow of traffic along this corridor will further exasperate the traffic congestion on Ogilvie Rd and Montreal Rd as well as at the 417/174 split. It is time to invest in a long-desired and more sensible ring-road around the National Capital Region with bridge crossings much further east (and west) and truck route revisions to divert transport truck crossings away from the Ottawa core entirely. Also it is worth revisiting the 2015 study of a proposed tunnel from MacDonald-Cartier to the 417, a project which was estimated to cost about the same as the Eastern bridge project.