Ottawa LRT worker suffers serious injury at Roosevelt Avenue site – Ottawa
A man working on the Stage 2 extension of Ottawa’s light-rail transit line is in serious but stable condition after suffering an injury on-site Thursday. Emergency responders were called shortly before 10:30 a.m. to the 300 block of Roosevelt Avenue, where work is underway to construct a bus-only bridge connecting the street to Workman…
City of Ottawa needs extra $15M to cover fees in Stage 1 LRT litigation – Ottawa
The City of Ottawa is hoping to give its legal team deeper pockets in its litigation with Rideau Transit Group (RTG) over disruptions in the first stage of light-rail transit in the capital as crews hope to avoid setbacks in Stage 2. A jam-packed day of meetings meant the first quarterly update on Ottawa’s…
Ottawa’s Stage 2 LRT south extension facing possible construction delays: memo – Ottawa
Construction on the north-south extension to Ottawa’s light-rail transit system is facing unspecified delays tied to the novel coronavirus pandemic, according to senior city staff. A memo sent from Michael Morgan, director of Ottawa LRT construction, to city councillors on Monday afternoon states that the team building the southern extension to the original Trillium…
Transit commission chair says good news about Ottawa’s LRT on the way – Ottawa
Amidst media reports calling into question the durability of the LRT trains, whose delivery has been twice delayed, chair of the transit commission Allan Hubley insists there will be good news to report on the LRT line at Tuesday’s update at the Finance and Economic Development meeting. “The report will be good tomorrow,” said Hubley….
SNC-Lavalin, East West Connectors announced as City of Ottawa’s top picks for Stage 2 LRT – Ottawa
The City of Ottawa has tapped Montreal-based engineering giant SNC-Lavalin and international construction consortium East West Connectors to design and build the $4.6-billion extensions to Ottawa’s light-rail transit system. Help us improve Globalnews.ca The second stage of Ottawa’s LRT, the largest infrastructure project in the city’s history, will add 44 kilometres and 24 new stations…