Stage 2 LRT east extension won't be ready in spring 2025: Amilcar
The head of OC Transpo says the extension of the Confederation Line LRT to the east end will not be ready next spring.
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The head of OC Transpo says the extension of the Confederation Line LRT to the east end will not be ready next spring.
The fundamental disagreement between the two major players in Ottawa's Confederation Line LRT comes with the source of the excessive loads affecting the trains.
Alstom is hitting the brakes on redesigning the wheel hub assembly on Ottawa's LRT vehicles, which was once billed as a "final fix" to a problem that has caused at least three shutdowns on the Confederation Line over the past three years.
A report prepared for a joint meeting of the Transit Commission and the LRT Subcommittee on May 31 does not contain any reference to an opening date for the delayed north-south Trillium Line, but it does offer clues into how much longer work could take.
One of the capital's biggest annual events is this weekend and that means taking drivers off some major central Ottawa streets Saturday and Sunday.