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The inquiry into the construction of Stage 1 of Ottawa’s LRT landed as the city is nearing completion of the Stage 2 extensions to the east, west and south,…
The final day of four weeks of testimony at the Ottawa light rail transit public inquiry heard from RTG CEO Nicolas Truchon and Mario Guerra, the CEO of Rideau Transit Maintenance, who spoke about strained relationships with not just the city, but within their own organization.
The 12 days of trial running that Ottawa’s Stage 1 LRT line had to go through has become the focus of the Ottawa Light Rail Transit Public Inquiry as it nears the end of public hearings.
Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson was accused of lying under oath and hiding key information about the LRT's final trial run from members of council during his Thursday appearance at the Ottawa light rail inquiry. Throughout his more than five hours of testimony, Watson remained calm and refuted many accusations.
The request to change the trial running criteria to make it easier to pass came from former OC Transpo boss John Manconi, according to the former CEO of Rideau Transit Group. When the start of the the trial running saw failure after failure in the summer of 2019, and after it became clear the Confederation Line wouldn’t be passing any time soon, the scorecard was changed to an earlier, easier version.