Confederation Line

• Opening of Ottawa LRT extension faces fresh delays, including to airport stop

  A date for the opening of the north-south Trillium Line won't be announced until the project is transferred from the builder to the city.

  Canada

  Aug 16, 2023
  
• Ottawa councillors rebuffed in push for answers on Stage 2 LRT delays

  Ottawa city councillors hoping to ask staff about reports of delays to the Stage 2 LRT extension were shot down at Wednesday's council meeting.

  Politics

  Mar 10, 2021
  
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• Ottawa’s Stage 2 LRT south extension facing possible construction delays: memo

  The southern extension to Ottawa's light-rail transit system could be facing construction delays tied to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new memo released on Monday.

  News

  Mar 1, 2021
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• Coronavirus: Ottawa LRT service reduced as OC Transpo ridership tanks with social distancing

  Amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, trains are running less frequently on the Confederation Line starting Friday. Changes to bus service levels begin Monday.

  Canada

  Mar 27, 2020
• OC Transpo orders ‘spotters’ back to all LRT platforms after CCTV system glitches

  LRT operators reported issues with the CCTV camera system at around 10 a.m. Wednesday, OC Transpo says.

  Canada

  Mar 4, 2020
• Group of Ottawa councillors want provincial review of both LRT stages

  "Residents are frustrated and they are angry," Somerset Coun. Catherine McKenney said at a press conference on Tuesday.

  Canada

  Mar 3, 2020
• Ottawa LRT service down on east end, riders evacuated off two stopped trains on Confederation Line

  Replacement bus service is running between Hurdman and Blair stations, according to OC Transpo.

  Canada

  Feb 26, 2020
• Ottawa LRT train shortage worsens during PM rush hour, service short 5 trains

  LRT service was already short three trains going into the Friday afternoon commute and then two more trains were pulled off the tracks.

  Canada

  Feb 14, 2020
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• Ottawa mayor asks for regular updates on payments made to LRT maintenance group

  The request comes after the city confirmed it did give Rideau Transit Group a full payment for September, when many thought the group wasn't getting paid amidst unreliable train service.

  Canada

  Feb 10, 2020
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• RTG found ‘no risk’ after testing air quality at smelly Rideau LRT station: OC Transpo

  The group that built the Confederation Line believes the bad odour is "due to stagnant water that is infiltrating into the tunnel near Rideau Station," OC Transpo says.

  Canada

  Feb 6, 2020