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Ottawa confederation line news. Ottawa the oc transpo covid 19 numbers have been crunched and they show the city s transit system running on red ink. The confederation line was supposed to partially reopen monday but oc transpo boss john manconi says it will now remain closed until the end of the week for repairs. With video 6 days ago local news. The o train confederation line.

With the exception of the trillium line a modest pilot project started in 2001 on existing cp rail track ottawa s last experience with commuter rail was 1959. Ottawa as the transportation safety board investigates wheel cracks on ottawa s 10 month old light rail transit system the head of oc transpo insists the confederation line is safe. The confederation line also called o train line 1 is a light rail line operated by oc transpo in ottawa ontario canada as part of the city s o train light rail system. It is the second o train line opened operating on an east to west route to complement the north to south trillium line.

Snc lavalin which came under great public scrutiny when it was. The project was approved by the ottawa city council. Kiewit and vinci group are supposed to extend the confederation line east to trim road by 2024 and west to moodie drive by 2025. Link is external is a state of the art lrt system and ottawa s largest transportation infrastructure project since the building of the rideau canal.

The o train confederation line is a significant part of oc transpo s integrated transit network. The confederation line opened to the public on saturday. Using light rail rolling stock and technology the confederation line is completely grade separated. The confederation line opened on september 14 2019.

14 will be the one year anniversary of the opening of the confederation line but the handover from rideau transit group was aug. The system will then be turned over to the city of ottawa to begin preparations for opening the o train confederation line line 1 to the public.