traffic & transit

A Working Group comprised of representatives from the National Capital Commission (NCC) and the City of Ottawa has reached an agreement in principle that would allow the City’s western light rail transit (LRT) extension to be fully buried under the Sir John A. ...

As noted in last evening’s update, we completed the work associated with the signal interruption issues and began testing the system by running trains from end to end.  The system is performing well, accordingly full service of the O-Train Trillium Line is being resumed and we will be communicating to customers and the media. ...

Starting Monday, March 2, Old Montreal Road will be closed to traffic between Kinsella Drive and Beckett’s Creek Road. The closure is required to replace a portion of an existing culvert and will be in effect until Friday, March 20. ...

Rideau Street will be closed this weekend between Sussex Drive and Nicholas Street beginning Friday, February 27 at 7 p.m. until Monday, March 2 at 6 a.m. Rideau Street will be closed to vehicular and cycling traffic but will remain open for pedestrians. ...

Starting Monday, March 2, the public will be able to take advantage of more comfortable, convenient and reliable O-Train Trillium Line service with the completion of the expansion project, which includes the introduction of six new Alstom Coradia Lint trains. ...

For the first time in over two years, OC Transpo ridership in the second half of the year has increased when compared to the same period a year earlier. Ridership reached 47.8 million between July and December 2014 compared to 47. ...

O-Train Trillium Line service will be temporarily replaced by bus Route 107 from February 14 to 22, in order to complete necessary commissioning and preparation for the new expanded O-Train Trillium Line service. During this time, trains will be running but will not be in service. ...

Beginning Monday, February 9, westbound traffic on Ogilvie Road will be reduced to one lane at Jasmine Crescent. The lane reduction is required to facilitate installation of a new watermain and road renewal work. The lane reduction will be in effect until Friday, February 13. ...

Councillor Marianne Wilkinson has organized a meeting for users of the 60, 64 and 68 routes to discuss their issues with the service they are receiving since changes were introduced at the end of December. Pat Scrimgeour, OC Transpo Assistant General Manager of Customer Systems & Planning, and Troy Charter, Assistant General Manager of Transit Operations, will present information on the function of these revised routes, will respond to concerns submitted by residents regarding the impact of the service changes and answer resident questions. ...

Construction is underway on the Glebe Parking Garage at the corner of Bank Street and Second Avenue.  The garage is being built on the site of a municipal parking lot that has 50 spaces. The garage will open in November 2015 with 150 spaces. ...