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Study area for the Stage 3 LRT extension to Barrhaven. Dates & Times Wednesday, October 30, 2019, 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm Location Nepean Sportsplex, Richmond Ballroom - Entrance #4 1701 Woodroffe Ave Ottawa, ON Presentation at 7 pm. The City of Ottawa has initiated the Barrhaven Light Rail Transit (Baseline Station to Barrhaven Town Centre) and Rail Grade-Separations Planning and Environmental Assessment (EA) Study to develop a Recommended Plan for the extension of a Light Rail Transit (LRT) facility from Baseline Station to Barrhaven Town Centre, as well as the grade-separations of Woodroffe Avenue, Southwest Transitway and Fallowfield Road where these corridors cross the VIA Rail line. ...

[caption id=“attachment_69101” align=“aligncenter” width=“1024”] OC Transpo is bringing Trillium Line infrastructure up to date in an effort to improve reliability. (Lezumbalaberenjena/Wikimedia Commons/Public domain)[/caption] OC Transpo hopes to cut down on Trillium Line service disruptions by replacing decades-old infrastructure in two large projects over the next year. ...

_ (press release) _ Mayor Jim Watson and Councillor Keith Egli, Chair of the Transportation Committee, profiled several infrastructure projects and programs offered by the City to make cycling safe and easy.  “Ottawa is continually expanding our cycling network,” said Mayor Jim Watson. ...

_ (press release) _ At today’s quarterly mobility and construction briefing, City staff outlined the major construction projects for the upcoming spring and summer months.  There are two main drivers for the 2016 construction season: finishing work on main routes in the city’s core before Canada’s 150 ...

_ (press release) _ The pedestrian and cycling tunnel that passes under Colonel By Drive at Campus station will be closed from Monday, May 2 until Monday, August 22, to permit the safe demolition and reconstruction of the transit station at uOttawa. ...

From Dave Delisle’s blog: “The latest city to get a SMB3-themed transit map is Ottawa, where they are currently building the new Confederation Line that is due to open in 2018. I’m surprised by how small the O-Train system is, given the age and size of the city. ...

_ (via City of Ottawa) _ The Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, John Fraser, Member of Provincial Parliament, Ottawa South, and Mayor Jim Watson visited the construction site for the future Tremblay Station, which showcases how progress on the O-Train Confederation Line LRT project remains on track, on time and on budget. ...

Belfast Road between Coventry Road and Trainyards Drive has re-opened to motorists, cyclists and pedestrians.  Closed in mid-2014 to facilitate construction of the O-Train Confederation Line Belfast Yard Maintenance and Storage Facility, this reopening signifies another milestone in Ottawa’s light rail transit (LRT) project. ...

Starting Sunday, December 20, the next phase of OC Transpo service adjustments to accommodate O-Train Confederation Line construction will take effect. These service adjustments require the closure of the Transitway roadway between Lees and Hurdman stations. Additional adjustments will start Sunday, January 17, and will require the closure of the Transitway roadway between Empress Avenue and Merton Street. ...

Tremblay Road between Avenue L and Avenue N will fully re-open to regular traffic today.  Lane reductions have been in place since May to facilitate construction of the O-Train Confederation Line Belfast Yard maintenance and storage facility. All lanes and sidewalks on Tremblay Road will be re-opened. ...