Light rail trains are temporarily skipping St-Laurent station on Friday, while inspectors handle a problem with the ceiling tiles above the platform.
Richard Holder, director of engineering services at OC Transpo, said in a notice shortly after 11 a.m. to city council that a regular visual inspection found “a few of the suspended ceiling tiles above the platform were disrupted.”
Trains are bypassing St-Laurent station while a further inspection takes place so that they can find the cause, Holder wrote.
Bus shuttle service is being provided between St-Laurent and Cyrville stations.
OC Transpo said it will provide updates through its social media and website.
A freedom of information request obtained by CBC News earlier this year reveals inspectors found water damage to ceiling tiles at the station during an inspection in October 2020.
When the CBC reached out Friday to inquire if that damage was related to the delay, the city said there is no further information available right now because the inspection is ongoing.
Last month, CBC reported the city did not patch up some “severe” problem areas in the St-Laurent station for years after they were observed in 2020, the last time the structure was fully inspected.
The city deferred inspecting three out of four parts of St-Laurent station in 2022, even though Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation requires tunnel inspections every two years.
Chunks of concrete fell onto the tracks this past January, disrupting service for a major part of the day.