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Ottawa’s Line 1 LRT system will be fully shut down for planned testing and service adjustment on Dec. 14.
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The closure is required for “system integration testing of train control software” on the Stage 2 O-Train eastern extension, Transit General Manager Renée Amilcar wrote in a memo to the mayor and city councillors on Tuesday.
Amilcar’s memo said the goal was to create “seamless travel on the extended line from Blair Station to Trim Station as part of the O-Train East extension.”
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Construction on the 12.5-kilometre Stage 2 eastern extension construction began in 2021. When completed, it will connect Blair Station with five new stations further along in Ottawa’s east end: Montreal; Jeanne d’Arc; Orléans Boulevard; Place d’Orléans; and Trim.
The eastern extension will not be available for service until sometime in 2025.
Meanwhile, the north-south Trillium Line extension is set to open on Jan. 6 — more than two years after its original target date — following months of testing.
“We understand that this service adjustment is disruptive and thank our customers for their ongoing patience,” Amilcar said.
During Saturday’s shutdown of Line 1, also known as the Confederation Line, R1 bus service will operate between Tunney’s Pasture and Blair stations between 6 a.m. and 2 a.m.
In addition, shuttle buses will run between St-Laurent and Cyrville stations in the east end and between Lees Station and Mackenzie King Bridge in central Ottawa, Amilcar’s memo said.
Regular service for Line 1 is planned to resume on Dec. 15, the memo added.
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