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LRT service was to remain restricted at St-Laurent Station while engineers continued inspections of suspended ceiling tiles and concrete above both the north and south platforms, the general manager of OC Transpo announced Friday evening.
A memo by Renée Amilcar, addressed to the mayor and city councillors and released to the media, said there was no indication of a safety risk to trains, so eastbound and westbound service was to be maintained, though trains would not stop at St-Laurent Station. Ground-level bus service at the station remained unaffected, it added.
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Train stops at St-Laurent were suspended early Friday after a visual inspection indicated an issue with the suspended ceiling tiles. An initial assessment indicated evidence of corrosion of some ceiling panels and potential delamination of the concrete, Amilcar’s memo said.
Infrastructure and Water Services Department engineers were expected to provide recommendations on the best course of action later on Friday, Amilcar wrote. “As always, we will be making decisions out of an abundance of caution with the safety of our customers being the priority.”
Further updates were to be provided once the results of the inspections had been reviewed and next steps had been determined, she added.
For the rest of Friday evening, trains remained in service from Tunney’s Pasture on the west end of the Confederation Line to Blair Station at its east end, but would skip St-Laurent Station. Bus shuttles would continue to operate between St-Laurent and Cyrville Stations. Route 19 was an additional option for customers traveling east to St-Laurent from Hurdman Station, while Route 24 was an additional option for those travelling west from Blair to St-Laurent.
Additional information would be provided as it became available, Amilcar wrote.
Transit users were advised to check social-media media channels or octranspo.com for updates.
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