Friends and family members of OC Transpo staff were the first to get a chance to ride on Ottawa’s new Trillium Line this weekend.
The transit service ran what it calls a “dress rehearsal” with about 500 people getting to ride Lines 2 and 4 on Saturday, giving officials a clearer picture of what regular passenger service will look like.
On Saturday, a spokesperson for the City of Ottawa said that the exercises and drills during the dress rehearsal were completed successfully but did not provide more details. Lessons learned from the day will be discussed at a technical briefing scheduled for Dec. 6.
The southern extension of the LRT, which includes Line 2 from Bayview to Limebank stations and Line 4 from South Keys to Airport station, is more than two years behind schedule. It remains unclear when the north-south line will open, but officials say an opening date will be provided during next week’s technical briefing.
A presentation prepared for the city’s LRT subcommittee meeting on Friday says there is still some work to be done, including additionals drills, winter performance preparations, a roll out of customer information and continued training for operators.
TransitNext must submit its final safety case and final report from the Independent Safety Assessor. The City’s independent safety auditor must also provide a statement indicating no objections to the commencement of passenger service.
With files from CTV News Ottawa’s Ted Raymond
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