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CBC
3 days ago
- CBC
More O-Train closures, changes in July for construction
OC Transpo says work to extend Line 1 east and monitor Line 2's wheels means more evening and weekend changes in the coming weeks. Maintenance and expansion work took the east-west Line 1 partially or fully out of service for a few days earlier this month. The transit service announced another batch of changes Friday. Line 1 won't run the morning of Sunday June 29, as previously announced, along with the morning of Sunday July 6 and all day July 26 and 27. R1 replacement buses will run during the closures. Those closures will allow for work to connect the existing Line 1 between Tunney's Pasture and Blair stations with the eastern extension between Blair and Trim Road, which is expected to open at some point later this year. OC Transpo says to expect more changes later in summer as the east extension gets closer to opening. Axle monitoring on Line 2 Changes to the north-south Line 2 will let OC Transpo install equipment to monitor the axle bearings on its trains. Problems with those bearings, part of what hold the wheels to the train, have plagued Line 1. Line 2 has different trains, but OC Transpo says Transport Canada requires this kind of monitoring. The system is being set up near South Keys station. "[It] allows for proactive monitoring of the condition of the trains' axle bearings and detects any potential wear that may require further investigation," the memo says. Installation means Line 2 service will be cut by half, with trains coming every 24 minutes instead of every 12, after 8 p.m. on July 7 to 9, 14 and 15, 21 to 25 and 28 until Aug. 2. OC Transpo says the changes work around Canada Day and Bluesfest.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Power restored after 6,700 affected by outage in Toronto, utility says
Power has been restored to all of the more than 6,700 people who experienced an outage on Tuesday, Toronto Hydro says. The outage affected customers who live in the area of Yonge Street from south of Lawrence Avenue to north of Gerrard Street. Toronto Hydro said on its outage map that the power went out at 6:25 p.m. By 11 p.m., power had been completely restored. The outage also caused the TTC to turn off emergency lighting at two Line 1 subway stations. The TTC said outage meant there were lower than normal levels of lighting at Wellesley and College stations. Subway trains bypassed College station because of the lighting issue, but normal service has resumed, the TTC said.
CTV News
13-06-2025
- CTV News
No LRT service on Line 1 this weekend for planned maintenance
An eastbound O-Train pulls in to Rideau Station on the Confederation Line of the Light Rail Transit system in Ottawa, Ont. (Brenda Woods/CTV Ottawa) Line 1 O-Train service will be offline this weekend. Planned maintenance occurring on Line 1 this month requires some partial or full interruptions to service for passengers, with most of the work occurring at night or on weekends. Service stopped early the evenings of June 6, 7, and 8, with more days of interruptions planned. The next planned shutdown takes place this weekend and will affect the whole line. 'The maintenance and Stage 2 East integration activities will continue as planned on June 14 and 15. During the weekend there is no train service on Line 1 and R1 bus service will be running between Tunney's Pasture and Blair stations,' said Transit Services general manager Renée Amilcar in a memo Thursday. The Line 1 east extension is getting closer to completion, with the Transit Committee hearing Thursday that the public is expected to be riding the train east from Blair Station to Trim Station in Orléans before the end of the year. The maintenance schedule for Line 1 also includes no train service on the entire line between 8 a.m. and noon on June 22 and on June 29, with R1 buses moving transit riders between Tunney's Pasture and Blair stations during those times. Amilcar says these interruptions are required for additional adjustments to Line 1 service for Stage 2 East Extension integration work. A planned early closure on Thursday night did not happen, as Amilcar said work was completed ahead of schedule. Line 1 service was slated to be offline between uOttawa and Blair stations after 10 p.m. Thursday, with R1 bus service running between Rideau and Blair stations, but instead ran as normal until 1 a.m. 'Since June 6, Rideau Transit Maintenance (RTM) has been performing annual maintenance activities on O-Train Line 1. They have been able to accelerate some of the work, and as a result the early closure of Line 1 on Thursday, June 12 is no longer required,' Amilcar wrote. 'Customers have been advised through all our communication channels that Line 1 service will continue to operate until the normal closing time.'
Ottawa Citizen
11-06-2025
- Politics
- Ottawa Citizen
What new OC Transpo funding means for special constables
Article content OC Transpo's special constables are counting on recent provincial funding to bolster their frontline numbers, increase officer visibility at transit stations and allow for 'more proactive, less reactive' enforcement. Article content 'The province recognized there could be improvements in public safety on transit and specifically in the downtown core,' said OC Transpo chief special constable Peter Scislowski. Article content Article content Article content The so-called 'New Deal for Ottawa' announced by the province last year includes $48 million in funding over three years to improve safety and security on transit and in the city's downtown core. Article content Article content That parcel of funding, announced in November 2024, followed the approval of the city's public safety plan and will increase the number of uniformed OC Transpo special constables on the transit system, along with funds for outreach and alternative mental health supports and the police neighbourhood operations centre near the ByWard Market. Article content OC Transpo currently has 56 frontline special constables and will be using the provincial funding to hire eight more officers in August and September. Article content 'The biggest focus for us is adding staff,' Scislowski said during a recent tour of the city's Transit Operations Control Centre (TOCC) on Belfast Road. The tour included a ridealong through some of the city's transit hotspots, from Tunney's Pasture to Rideau Station at the edge of the ByWard Market, and a look inside the police neighbourhood operations centre on Rideau Street. Article content Article content 'We're adequately staffed to respond to calls we receive right now, but it will improve that visibility for us at the stations. Our special constables are responding to calls from one end of the city to another and north to south… We want to have resources dedicated that are more proactive visibility on the system, and less reactive. Article content Article content The city received funding with the launch of Line 1 to improve its monitoring and response with eyes on more than 5,000 CCTV cameras across the transit network. Special constables and transit staff monitor thousands of cameras in the bustling open-space room, with wall-to-wall screens and a central map of all vehicles and their real-time locations on the road.
Ottawa Citizen
30-05-2025
- General
- Ottawa Citizen
Ottawa LRT service to be disrupted by summer maintenance work
OC Transpo has announced a schedule for summer maintenance operations and O-Train East Extension integration that will cause temporary disruptions of Line 1 LRT service. Article content Article content The required adjustments, detailed in a Friday memo to the mayor and city councillors from transit general manager Renée Amilcar, include: Article content June 6 after 9 p.m.: R1 replacement bus service between Tunney's Pasture and Hurdman stations; LRT service will continue between uOttawa and Blair stations. June 7 after 10 p.m., June 8 after 7 p.m., and June 12 after 10 p.m.: R1 buses between Rideau and Blair stations; LRT service will continue between Tunney's Pasture and uOttawa stations. June 14-15 all day, June 22 between 8 a.m. and 12 noon, and June 29 between 8 a.m. and 12 noon: R1 buses between Tunney's Pasture and Blair stations. Article content Article content Amilcar's memo said all rail systems required regular maintenance operations to support 'the long-term sustainability and reliability of the system.' In addition, she wrote, OC Transpo had co-ordinated with the Stage 2 LRT project and the city's Infrastructure and Water Services Department to address multiple priorities. Article content Article content • Adjustments to track electrical grounding near Tunney's Pasture Station. Article content • General station maintenance and seasonal cleaning. Article content Article content • Continued testing and integration of the Stage 2 O-Train East Extension with Line 1. Article content Article content Additional work will be necessary to complete testing of the Line 1 extension east from Blair Station this summer, the memo added. 'It is also anticipated that additional Stage 2 integration work will occur on the weekends of July 5 and July 26 that will affect Line 1 service. More information on specific service adjustments will be provided closer to these dates. It is also anticipated that there will be additional impacts to Line 1 throughout the summer as the O-Train East Extension testing and commissioning progresses and, in the fall, to conduct rail grinding.' Article content
