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[KevinKorell]

CTV, 11/10/20:
 

 

    OC Transpo outlines possible savings in 2021 to keep transit system running  

 

 

 

The head of OC Transpo has outlines some areas where the city's public transit system could save tens of millions of dollars next year by deferring certain projects until 2022.

 

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[KevinKorell]

Global News, 3/1/21:

 

 

   Ottawa’s Stage 2 LRT south extension facing possible construction delays: memo  

 

 

Construction on the north-south extension to Ottawa’s light-rail transit system is facing unspecified delays tied to the novel coronavirus pandemic, according to senior city staff.

 

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Cross-posted in Coronavirus/OC TRANSPO and regular Canada/OC TRANSPO threads.

[KevinKorell]

CTV, 12/17/21:

  Ottawa's north-south light rail transit line facing nine-month construction delay    

 
 
 
The Trillium Line extension from Bayview Station to Riverside South is running nine months behind schedule, as the COVID-19 pandemic causes delays with construction.

 
Story here.
 
This item is cross-posted as it deals with delays to both the Confederation Line extension and the rebuilding and extension of the Trillium Line.

[KevinKorell]

City News Everywhere, 12/28/21:

 

    OC Transpo Line 1 rail operater confirmed positive for COVID-19  

 

 

An OC Transpo electric rail operator is the latest employee at the transit company to test positive for COVID-19.

 

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