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From an LRT derailment that is shutting down the Confederation Line for at least a week, to a crowded replacement bus service, to a double-decker that inexplicably veered off the road into a ditch, it's been a bad week for transit in Ottawa.
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Posted: Feb 17, 2021 3:04 PM ET | Last Updated: February 17
OC Transpo head explains why there will be fewer trains on the rails
CBC News Ottawa2 months ago
0:41The number of trains on the Confederation Line will drop to just 11 during peak commute times, something OC Transpo general manager John Manconi says will give Rideau Transit Group some breathing room to correct several reliability issues.0:41
Ottawa s Confederation Line will operate with just 11 trains for two months, but some councillors question why the city would ask to reduce LRT service to save only $160,000.
Fifteen trains usually run in the morning, 13 in the afternoon and 11 during off-peak hours. But, according to staff, riders will still see a train every five minutes and be able to properly distance from others if only 11 run all day long.
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Global design and technology firm IBI Group has been named lead architect on the Toronto Transit Commission’s (TTC) Line 1 Subway Enhancement Program. In partnership with prime consultant WSP, IBI Group will manage the review and development of facility station modification requirements for the 11-year program, set to deliver capacity upgrades to manage increased ridership in the near and long term. The project builds on the firm’s recent transportation infrastructure contract wins, including its design role as part of the Acciona-Ghella joint venture on Vancouver’s Broadway Subway Expansion.
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