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The Confederation Line LRT system will be fully shut down for the morning on Sunday, Dec. 1, to allow for testing of software integration in advance of the expected start of the Stage 2 Trillium Line, it was announced Friday.
A memo from City of Ottawa transit general manager Renée Amilcar said the testing would require the full closure of the Confederation Line, also known as Line 1, from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. that day.
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R1 replacement bus service will run between Tunney’s Pasture and Blair stations, the current eastern- and western-most points on Line 1, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. In addition, shuttle bus service will run between St-Laurent and Cyrville stations in the east end and between Lees Station and the Mackenzie King Bridge in central Ottawa, Amilcar’s memo said.
“This temporary closure is required to perform testing of the Train Control System along with high-speed data radio, camera and passenger information systems,” the memo added. “Testing the integration of Stage 2 software with the existing O-Train system is a key step in preparing for the extension of O-Train Line 1 to Trim Station in 2025.”
More than two years behind schedule, the Trillium Line and builder TransitNext passed a multi-week test period that ended in late October.
In mid-November, Amilcar sent another memo to the mayor and council saying TransitNext had told the city it had achieved substantial completion of the project, but that the submission was still being examined by the city and an independent certifier.
The city has also been working in parallel with Transport Canada, which must issue a “certificate of fitness” before Trillium Line trains can go into operation.
OC Transpo is planning a “soft launch” of Trillium Line train service, likely on a weekend.
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