Ottawa Light Rail

Geotechnical Activity Report for 16 to 23 April 2012

Ottawa Light Rail — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:41:10 +0000

A supplemental Geotechnical and Hydrogeological Investigation for the Ottawa Light Rail Transit Project (OLRT) is currently underway and will run until the end of Summer.

This investigation will involve the drilling of bore holes along the length of the proposed route between Tunney’s Pasture and Blair Stations. This week, the investigation team will be working at two locations in downtown Ottawa:

Queen Street, between Lyon and Kent
Rideau Street, between Sussex and Nicholas

Each drill site will be active for 2-5 days. Drilling will cause minimal noise during daylight hours, and some traffic disruption may be necessary. The City of Ottawa provides information on all Roadwork and Street Closures on the city’s website. To view current conditions, visit http://www.ottawa.ca/cgi-bin/trafficreport/report_search.pl?lang=en

For more information about the Geotechnical and Hydrogeological Investigation see: http://www.ottawalightrail.ca/en/project-plan/geotechnical

Traffic restrictions in place on Rideau Street (Sussex Drive to Nicholas Street)

Ottawa Light Rail — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:29:47 +0000

Ottawa, 17 April 2012 – As part of ongoing Ottawa Light Rail Transit (OLRT) project geotechnical investigations, some traffic restrictions will be in place on Rideau Street between Sussex Drive and Nicholas Street beginning April 22, 2012 until May 1, 2012.

Rideau Street will be restricted to buses and taxis only between 6:00am and 7:00pm Monday through Friday.

The City will be drilling boreholes from April 23, 2012 following the morning rush-hour to May 1, 2012.

Pedestrians will continue to use sidewalks on the north and south sides of the road. Cyclists may also use the sidewalks but are requested to walk their bikes, or use an alternate route. Detours for non-transit vehicles, including cyclists, will be in place and signs posted between Nicholas Street and Elgin Street.

Light Rail Public Information Centre

Ottawa Light Rail — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:01:04 +0000

Ottawa, 14 March 2012 – The City of Ottawa will be conducting a Public Information Centre to showcase design changes that have occurred to the Ottawa Light Rail Transit Project since the approval of the Environmental Project Report in August 2010.

When:

Monday, March 19^th, 2012,
4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Where:

Jean Pigott Hall
City Hall
110 Laurier Avenue West

Report on OLRT Design Improvement – Update

Ottawa Light Rail — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 19:19:40 +0000

This report provides an update on some design improvements on Ottawa’s Light Rail Transit (OLRT) project and seeks approval to advance the bundling of the Highway 417-Widening project with the OLRT project. This report was approved by City Council on 28 March 2012.

(Full Report – PDF | Accessible HTML Version)

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CITY HOSTS OTTAWA LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT PROJECT TRADE SHOW

Ottawa Light Rail — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:46:20 +0000

Watch Show Highlights

09 Feb 2012 – The City of Ottawa, in partnership with the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce and the Ottawa Business Journal, today hosted a successful Trade Show for Ottawa’s Light Rail Transit (OLRT) project at the new CE Centre. More than 250 representatives from local businesses and more than 75 international consortia members participated.

“Light Rail is a transformational project for our nation’s capital,” said Mayor Jim Watson. “It’s going to be one of the largest economic drivers in the City over the next decade. Local businesses recognize that – as shown by the tremendous turnout we are seeing today.”

On September 28, 2011, Council directed staff to organize a trade show to bring together Ottawa-area companies with the three consortia shortlisted to compete for the contract to build and maintain the OLRT Project contract.

“This project will be a boon to the local economy.” said Erin Kelly, Executive Director of the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce, “This trade show has been a great first step in generating linkages for local businesses, and giving our local companies the opportunity to showcase their innovation and know-how.”

The OLRT project will be the largest infrastructure project in the City’s history, generating 20,000 person-years of employment and more than $3 billion in economic activity during construction alone.

“Today’s trade show is a concrete example of collaboration between governments, business leaders, and our local post-secondary institutions.” said Deputy Mayor and Gloucester-South Nepean Councillor Steve Desroches.

Following on the success of this Trade Show, the international consortia bidding on the OLRT project contract will be continuing to engage with local business to establish partnerships as they compete to win the contract for the largest infrastructure project in Ottawa’s history.

The Request for Proposal period for the project ends in July 2012 with the submission of the consortia’s design and cost. These submissions will be evaluated and a preferred proponent selected for Council approval in December 2012. Construction of the OLRT project is scheduled to begin in early 2013.