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Markster
Senior Member
Ahem.
If I may....
If I may....
Ahem.
If I may....
Hahahah. They were blasting at the western portal yesterday. Also some pile drivers showed up at the central site today.
cyruskafaiwu
New Member
Looks at about the same stage as the western portal. I'll try and take a shot of the central shaft tomorrow when I'm at work. They've made quite a bit of progress there in the past week.
On a side note, wow that historical house is really taking a beating, isn't it? Haha... I remember in the late 90s/early 2000s they moved it from the corner of Laurier and Nicholas to where it is now in order to build the condo that's there now, and now it's literally right beside the tunnel portal. I can only imagine what the original owners would say if they were alive today.
Big news today on the Ottawa transit front! Mayor Jim Watson has revealed "Phase 2" of the LRT plan, including extensions to Orleans and Bayshore, and an extension of the existing O-Train to Bowesville Rd. $2.5 billion, complete by 2023.
I have to say, I really like it.
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/R...ayor+Watson+transportation/9015803/story.html
I have to say, I really like it.
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/R...ayor+Watson+transportation/9015803/story.html
innsertnamehere
Superstar
would the O train finally be electrified?
Not in this phase, but it would be extended beyond its current terminus.
cyruskafaiwu
New Member
The excitement is strong over here. Can't wait to see the annoying bus bunching to disappear.
I'm in Ottawa myself too, and yes I can say that it has been a pretty interesting couple of days. The initial map that was posted didn't include a Baseline BRT, but the updated map did. As someone who has to put up with the 118 on a daily basis, having dedicated bus lanes on Baseline would be a huuuuge improvement. I had to take a different route home the other day (got on at Riverside instead of at Baseline Stn), and it took the bus nearly 20 minutes to get from Prince of Wales to Merivale. With dedicated bus lanes, that trip would be under 5.
I go by the western portal every day, and I can see the central extraction shaft site from my desk, and I can say that both are progressing really well. From your pictures, looks like you have a pretty sweet view of the eastern portal too. Looks like the mining equipment that will be doing the actual tunnelling has arrived at the western portal this week.
cyruskafaiwu
New Member
The website for this project was just recently updated: http://www.ottawalightrail.ca/en
jpBombales
Active Member
Looks like they cut a big chunk of that parking lot at U Ottawa (glad I don't park there anymore lol). Anybody have any construction shots of the project by the St. Laurent area?
cyruskafaiwu
New Member
Nothing has been started at St. Laurent.
They 417 is a pretty big mess around there, but yes you're right that no directly LRT-related construction has started there yet. They won't be doing any work on the existing Transitway stretches to upgrade to LRT until 2015 (after the highway is upgraded).