2015 Winter Construction
Coventry Pedestrian Footbridge / Passerelle pour piétons Coventry
What will construction activities look like in each of the three segments – East, Central, and West – along the construction corridor during the winter months?
East Segment
Hurdman Station
Construction of the new Hurdman Station, including elevated guideway work, will be ongoing.
Highway 417
Construction activities such as sewer and light pole installation and rehabilitation of the median lanes continue. Girder installation is currently ongoing at Hurdman Bridge. The installation at the median span is ongoing through January/early February and will be followed by deck work.
Significant progress has been made at the Coventry Pedestrian and Cycling Bridge. Final railing installation and completion of the ceiling is taking place in the coming weeks. Final works such as landscaping are scheduled to begin in spring. The opening date of the bridge to pedestrians and cyclists will be announced in the coming weeks.
Belfast Yard
Works continue at the Belfast Yard Administration and Maintenance Building and includes masonry, panel and glazing installation for the building envelope, as well as roofing on the shed.
Central Segment
As part of the Rideau Station preparatory works, additional support is currently being added to the Rideau Centre Pedestrian Footbridge to allow for underground Rideau Station cavern excavation to begin. The additional support is expected to be completed in January.
The Scotiabank building continues. It is anticipated that the building’s demolition will begin in late January. This will be the future location of one of the Confederation Line Rideau Station entrances.
West Segment
The Preston Street detour will continue throughout 2015. This detour allows transit, commuters, pedestrians and cyclists to use Preston Street from Albert Street to Sir John A. MacDonald Parkway during the Booth Street closure. The detour will accommodate the Booth Street bridge construction, which is part of the Confederation Line Pimisi Station works, scheduled to begin as early as this January.
Upcoming construction in 2015
Jawbreaker (the roadheader currently in the West Portal) is scheduled to be relocated to the East Portal in late January. Construction will also occur at the Hurdman, Tremblay, St. Laurent, Cyrville and Blair stations throughout 2015.
Excavation and support work will be underway for all of the downtown tunnel stations – Rideau, Parliament and Lyon.
Widening of Highway 417 continues and is scheduled to be completed in the summer of 2015 to allow OC Transpo buses (from Blair Station to Hurdman Station) to be detoured onto the highway during Light Rail Transit (LRT) construction.
2015 will be a busy construction year for the Confederation Line. The public will see an increase of ground level activity and a significant amount of progress will occur. Stay on-track with us to receive updates on this exciting project and how it is transforming our city.