cyruskafaiwu
New Member
NEWS NEWS NEWS! READ ALL ABOUT IT! 
link for images: http://www.confederationline.ca/construction/construction-update-6/
link for images: http://www.confederationline.ca/construction/construction-update-6/
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It'll be interesting to see the roadheader get moved from the western portal to the eastern portal. Also, I'll be sure to take photos of the construction of the Lyon and Parliament station exits, seeing as how I work downtown. I've been watching the central shaft from my office window for quite some time now. Unfortunately, after the initial setup, there wasn't much difference to see in terms of photos, as all the progress has been underground.
cyruskafaiwu
New Member
English: http://www.confederationline.ca/wp-...nal-Confederation_Line_Look_Ahead_2015_EN.pdf
french: http://www.confederationline.ca/wp-...nal-Confederation_Line_Look_Ahead_2015_FR.pdf
Look ahead at the future, Transitway detour begins this summer (Blair to hurdman)
french: http://www.confederationline.ca/wp-...nal-Confederation_Line_Look_Ahead_2015_FR.pdf
Look ahead at the future, Transitway detour begins this summer (Blair to hurdman)
Markster
Senior Member
Consultations for the eastern leg of Phase 2 are coming:
http://www.ottawasun.com/2015/01/26/lrt-expansion-runs-in-gut-of-median
Open Houses:
Tuesday, Feb. 3
R.J. Kennedy Memorial Community Centre
Halls A & B
1115 Dunning Rd., Cumberland
6 to 9 p.m., presentation at 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 4
Bob MacQuarrie Orléans Recreation Complex
1490 Youville Dr., Orléans
6 to 9 p.m., presentation at 7 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 5
Guy Faubert Hall
954 Giroux St., Rockland
6 to 9 p.m., presentation at 7 p.m.
http://www.ottawasun.com/2015/01/26/lrt-expansion-runs-in-gut-of-median
Open Houses:
Tuesday, Feb. 3
R.J. Kennedy Memorial Community Centre
Halls A & B
1115 Dunning Rd., Cumberland
6 to 9 p.m., presentation at 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 4
Bob MacQuarrie Orléans Recreation Complex
1490 Youville Dr., Orléans
6 to 9 p.m., presentation at 7 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 5
Guy Faubert Hall
954 Giroux St., Rockland
6 to 9 p.m., presentation at 7 p.m.
1overcosc
Active Member
They really should add in an additional station at Jasmine Crescent between Blair & Montreal if it's on the north side. Lots of high density housing low income areas in the area plus lots of redevelopment opportunities.
cyruskafaiwu
New Member
Will check it out tomorrow!
drum118
Superstar
Ottawa Citizen<http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/city-hall-blog-the-big-reveal>
The city will unveil at 1 p.m. Thursday a full-sized mock-up of theAlstom Citadis Spirit light rail vehicle, complete with OC Transpo customized design features, that will, in a few short years, transport thousands of residents between Tunney’s Pasture and Blair station.
As Mayor Jim Watson said in his state of the city speech Wednesday: “You will be able to not only see the train, but feel the train. You will be able to sit inside, look out the windows and get your first experience of the Confederation Line.â€
Politicians of every stripe — including Watson, MP Royal Galipeau and provincial Transportation Minister Steven Del Duca and, no doubt, city councillors — will attend the formal affair at Lansdowne Park’s Aberdeen Pavilion.
As of Friday, the public can view the light rail vehicle between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. until the end of March.
The system won’t be fully operational until 2018.
Here, from the Citizen’s files, is some info about the new trains to whet your appetite or jog your memory until the big reveal.
From a Dec. 6, 2012 story by David Reevely and Neco Cockburn:
Name: Alstom Citadis.
Capacity: Each car as shown here holds 300 passengers. It can run as a single car or can be joined with others. They are fully accessible, featuring entrances level with station platforms.
Length: 49 metres.
Number: 30 vehicles would operate with a peak capacity of 10,700 passengers per hour in each direction.
Speed: Top speed is 100 km/h. The system can run trains as often at one minute and 45 seconds.
Travel time: 24 minutes from Tunney’s Pasture to Blair station.
Manufacturer: Alstom, based in France. Trains would be assembled in Ottawa.Alstom has sold more than 1,500 similar cars to more than 40 cities since 1997.
Image of the completed first phase of Ottawa's light rail project.
Handout image / City of OttawaSHAREADJUSTCOMMENTPRINTThe city will unveil at 1 p.m. Thursday a full-sized mock-up of theAlstom Citadis Spirit light rail vehicle, complete with OC Transpo customized design features, that will, in a few short years, transport thousands of residents between Tunney’s Pasture and Blair station.
As Mayor Jim Watson said in his state of the city speech Wednesday: “You will be able to not only see the train, but feel the train. You will be able to sit inside, look out the windows and get your first experience of the Confederation Line.â€
Politicians of every stripe — including Watson, MP Royal Galipeau and provincial Transportation Minister Steven Del Duca and, no doubt, city councillors — will attend the formal affair at Lansdowne Park’s Aberdeen Pavilion.
As of Friday, the public can view the light rail vehicle between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. until the end of March.
The system won’t be fully operational until 2018.
Here, from the Citizen’s files, is some info about the new trains to whet your appetite or jog your memory until the big reveal.
From a Dec. 6, 2012 story by David Reevely and Neco Cockburn:
The city is poised to award the biggest construction contract in its history to a consortium led by ACS Infrastructure, but Mayor Jim Watson made it clear Wednesday that he expects the project to be his legacy.
In a heavily stage-managed production at City Hall on Wednesday morning, full of dramatic lighting and brave rhetoric, Watson boasted that the Spanish-led consortium called Rideau Tran-sit Group will deliver the project as planned by 2018, just as he hopes to be finishing his second term as mayor. At $2.13 billion – a fixed price, solid and guaranteed barring some massive disaster – the price is within a rounding error of the $2.115-billion estimate city council signed off on in its last big vote on the project in July 2011.
It’s what Watson has promised and clearly he intends to deliver it. And nothing more.
A station outside the National Arts Centre, as some had hoped would be restored in the big announcement? Not there. The “Downtown East†station, which the rail planners considered moving east from Queen and O’Connor after moving the NAC station to the Rideau Centre, is staying put, too. Moving it would be too expensive. The city is contemplating an enclosed walkway that would connect the arts centre to the Rideau Centre, though.
Will the line be running in time for Canada’s 150th birthday in 2017? Not exactly. Major downtown construction is to be finished and the three downtown stations open for tours, if visitors care to take them, but the only rolling trains will be between Hurdman and Blair stations. They’ll be on tryout schedules, open to the public but not ready for commuters.
What happened to the curving roofs and wooden cladding the city showed off in its last showcase of station designs?
Those are mostly gone, replaced by more flat tops, edges, metal and concrete at the hands of Ottawa architect Ritchard Brisbin. Some of the design grace notes are still there – wood from ash trees killed by voracious emerald ash borers remains in a lot of accents – but the overall esthetic is more angular, cool and functional than it used to be.
“I’m happy with the stations. I really like the pedestrian access,†said Somerset Coun. Diane Holmes, whose ward includes the busiest stations. “The downtown ones are integrated into buildings, which is going to be really useful … The stations are very attractive, well lit, easily accessible.â€
And from a Dec. 6 fact box about the train:In a heavily stage-managed production at City Hall on Wednesday morning, full of dramatic lighting and brave rhetoric, Watson boasted that the Spanish-led consortium called Rideau Tran-sit Group will deliver the project as planned by 2018, just as he hopes to be finishing his second term as mayor. At $2.13 billion – a fixed price, solid and guaranteed barring some massive disaster – the price is within a rounding error of the $2.115-billion estimate city council signed off on in its last big vote on the project in July 2011.
It’s what Watson has promised and clearly he intends to deliver it. And nothing more.
A station outside the National Arts Centre, as some had hoped would be restored in the big announcement? Not there. The “Downtown East†station, which the rail planners considered moving east from Queen and O’Connor after moving the NAC station to the Rideau Centre, is staying put, too. Moving it would be too expensive. The city is contemplating an enclosed walkway that would connect the arts centre to the Rideau Centre, though.
Will the line be running in time for Canada’s 150th birthday in 2017? Not exactly. Major downtown construction is to be finished and the three downtown stations open for tours, if visitors care to take them, but the only rolling trains will be between Hurdman and Blair stations. They’ll be on tryout schedules, open to the public but not ready for commuters.
What happened to the curving roofs and wooden cladding the city showed off in its last showcase of station designs?
Those are mostly gone, replaced by more flat tops, edges, metal and concrete at the hands of Ottawa architect Ritchard Brisbin. Some of the design grace notes are still there – wood from ash trees killed by voracious emerald ash borers remains in a lot of accents – but the overall esthetic is more angular, cool and functional than it used to be.
“I’m happy with the stations. I really like the pedestrian access,†said Somerset Coun. Diane Holmes, whose ward includes the busiest stations. “The downtown ones are integrated into buildings, which is going to be really useful … The stations are very attractive, well lit, easily accessible.â€
Name: Alstom Citadis.
Capacity: Each car as shown here holds 300 passengers. It can run as a single car or can be joined with others. They are fully accessible, featuring entrances level with station platforms.
Length: 49 metres.
Number: 30 vehicles would operate with a peak capacity of 10,700 passengers per hour in each direction.
Speed: Top speed is 100 km/h. The system can run trains as often at one minute and 45 seconds.
Travel time: 24 minutes from Tunney’s Pasture to Blair station.
Manufacturer: Alstom, based in France. Trains would be assembled in Ottawa.Alstom has sold more than 1,500 similar cars to more than 40 cities since 1997.
I had also envisioned it on the south side, mainly due to the wide hydro ROW there. But median certainly makes a lot of sense. For example, Jeanne d'Arc station can straddle the overpass, with north and southbound buses stopping on either side of the road directly above the station.
I also agree that if they're going to be running it on the north side between Blair and Montreal Road, then a station at Jasmine is warranted. It's a pretty low income area, with quite a few transit users. The elevated station at Montreal Road is pretty interesting. I just figured that they would build a surface station on the south side, opposite the on and off ramps. Also glad to see an infill station at Orleans Blvd. That's a pretty major connection that's completely bypassed by today's buses only lanes.
It's also interesting that they're talking about a widening of the highway. What I don't understand is the fact that building the LRT in-median is already a defacto widening, because the current buses only lanes would become redundant, and can either be turned into HOV lanes or general traffic lanes. All that takes is a little paint.
I also agree that if they're going to be running it on the north side between Blair and Montreal Road, then a station at Jasmine is warranted. It's a pretty low income area, with quite a few transit users. The elevated station at Montreal Road is pretty interesting. I just figured that they would build a surface station on the south side, opposite the on and off ramps. Also glad to see an infill station at Orleans Blvd. That's a pretty major connection that's completely bypassed by today's buses only lanes.
It's also interesting that they're talking about a widening of the highway. What I don't understand is the fact that building the LRT in-median is already a defacto widening, because the current buses only lanes would become redundant, and can either be turned into HOV lanes or general traffic lanes. All that takes is a little paint.
1overcosc
Active Member
Ottawa has set up a live-sized model of a Confederation Line car at Aberdeen Pavilion. I snapped this video of it. Apologies for crappy quality.
[video=youtube;FhXFJZFF6Uc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhXFJZFF6Uc[/video]
[video=youtube;FhXFJZFF6Uc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhXFJZFF6Uc[/video]
Markster
Senior Member
And just a reminder for the thread, the 100-day Ottawa-NCC "truce" regarding the West-LRT alignment is ending on Friday March 6th.
1overcosc
Active Member
They've called a press conference for tomorrow morning at 10:30. Early details leaked imply that a compromise was reached. Notably, the press release is a joint NCC-City of Ottawa announcement which is a very good sign.
Looks like they have agreed to bury the entire line: http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/live-ncc-city-reveal-progress-on-ottawas-lrt-route
A few highlights:
1) Uses the "northern option", runs further north in the SJAM Parkway. Results in 38% increase in shoreline space.
2) It appears as though the LRT will be buried under the realigned eastbound lanes of the Parkway. This means that no greenspace will be disturbed.
3) Proposal will (hopefully) be ratified at April 22nd NCC Board meeting.
4) Public consultations will begin March 30th.
5) Full underground option can still be done for $980 million. The line was "value engineered" to stay within the same funding envelope.
Here's the full MOU, including a map: http://www.ncc-ccn.gc.ca/sites/defa...ty_of_ottawa_western_lrt_working_group_en.pdf
1overcosc
Active Member
Essentially it's a cheap cut and cover underneath a realigned SJAM. As part of the realignment the SJAM will lose its grass median and form a much narrower ROW. More of a urban arterial style road than the existing freeway-style road.
Markster
Senior Member
It's interesting...
It will still have a grass median, but it will be much narrower. With the road being straightened out, it'll mean slightly faster speeds on this section. Between faster speeds, and a narrow median, this part will be more uncomfortable to cross on foot than it is today.
They're adding the grade-separated crossings at the two LRT stations, so the average crossing is probably going to be made better.
AnarchoSocialist
Active Member
Even though the parkway solution isn't quite as nice as going down Richmond and directly through a more built up area it's still not a bad choice by any means. Richmond is only a marginally better choice in terms of convenience and not worth putting up a fuss about. In the end they have a perfectly good route that will also be easier to keep on budget. Now they can get on with the next steps and make sure shovels are in the ground as soon as phase 1 is complete.
The progress they are making is great too. I haven't been able to see any of it in person, and likely won't for a while. But I'll be making a trip there once it does open just to see how it all turned out and see the progress on phase 2.
The progress they are making is great too. I haven't been able to see any of it in person, and likely won't for a while. But I'll be making a trip there once it does open just to see how it all turned out and see the progress on phase 2.