Confederation Line East LRT Extension (Stage 2) [Blair to Trim] | U/C

[M00dy]

Originally Posted by rocketphish

The eastern extension is anticipated to open by the end of the year, although no opening date has been set. The initial goal for the extension, which will add five stations, was 2022.
https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local...n-amilcar-says

I think articles using project definition phase schedules and not the actual construction contract timelines without clarifying it is one of my pet peeves. It's pretty damn disingenuous.

[AuxTown]

Originally Posted by M00dy

I think articles using project definition phase schedules and not the actual construction contract timelines without clarifying it is one of my pet peeves. It's pretty damn disingenuous.

I was just thinking that. It just enrages the uninformed masses for no good reason. People are already primed to be angry about LRT without this kind of reporting.

[OTSkyline]

Good to hear, looking forward to the extension to open. I wonder how much of a lift we will see in usage once the extension opens as this would make it much easier for a lot of Orleans residents to commute.

Maybe anecdotally but I'm seeing the opposite on the west extension.. very little workers or visible progress for the last several months which is concerning.

[AuxTown]

Originally Posted by OTSkyline

Good to hear, looking forward to the extension to open. I wonder how much of a lift we will see in usage once the extension opens as this would make it much easier for a lot of Orleans residents to commute.

Maybe anecdotally but I'm seeing the opposite on the west extension.. very little workers or visible progress for the last several months which is concerning.

They all seem to be out on the Moodie end. They laid all the tracks and have been running catenary and wires the last couple of weeks. I wonder if they plan to work their way inside from out?

[lrt's friend]

I went out to Orleans yesterday. No trains beyond Blair. The only workers I saw were small numbers doing station work and one truck running down the track. The railing still needs to be installed on the Queensway overpass east of Blair. Generally, not much going on.

[Richard Eade]

I’m surprised to read this. Have they not run slow trains all the way out to Trim? If so, there must have been tracks and power for the whole eastern length, no?

[FrostyMug]

Originally Posted by Richard Eade

I’m surprised to read this. Have they not run slow trains all the way out to Trim? If so, there must have been tracks and power for the whole eastern length, no?

They have, just not for a few months now.

[Richard Eade]

Ah, my mistake. I read lrt's friend comment as RAILS, and not "railings".

[Admiral Nelson]

March 17 update to transit committee on the eastern extension:

https://youtu.be/sjYfFVsRi-w?t=12598

[sseguin]

Tracking the Progress: Ottawa’s O-Train Stage 2 Eastern Extension - April 2025.

We’ll show you the latest progress, including station updates, track work, and what’s coming next for this critical LRT expansion.

• Video Link

[rocketphish]

Last week, under the highway:



Photo by me
April 10, 2024

[Kitchissippi]

I wonder about what salty road spray would do to those electronic ticket machines.

[vtecyo]

Originally Posted by Kitchissippi

I wonder about what salty road spray would do to those electronic ticket machines.

It looks like they're putting up glass walls - probably to protect the machines.

[J.OT13]

O-Train: le service vers Orléans approche

Par Charles-Antoine Gagnon, Le Droit
8 mai 2025 à 07h30

Les travaux pour l’intégration de la partie est de l’O-Train vers Orléans se poursuivent et entraîneront la fermeture de la Ligne de la Confédération sur toute sa longueur de dimanche soir à lundi matin.

Le service sera interrompu à compter de 20 h, le 11 mai, et reprendra à 5 h, le 12 mai. Le réseau d’autobus R1 sera en opération durant cette période entre les stations Pré Tunney et Blair.

«Cette fermeture temporaire est nécessaire pour permettre l’intégration des systèmes de l’Étape 2, en préparation pour le prolongement du service de la Ligne 1 de la station Blair à la station Trim», a précisé la Ville d’Ottawa.

La direction d’OC Transpo prévoit que l’extension de la Ligne de la Confédération vers Orléans sera ouverte dans la deuxième moitié de cette année, mais elle ne donne pas de date.

Cette extension longe la route 174 et s’étend sur 12,5 kilomètres. Elle comprend cinq stations soit Montréal, Jeanne d’Arc, Convent Glen, Place d’Orléans et Trim. La Ligne 1 depuis la station Pré Tunney s’étendra alors sur 25 km.

L’ouverture de l’extension vers l’ouest jusqu’aux stations Moodie et Algonquin est prévue en 2027. Celle-ci verra l’ajout de 15 km de rail depuis la station Pré Tunney et de 11 nouvelles stations.

Les coûts de construction de la phase 2 du train léger, soit les extensions vers l’est et l’ouest de la Ligne 1 ainsi que la construction des lignes 2 et 4 vers le sud et l’aéroport, étaient évalués à plus de 4,6 milliards de dollars en 2023.

Les travaux vers les stations Trim, Moodie et Algonquin accusent d’importants retards sur les échéanciers initiaux. L’extension vers l’est devait ouvrir en 2022 tandis que le service vers l’ouest devait commencer en 2023.

https://www.ledroit.com/actualites/a...ASS4322K6MPRM/

[kmcamp]

Originally Posted by J.OT13

O-Train: le service vers Orléans approche

Par Charles-Antoine Gagnon, Le Droit
8 mai 2025 à 07h30

Les travaux pour l’intégration de la partie est de l’O-Train vers Orléans se poursuivent et entraîneront la fermeture de la Ligne de la Confédération sur toute sa longueur de dimanche soir à lundi matin.

Le service sera interrompu à compter de 20 h, le 11 mai, et reprendra à 5 h, le 12 mai. Le réseau d’autobus R1 sera en opération durant cette période entre les stations Pré Tunney et Blair.

«Cette fermeture temporaire est nécessaire pour permettre l’intégration des systèmes de l’Étape 2, en préparation pour le prolongement du service de la Ligne 1 de la station Blair à la station Trim», a précisé la Ville d’Ottawa.

La direction d’OC Transpo prévoit que l’extension de la Ligne de la Confédération vers Orléans sera ouverte dans la deuxième moitié de cette année, mais elle ne donne pas de date.

Cette extension longe la route 174 et s’étend sur 12,5 kilomètres. Elle comprend cinq stations soit Montréal, Jeanne d’Arc, Convent Glen, Place d’Orléans et Trim. La Ligne 1 depuis la station Pré Tunney s’étendra alors sur 25 km.

L’ouverture de l’extension vers l’ouest jusqu’aux stations Moodie et Algonquin est prévue en 2027. Celle-ci verra l’ajout de 15 km de rail depuis la station Pré Tunney et de 11 nouvelles stations.

Les coûts de construction de la phase 2 du train léger, soit les extensions vers l’est et l’ouest de la Ligne 1 ainsi que la construction des lignes 2 et 4 vers le sud et l’aéroport, étaient évalués à plus de 4,6 milliards de dollars en 2023.

Les travaux vers les stations Trim, Moodie et Algonquin accusent d’importants retards sur les échéanciers initiaux. L’extension vers l’est devait ouvrir en 2022 tandis que le service vers l’ouest devait commencer en 2023.

https://www.ledroit.com/actualites/a...ASS4322K6MPRM/

I hope this integration work means full testing is happening soon

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by kmcamp

I hope this integration work means full testing is happening soon

Yeah, I'm a little worried. First train to go beyond Blair was in March 2024. Since then, I barely see any trains on the Orleans stretch. I was hoping that by now, we'd see a high volume testing each day.

[kmcamp]

Originally Posted by J.OT13

Yeah, I'm a little worried. First train to go beyond Blair was in March 2024. Since then, I barely see any trains on the Orleans stretch. I was hoping that by now, we'd see a high volume testing each day.

One thing that's different this time around is that it's not a brand new never used before system so the amount of things they need to do to is less, there's fewer uncertainties. They might not need as much pre testing as before

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by kmcamp

One thing that's different this time around is that it's not a brand new never used before system so the amount of things they need to do to is less, there's fewer uncertainties. They might not need as much pre testing as before

Hopefully that's the case. The route is far simpler too, fewer stations. Fingers crossed for a 2025 opening.

[Catenary]

Originally Posted by kmcamp

One thing that's different this time around is that it's not a brand new never used before system so the amount of things they need to do to is less, there's fewer uncertainties. They might not need as much pre testing as before

This is pretty much it - all the "Stage 2" trains are being used on Stage 1, so they don't need vehicle testing/break-in kms. For Stage 2, it's a lot easier to do work on the finishing touches when they aren't testing trains all the time.

[AuxTown]

I would imagine the preliminary testing went very well, making them confident that there will be minimal drama in the final testing phase. I wonder how long their list of "fixes" is from the start of Line 1 to current? From switch heaters to wheels, etc.