Stage 2 LRT Project Update : July 8, 2019 to July 21, 2019

Overall

• Preparatory activities (borehole drilling, silt fence installation, site office mobilization, preconstruction surveys, etc.) are currently underway on each O-Train extension to facilitate the commencement of Stage 2 construction activities in 2019.

O-Train Trillium Line South Extension

• Uplands Structures Yard set up
  • Installation of fencing is now complete. Crews have commenced the installation of light posts and work trailers.
  • This yard will be used for the coordination of Airport Link construction activities.
• Laydown areas will be established within close proximity to the Trillium Line near Bowesville Road and Uplands Drive.
  • Site trailers have been set up and crews will begin to install temporary concrete barriers (TCBs) at each location.
  • TCB installation will take place at night to minimize impacts on local traffic.
• Borehole drilling is currently underway in the following locations:
  • South Keys Station
  • Along the alignment between Leitrim Road and South Keys Station
• Silt fence installation
  • Crews have almost completed the installation of 30,000 metres of silt fence along the perimeter of the Trillium Line O-Train south extension from Greenboro Station to terminus stations (Airport Station & Limebank Station).
  • To date, approximately 90% of the work has been completed.
• Stump pulling and grinding between Hunt Club Road and Limebank Road/Uplands Drive is now complete.
• Crews have started to strip lands (i.e. topsoil removal) between Uplands Drive and the mainline.
• Noise and Vibration monitoring
  • Baseline noise and vibration monitoring is taking place at properties near the Trillium Line alignment to ensure that construction and rail activities comply with applicable regulations and requirements
• Ongoing works at the Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
  • In coordination with the Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport Authority (OMCIAA), crews are continuing to fence off Airport lands where work will occur.
• Preparatory works at Walkley MSF
  • Preliminary preparatory work such as survey control, clean up and fencing have commenced at the future site of the new Walkley Yard Maintenance and Storage Facility.
  • TransitNEXT will be coordinating with Capital Rail to leverage shutdown time for geotechnical investigations nearby Walkley MSF.

O-Train Confederation Line East Extension

• Borehole drilling is currently underway at the following locations:
  • Montreal Road & OR 174 Interchange
  • Montreal Flyover
  • Trim Road
  • OR 174 median lanes (night work) between Blair Road & Trim Road
• East day-to-day work yard set up
  • Crews will begin constructing a granular pad near Montreal Road and OR 174 to support temporary modular trailer complex, parking spaces and a day-to-day yard
  • Work has commenced to strip top soil and pave yard access points.
  • This site will be used for the coordination of Confederation Line East construction activities
• Pre-construction surveys
  • East-West Connectors (EWC) have retained DST Consulting Engineers to carry out a pre-construction survey of the homes and buildings located within close proximity to the project. They will be documenting properties to establish the existing conditions of the interior and exterior of buildings near the alignment, prior to construction.

O-Train Confederation Line West Extension

• Borehole drilling currently underway in the following locations:
  • Lincoln Fields Station
  • New Orchard Station
  • Between Pinecrest Station & Connaught Tunnel
  • Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway (near Churchill Avenue)
• Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway Cut and Cover Tunnel Preparatory Works
  • The Sir John A. Macdonald (SJAM) Parkway is shifting north to accommodate the space required to construct a cut-and-cover tunnel between Dominion Station and Cleary Avenue
  • Crews have commenced preparatory activities to realign the SJAM by installing signage, fencing and temporary concrete barriers. Topsoil stripping will commence upon the completion of barrier installation.
  • From July to October 2019, Sir John A MacDonald Parkway will have off-peak lane reductions between Dominion Avenue and Cleary Avenue. Eastbound and Westbound traffic will be maintained at all times.
  • The City of Ottawa continues to coordinate with the NCC's Public Affairs Office to provide appropriate public notification (PVMS, resident notices, web updates, etc.)
  • Crews are targeting to have the east bound lanes completed by this fall and the west bound lanes complete by spring 2020
• West day-to-day work yard set up
  • Work has commenced to construct granular pad near Baseline Road and Navaho Drive/Transitway to support temporary modular trailer complex, parking spaces and a day-to-day yard.
  • This site will be used for the coordination of Confederation Line West construction activities.

• Building demolition
  • Building demolition is scheduled to occur in September 2019 within the project limits:
    • On the east side of Connaught Avenue between Severn Avenue and Hanlon Avenue (three houses)
    • On Richmond Road, east of Cleary Avenue (one strip mall).
• Pre-construction surveys
  • East-West Connectors (EWC) have retained DST Consulting Engineers to carry out a pre-construction survey of the homes and buildings located within close proximity to the project. As indicated in the east update, DST will be documenting properties to establish the existing conditions of the interior and exterior of buildings near the alignment, prior to construction.