Stage 2 LRT Project Update : June 24, 2019 to July 7, 2019

Overall:

• Preparatory activities (borehole drilling, silt fence installation, site office mobilization, pre-construction 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
  • Spreading of gravel, temporary road construction, and fence installation has been completed at Uplands Structures Yard Drive (north of the EY Centre, east of Uplands Drive)
  • 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 the Bowesville Road and Uplands Drive. Crews will begin with the installation of temporary concrete barriers (TCBs) at each location.
• Silt fence installation
  • Crews have commenced 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 40% of the work has been completed.
• Stump pulling and grinding along the Trillium Line South extension between Hunt Club Road and Limebank Road/Uplands Drive is anticipated to be completed in mid-July
  • Once complete, crews will begin stripping lands (i.e. topsoil removal) later this summer to further prepare for the construction activities
• 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
  • Hydrovacing near future guideway structures is now complete.
  • In coordination with the Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport Authority (OMCIAA), crews will begin fencing off the Airport lands where work is occurring.

O-Train Confederation Line East Extension

• Borehole drilling is currently underway at the following locations:
  • Montreal Road & OR 174 Interchange
  • Montreal Flyover
  • OR 174 median lanes (night work) between Blair Road & Trim Road
• Borehole drilling is anticipated to begin near Trim Road
• East day-to-day work yard set up
  • Work to commence in early July to construct granular pad near Montreal Road and OR 174 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 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 of construction activities in the zone of influence. 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
  • Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway (nearby Cleary Avenue)
• Borehole drilling is anticipated to begin near New Orchard Station in early July
• 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
  • Tree clearing north of the SJAM and within the median (phase 1) is now complete. Further tree clearing activities will take place south of the SJAM (phase 2) after Oct 1 (start date TBD)
  • Crews will start preparatory activities to realign the SJAM the week of July 2 (including fencing, installing temporary concrete barriers, stripping topsoil, etc.).
  • From Tuesday, July 2 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 to commence in July 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 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 of construction activities in the zone of influence. 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.

Communications & Stakeholder Relations:

• Confederation Line East & West Corridor Wide Notices

• East-West Connectors (EWC) have distributed corridor wide notices to properties near the Confederation Line East and West extensions
• These notices provide an overview of all Stage 2 LRT implementation activities taking place in 2019 between July and December. The notices are available online by visiting stage2lrt.ca/news.