WATCH LIVE: City of Ottawa officials provide an update on the latest return to service plan for Ottawa's LRT.
In a memo to city council, transportation services general manager Renée Amilcar said Rideau Transit Group , Alstom and OC Transpo with Transportation Resource Associates worked over the weekend to determine the required actions to begin a full risk assessment."At this time, OC Transpo cannot provide an anticipated date for the safe resumption of service," Amilcar wrote.
To date, 12 of 45 cars have had their hub assemblies replaced, which must now be done every 60,000 km under a new maintenance regime. OC Transpo had initially promised O-Train service would resume Monday with eight single-car trains, but Amilcar said the return-to-service would be delayed at least 10 more days to complete the infrastructure work.
"We're heading in the right direction; it's frustrating that it's taking so long and hopefully we will have a better idea of the timeline to get the trains back up and running."has been launched to speed up trips between Blair Station and the downtown core during the morning and afternoon rush hours.
OC Transpo will continue to operate R1 replacement bus service between Blair and Tunney's Pasture stations, with 36 buses running during peak periods. An additional 12 buses will operate the R1 Express route during the morning and afternoon peak periods.R1 replacement bus service continues to run between Blair and Tunney's Pasture stations while the O-Train is out of service.
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