Ottawa mayor defends hiring firm employing former OC Transpo head to fix LRT ottnews
OC Transpo announced Sunday that STV Inc. was recently brought in to "closely monitor" Rideau Transit Maintenance's work as it tries to fix the line, which has beenThe firm was also hired to "provide independent advice to OC Transpo and confirm that we have a solid plan to return service to this area," OC Transpo's statement said.
"Is he one of the people who's involved in resolving this issue? I don't think so," Sutcliffe told Newstalk 580 CFRA's. "I think it's the engineers in that organization that are providing that expertise." "They've been working with the city for many, many years. They have in-depth information about the original design and construction, so they are able to hit the ground running," Charter said.
Sutcliffe said the city wants the best possible people working to help get the trains back up and running.
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