The city of Ottawa and its LRT contractor have reached a settlement the two sides say will reset their relationship after years of legal fighting.
The city and Rideau Transit Group issued a joint statement on Friday announcing the out-of-court agreement, saying it "resolves several issues between them and resets their relationship to focus on the delivery of safe and reliable transit service to the people of Ottawa."
The city was withholding nearly $70 million in payments over the ongoing dispute. Both parties have refused to say publicly how much money is involved in the settlement. The agreement resolves that "through RTG’s acknowledgement of the Default and the City’s confirmation of the immediate cure based on RTG’s rigorous plan to address the issues that led to the derailments and come to a sustainable resolution of the axle bearing assembly issue," the statement said.
"In addition, RTG has and will continue to implement various interim mitigation measures to ensure the reliability of O-Train Line 1."March 2020"The City acknowledges the work RTG has done and will continue to do to ensure the people of Ottawa receive safe and reliable service on O-Train Line 1 and will continue to monitor RTG’s progress," the statement said.
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