Premier Doug Ford says there will be no new provincial funding to extend Ottawa's light rail transit system to Barrhaven and Kanata until the city of Ottawa and OC Transpo fix the problems with the current O-Train line between Blair and Tunney's Pasture stations.
Ford made the comments as Ottawa's LRT system remains shut down for a third full day after a bearing issue was discovered on one train during a 50,000 km inspection on Monday. R1 replacement bus service is running with 36 buses during the morning and afternoon peak periods.
In April, the city said 36 of the 103 recommendations from the public inquiry into Ottawa's LRT system had been completed or have been "incorporated into ongoing city policies for implementation into future projects." "There's not going to be a commitment from the province until we straighten out Stage 1 and get on time with Stage 2, then we'll commit to Stage 3," Ford said Thursday morning.
Ford says he has asked Transportation Minister Caroline Mulroney to oversee work to address the issues with the LRT system.
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