The western extension of Ottawa’s LRT system is delayed by 17 months and won’t be finished until late 2026, officials said Tuesday.
The news was part of an update to the city’s finance and economic development committee on the $4.6-billion Stage 2 LRT project, the largest in the city’s history that will extend rail east, west and south.
But the western extension—which involves extending the track from Tunney’s Pasture station west to Moodie Drive and Algonquin College—is facing the biggest delays. That extension involves building a nearly three-kilometre-long cut-and-cover tunnel.“Generally in Ontario right now we’re seeing a lot of projects in delay,” Michael Morgan, the city’s We’re seeing a lot of pressure on the availability of craft to actually undertake the work.
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