Ontario Minister of Infrastructure, Bob Chiarelli, announced a CAD 50 million (EUR 32.5 million) investment for the second phase of Ottawa’s LRT project. It envisages the construction of a 3.4 km extension of the Trillium line to a new terminus station near Limebank Road in Ottawa’s Riverside South community.
This new funding is in addition to the more than CAD 1 billion (EUR 649.3 million) Ontario has already invested in the Stage 2 LRT project. The Ottawa Stage 2 LRT project is jointly funded by Canada, Ontario and the City of Ottawa. It will add over 40 km of light rail and 24 new stations by extending the Confederation Line to the east and west and the Trillium Line to the south, including a spur to the Macdonald-Cartier International Airport.
The preliminary construction of the first phase of Confederation line was launched in 2013 and it is expected to be in services this year. The construction on Stage 2 LRT will begin following the completion of the Stage 1 Confederation Line and is expected to be fully in service by 2023.
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