the north-south running trillium line.
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beginning operations in winter is unusual for any lrt system, amilcar said, and shutting down on weekends will give more time to do maintenance and fix any issues that might crop up in the early days of running. launching in phases was one of the lessons learned from the troubled opening of the confederation line in 2019, she said.
parallel bus service will run alongside the route until oc transpo is certain it’s no longer needed, amilcar said.
“even with all these preparations and lessons learned, we know there will be service disruptions along this line,” she cautioned. “that’s the reality of operating any transit system.”
unlike the twin tracks of the confederation line, the trillium line has long stretches of single track and if a train breaks down there, there is no way to bypass it.
in april, oc transpo will launch its new ways to bus program, which overhauls more than 100 bus routes in conjunction with the trillium line service.
“i want to thank council and the residents of ottawa for your patience through this project,” amilcar said.
renee amilcar, general manager of transit services at oc transpo, speaks at a news conference at city hall on dec. 6.
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