Ottawa’s new Light Rail Transit System will span the downtown from Tunney’s Pasture in the West to Blair Station in the East. The system will include a 3.2 kilometre twin-bored tunnel, the Downtown Ottawa Transit Tunnel, beneath the core. The western tunnel entrance will be between LeBreton Station and Bronson Avenue and the eastern entrance between Campus and Lees stations.
The existing bus transitway is near capacity, particularly through downtown, where buses compete with other surface traffic. The downtown tunnel will enable the removal of more than half of the busses currently moving through our busy streets. This will improve traffic conditions while also achieving substantial and lasting reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases and harmful pollutants. Some portions of the existing Bus Transitway will be reclaimed for green space, cycling routes or traffic lanes. When each element is combined, it will lead to a city that is healthier, more livable and more accessible.
Conversion of the downtown transit way is the first step in the City’s long-term transit vision, the Transportation Master Plan. Ultimately, this plan includes the construction of 40 kilometres of new Light Rail, coupled with expanded bus rapid transit service to outlying areas. Once completed, every Ottawa community will be connected by a convenient and affordable public transit system.
For many, Ottawa’s Light Rail Transit system will be the transportation option of choice. Not only will the system get us to work or school each day, it will connect us to our friends, our cultural events and all the great services and features this city has to offer.
The existing bus transitway is near capacity, particularly through downtown, where buses compete with other surface traffic. The downtown tunnel will enable the removal of more than half of the busses currently moving through our busy streets. This will improve traffic conditions while also achieving substantial and lasting reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases and harmful pollutants. Some portions of the existing Bus Transitway will be reclaimed for green space, cycling routes or traffic lanes. When each element is combined, it will lead to a city that is healthier, more livable and more accessible.
Conversion of the downtown transit way is the first step in the City’s long-term transit vision, the Transportation Master Plan. Ultimately, this plan includes the construction of 40 kilometres of new Light Rail, coupled with expanded bus rapid transit service to outlying areas. Once completed, every Ottawa community will be connected by a convenient and affordable public transit system.
For many, Ottawa’s Light Rail Transit system will be the transportation option of choice. Not only will the system get us to work or school each day, it will connect us to our friends, our cultural events and all the great services and features this city has to offer.
Downtown Ottawa Transit Tunnel
The Downtown Ottawa Transit Tunnel (DOTT) will be 3.2 kilometres long. Heading east, trains will enter the tunnel shortly after leaving LeBreton Station, and emerge south of Mann Avenue, just before Lees Station. There will be four underground LRT stations: Downtown West; Downtown East; Rideau; and Campus. All four of the underground stations will be based on the same design, featuring a wide centre plat form, with east- and westbound trains running on either side. Along with making the stations easier for passengers to navigate, the centre platform design is more efficient, since one set of stairs, escalators and elevators can serve both east- and westbound trains. All four downtown stations will have a 180-metre long platform, long enough to accommodate trains up to six cars long as demand for transit rises in the future.The Way Ahead
Recommendations on the procurement model will be provided to City Council later this year. Once the procurement model has been determined, and the Preliminary Engineering completed, the City will be able to launch a Request For Qualification (RFQ) process to determine which companies are interested in bidding and qualified to complete all of the work required. This will be completed in 2011.Immediately after, a Request for Proposal (RFP) process will be used to determine which company is best positioned to meet all of our needs and will lead to a signed contract for delivery. This will be completed in 2013. Construction will commence immediately after contract award and will take approximately 5 years. Full service on the LRT system is expected by 2019.
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