OC Transpo says 21-day testing period has not started for the Trillium Line [Video]

The Trillium Line will not be open for the first day of classes at Carleton University, as testing and trial running continues on the new north-south light rail transit line.

OC Transpo and its partner TransitNEXT are in the midst of an eight to 10 week testing and trial running period ahead of the launch of the LRT, which includes a 21-day testing period.

When CTVNewsOttawa.ca asked OC Transpo on Tuesday whether the 21-day trial running period is underway on the Trillium Line, city staff said, “a memo will be sent once trial running begins.”

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The Light-Rail Transit Subcommittee is scheduled to receive an update on testing and trial running during its Aug. 29 meeting. Staff say headway and vehicle testing with nine trains continues, and “final construction activity, as well as final testing and …