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Ottawa LRT: Incomplete maintenance will require additional Line 1 disruptions [Video]

There will be two more days of reduced service on the Confederation Line LRT this week because some of the maintenance that was supposed to be completed by this past weekend wasn’t.

In a memo to city councillors, Transit Services general manager Renée Amilcar said that while Rideau Transit Maintenance (RTM) completed most of the maintenance it undertook between Oct. 19 and Nov. 3, it did not complete all of its rail grinding work on time.

“Completing the planned rail grinding work is key in supporting the long-term reliability and sustainability of O-Train Line 1,” Amilcar wrote.

She said OC Transpo has worked with RTM to plan for the completion of this work as soon as possible and with “minimal impacts to customers.”

There are two days when service adjustments will be required, she said.

On Thursday, Nov. 7, O-Train Line 1 will close early between Tunney’s Pasture and Hurdman …

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