Ottawa LRT: Trillium Line enters final 21-day testing phase [Video]

Trial running begins today on the Trillium Line, one of the final steps before Ottawa’s new north-south line opens to the public.

“This is TransitNEXT’s final exam, and it will be a rigorous one,” Renee Amilcar, Transit Services general manager, told councillors and the media last Thursday.

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The 21-day trial running period includes a 14-day reliability testing period that begins today, which simulates the conditions of normal passenger service, followed by a seven-day second phase that looks at daily operational and maintenance scenario evaluations.

Ottawa’s director of rail construction says this is a big moment for residents living in Ottawa’s south end and students at Carleton University who will use the Trillium Line.

“I think it will be a big sigh of relief for all those people once we go into service in a few …