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The Confederation Line East is one of the three major extensions to Ottawa’s light rail transit system and will see LRT continue from Blair Road to Place d’Orléans and go all the way to Trim Road.
The Confederation Line East Extension project will include 12 kilometres of rail offering stops at five new stations: Montreal Station, Jeanne d’Arc Station, Orléans Boulevard, Place d’Orléans, and Trim.
To further explore the Confederation Line East, please use the City of Ottawa’s Stage 2 LRT Interactive Map.
MONTREAL STATION
JEANNE D’ARC STATION
ORLÉANS BOULEVARD STATION
PLACE D’ORLÉANS STATION
TRIM STATION
As part of the Stage 2 O-Train Light Rail Transit (LRT) project, the Jeanne d’Arc Boulevard overpass bridge at Highway 174 will be undergoing rehabilitation work and will be widened to construct new sidewalks and a multi-use pathway (MUP) to the new O-Train station. Motorists travelling on Jeanne d’Arc Boulevard at Highway 174 should anticipate long-term impacts to traffic as crews complete necessary construction activities.
The Stage 2 LRT East construction project is now entering a phase that will see significant work begin on the Jeanne d’Arc bridge and station. This work is not minor, and includes a full redevelopment of the overpass, stripping parts of it down the framework, as they rebuild the bridge.
From September 25, 2023 to Spring 2025
A public information session about this work will be hosted by the City of Ottawa on Wednesday, September 27 at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom. If you are interested in attending, please use the following link to access the city’s information session:
The Stage 2 Rail Construction Program has made great progress extending the O-Train Network farther east, west and south.
So far this year, there has been vehicle testing in the south, rail and overhead catenary system (OCS) installation in the east, and station construction progress in the west.
The Light Rail Sub-Committee received an update indicating that work on track and systems is ongoing in the east end, and significant progress continues to be made in stations and on the Place d’Orléans and Trim pedestrian bridges. By the end of the year, preparation will begin for vehicle testing on the extension. Check out the progress made so far here. The East Extension starts at 2:33.
The Stage 2 LRT Team were invited to attend our monthly board meeting on February 15, 2023 at 7:30AM.
They provided further updates on the east end stations and connectivity as well as responded to the board of director’s questions.
The board was happy to learn that construction of the stations is progressing nicely and look forward to working with the Stage 2 team to learn more about things like expected frequency, including peak and off-peak hours, hours of operation throughout Stage 1 and 2 and timing from operating stations to the East stations. Getting to Orléans in a timely manner has a direct impact on things like employment/recruitment.
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The Stage 2 LRT Team held a public information session on January 17, 2023 at 7PM. They provided updates on the east end stations, connectivity, noise walls and community resources. They also had subject matter experts from their contractor, KEV, traffic management, Rail Construction program, OC Transpo, and communications to respond to questions.
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As usual if there are questions after the fact, participants were invited to send an email to [email protected].
2022 was a big year for the Stage 2 LRT Project. Now, with stations coming out of the ground, rail installation advancing, and trains on track testing, Ottawa’s future O-Train system is starting to take shape.
O-Train East Extension
This year, the east segment transitioned from realigning the OR 174 transportation corridor into building a rail line. Crews focused on the full guideway construction, overhead catenary system (OCS) foundations, ballast installation and have started installing track.
Trackwork
The first tracks were installed in April at Jeanne d’Arc Station and installation continued eastward towards Trim Station. At this time, 60% of the rail has been installed for the east extension.
This year also marked one of the biggest milestones to-date on the project, the rail connection between Stage 2 and the existing O-Train network at Blair Station. This milestone means east end customers in Beacon Hill, Blackburn Hamlet, and Orléans are one step closer to seeing trains being tested in their community.
Pedestrian Bridges
The Green’s Creek, Place d’Orléans Station and Trim Station pedestrian bridges were successfully installed which will enhance connectivity to the future stations.
Stations
Construction of all five O-Train East extension stations are well underway. After starting construction in 2021, Jeanne d’Arc Station has made impressive progress as crews have already built the stairs, platform, and station structure. Crews are working on completing window installation and utility works.
In 2023, this segment will continue to see more exciting milestones:
Stage 2 LRT will forever change how we move in our city. With 44 km of rail and 24 new stations, 75% of residents will be within 5 km of rail.
This year, crews continue to advance the project. Check out some exciting milestones they’ve met:
The City of Ottawa hosted Reece Martin, of RMTransit, to take a peek at progress being made across the O-Train East-West Alignment. Check out his latest video on Stage 2 LRT construction here.
Crews have successfully dismantled the Blair Transitway bridge, advancing the Stage 2 LRT project! This work allows for the future connection of Blair Station to the new Blair to OR 174 median rail bridge.
Check out this video to watch the bridge come down!
City marks progress on Stage 2 East Extension with start of track installation.
On April 26, 2022, Mayor Jim Watson and Transit Commission Chair Allan Hubley joined the Honourable Mona Fortier, President of the Treasury Board, on behalf of the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, and Marie-France Lalonde, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship and Member of Parliament for Orléans, representing the Government of Canada, to celebrate the start of track installation on the O-Train East Extension. This is a significant progress milestone for Stage 2 LRT.
The O-Train East Extension will travel mainly within the OR 174 median, between Blair Road and Trim Road, adding 12.5 kilometres of new rail and five new stations. The extension connects 95 percent of residents in the communities of Orléans, Blackburn Hamlet and Beacon Hill within five kilometres of rail.
Construction on the O-Train East Extension is well underway, and all 25 kilometres of track installation will be complete by the end of 2022. A 240-metre test track west of Jeanne d’Arc was installed in December 2021, and the main line track installation began in April, near the future Jeanne d’Arc Station. Construction of all O-Train East Extension stations are in progress.
Stage 2 LRT will transform travel in Ottawa as it expands the reach, comfort and convenience of light rail transit. It will connect communities, as well as Ottawa’s major employment centres, postsecondary institutions, shopping and recreation destinations, and arts and culture hot spots. When Stage 2 is complete, LRT will ultimately be capable of carrying 24,000 people per direction per hour at peak capacity. The O-Train network will relieve congestion, reducing approximately one sixth of Ottawa’s total vehicle kilometres travelled and save commuters time and money. The project will also reduce greenhouse gases by 110,000 tonnes and contaminants such as carbon monoxide, nitrous oxides and sulphur oxides by 3,000 tonnes over a 25-year period.
The Stage 2 Light Rail Transit Project is a $4.66 billion project, jointly funded by the Government of Canada, the Province of Ontario and the City of Ottawa. Stage 2 supports healthy transportation, gives residents more options for how they move around, including biking to destinations. Ottawa is integrating the city’s pathway network with all light rail developments in support of mixed-mode travel.
O-Train East Extension quick facts:
The Stage 2 team continues to make progress across all three O-Train extensions! The Stage 2 project continues to achieve construction milestones and has resulted in more than $550 million worth of contracts to local vendors. Check out the progress below.
The O-Train East extension will see LRT continue from Blair Road to Trim Road, adding 12.5 kilometres of rail and 5 new stations to the O-Train network at Montreal Road, Jeanne d’Arc, Orleans Boulevard, Place d’Orleans, and Trim Road. The east extension will travel predominantly within the median of OR 174.
One of the critical objectives in 2020 was the relocation of infrastructure, including various utilities such as sewers, hydro lines, watermains, natural gas and telecommunications infrastructure in the Highway 174 corridor at Green’s Creek, Jeanne d-Arc, Orleans and Champlain Street to set the stage for the future track and station construction in the median.
Significant ramp modifications occurred at the Jeanne d’Arc Interchange where vehicle access to Highway 174 has been changed. The existing westbound on-ramps were removed and the southbound and northbound lanes of Jeanne d’Arc Boulevard now have signalized right turns. This will help reduce speeds and increase safety for all road users and create greater connectivity for all modes of transportation.
Further to the critical utility relocation work and road preparation work between Trim Road and Jeanne D’Arc, travellers along the 174 will have witnessed significant and intensive construction activity between Blair Station and Montreal Road. In order to connect trains from the existing transit alignment on the north side of the highway into the median itself, a new dedicated rail bridge is being constructed 800m east of the Highway 174 and Blair Road interchange and the existing bus transit bridge, south of Trillium Park. Crews have been hard at work constructing the pier caps that will hold the future Blair Station to 174 median rail bridge. From there, trains will travel east to the final stop at Trim Road where the Stage 2 team has been renovating the existing OC Transpo Park and Ride facility and building a future Highway 174 eastbound, north and south ramp required to make space for the realignment of Trim Road and the construction of the future Trim Station.
Over the course of the year, eastbound 174 lanes had to be shifted south and two new bridges had to be built at the Highway 174 Montreal Road interchange to create enough space to allow work on the guideway and station construction to begin. In November, crews worked over five weeks and weekends to detour traffic from the existing highway bridges to the two new bridges with minimum closure time and impact to the travelling public. This work was critical to enable the demolition of the existing bridges over the course of the first weekend in December and the start of the deep foundation for Montreal Station in 2021.