OTTAWA — The Ontario government will provide the City of Ottawa with a maximum of $1.2 billion for the construction of the Ottawa Stage 2 Light Rail Transit (LRT) project.
The funding announcement was made by Premier Doug Ford and Minister of Transportation Jeff Yurek. The Ottawa Stage 2 LRT project will be capable of reaching a future capacity of up to 24,000 passengers per hour, each way during peak periods, indicates a release issued by the Office of the Premier.
Stage 2 will add 44 kilometres of new rail and 24 new stations and consists of three light rail extensions: Confederation Line east to Trim Road; Confederation Line west to Moodie Drive and southwest to Algonquin College; and Trillium Line south to Limebank Road, with a spur to the Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport.
The Trillium Line south extension is scheduled for completion in 2022, and the Confederation Line east and west extensions are scheduled for completion in 2024 and 2025, respectively.
Stage 2 will create jobs and investment by generating a projected 27,000 person-years of employment and an economic impact of $5.6 billion, adds the release.
“The Ottawa Stage 2 LRT construction project will transform the way residents and commuters travel within the City of Ottawa,” said Yurek in a statement.
“The new LRT will shorten commute times, and help people get to work, school or appointments quickly and conveniently — and, just as importantly, help people get back home to their families at the end of the day. It will also help Ontario’s economy by creating more jobs in the construction industry.”
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