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Trillium Line Extension Project Agreement – Schedule 15-2, Part 2 Ottawa Stage 2 LRT Project Execution Version Table of Contents PART 2 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS – CIVIL AND GUIDEWAY .................................................................................................. 1 ARTICLE 1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................... 1 1.1 General ........................................................................................................................ 1 1.2 General Description of the Guideway and Guideway Requirements ......................... 2 1.3 Access of Emergency Services Vehicles to the Guideway ......................................... 6 ARTICLE 2 GEOMETRIC DESIGN CRITERIA FOR TRACK ALIGNMENT .............. 7 2.1 Reference Documents ................................................................................................. 7 2.2 Use of Minimum or Maximum Criterion .................................................................... 7 2.3 General ........................................................................................................................ 8 2.4 Horizontal Alignment ................................................................................................. 8 2.5 Track Centres .............................................................................................................. 9 2.6 Horizontal Curves ....................................................................................................... 9 2.7 Spirals ....................................................................................................................... 10 2.8 Superelevation ........................................................................................................... 10 2.9 Vertical Alignment .................................................................................................... 11 2.10 Special Trackwork .................................................................................................... 13 2.11 Other Alignment Requirements ................................................................................ 14 2.12 Clearances ................................................................................................................. 14 ARTICLE 3 TRACKWORK ............................................................................................ 16 3.1 Reference Documents ............................................................................................... 16 3.2 Scope of Work .......................................................................................................... 16 3.3 Track Classification .................................................................................................. 17 3.4 General Requirements ............................................................................................... 17 3.5 Track Structure Types ............................................................................................... 19 3.6 Rail Configurations ................................................................................................... 20 3.7 Track Materials ......................................................................................................... 22 3.8 Special Trackwork .................................................................................................... 26 3.9 Track Commissioning Tests ..................................................................................... 29 3.10 Track Measurement and Assessment Standards ....................................................... 29 3.11 Track Measurement and Assessment Methodology ................................................. 30 ARTICLE 4 STRUCTURAL DESIGN CRITERIA AND REQUIREMENTS ............... 31 4.1 Scope ......................................................................................................................... 31 4.2 Reference Documents ............................................................................................... 31 4.3 General Requirements ............................................................................................... 32 4.4 Design Requirements ................................................................................................ 33 4.5 Loads and Forces ...................................................................................................... 40 4.6 Material ..................................................................................................................... 42 4.7 Construction .............................................................................................................. 45 4.8 Description of Project Structures .............................................................................. 46 ARTICLE 5 DRAINAGE AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT DESIGN CRITERIA .................................................................................................... 69 CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY Page i Trillium Line Extension Project Agreement – Schedule 15-2, Part 2 Ottawa Stage 2 LRT Project Execution Version 5.1 Reference Documents ............................................................................................... 69 5.2 General Criteria ......................................................................................................... 70 5.3 Drainage Criteria ....................................................................................................... 72 5.4 Stormwater Management Criteria ............................................................................. 74 5.5 Numerical Computational Procedures and Models .................................................. 76 5.6 Erosion and Sediment Control Requirements ........................................................... 76 5.7 Site-Specific Criteria ................................................................................................. 77 ARTICLE 6 ROADWAYS, BUS TERMINALS, AND LAY-BYS ................................ 86 6.1 Reference Documents ............................................................................................... 86 6.2 General Requirements ............................................................................................... 88 6.3 Horizontal Alignment ............................................................................................... 91 6.4 Vertical Alignment .................................................................................................... 92 6.5 Sight Distance Requirements .................................................................................... 92 6.6 Access and Intersection Layout ................................................................................ 93 6.7 Cross-Section Elements ............................................................................................ 93 6.8 Design Vehicles ........................................................................................................ 94 6.9 Facilities Operated by OC Transpo ........................................................................... 95 6.10 Pavement ................................................................................................................... 99 6.11 Grading ................................................................................................................... 104 6.12 Drainage .................................................................................................................. 106 6.13 Traffic and Transit Signals ...................................................................................... 106 6.14 Pavement Marking and Signing .............................................................................. 111 6.15 Street Lighting ........................................................................................................ 113 6.16 Passenger Pick-Up and Drop Off Facilities ............................................................ 114 6.17 Road Safety Audits and Road Safety Design Reviews ........................................... 115 6.18 Municipal Roads Improvements ............................................................................. 125 ARTICLE 7 GEOTECHNICAL DESIGN CRITERIA AND REQUIREMENTS ......... 146 7.1 Reference Documents ............................................................................................. 146 7.2 General Requirements ............................................................................................. 147 7.3 Foundations ............................................................................................................. 148 7.4 Permanent Cut and Fill Slopes ................................................................................ 148 7.5 Permanent Retaining Structures and Cut & Cover Structures ................................ 149 7.6 Services ................................................................................................................... 150 7.7 Temporary Slopes and Retaining Structures ........................................................... 150 7.8 Earthwork and Geo Environmental......................................................................... 151 7.9 Geotechnical Instrumentation ................................................................................. 151 7.10 Monitoring Requirements ....................................................................................... 155 7.11 Groundwater Control