Stage 2 LRT Project Update

November 2 to November 14, 2020

Overall

The City of ’s Rail Construction Program is closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation and is in contact with the constructors about adhering to guidance provided by Ottawa Public Health and the Province of .

Construction is underway across all three Stage 2 O-Train Extensions: • In the south, work is progressing well at the Walkley Maintenance and Storage Facility (MSF) and on multiple rail bridges including Airport , Uplands Road, Lester Road, Leitrim Road, Bowesville Road, Earl Armstrong Road, and Limebank Road. • In the east, Highway 174 road and utility relocation work are ongoing to make way within the centre median for LRT infrastructure. Bridge construction is underway at the East Rail Flyover Bridge, and on two new highway overpasses at the Montreal Interchange. • In the west, work at the Moodie Light Maintenance and Storage Facility, Queensview, Iris, Lincoln Fields, and Byron Linear Park is ongoing, including construction of the Lincoln Fields Flyover rail bridge. Cut and cover tunnel construction has commenced on the Parkway Tunnel. Preparatory works have also begun at the Moodie, Holly Acres and Pinecrest 417 interchanges.

O-Train South Extension

Existing Trillium Line: • and Trinity Pedestrian Bridge o Crews have mobilized for construction activities by preparing the laydown area. Survey stakes have been erected to mark the perimeter for the installation of fencing around the laydown area which is on the City’s land by Tom Brown Arena. The laydown area is required to facilitate and support construction activities and ensure the health and safety of TransitNEXT crew and the public. o Groundwork and crane pad construction on the east side of the site are ongoing. o Caisson drilling is underway for the Trinity Pedestrian Bridge. Crews began filling completed caissons with concrete in early November. • Gladstone Station: o Tree clearing at Beech Street is proceeding as planned from late October to mid-November to prepare for construction activities. Trees that fall within 5 metres of construction activity have been assessed and temporary fencing has been positioned around all those trees

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identified as protected or tentatively protected. • Carling Station o The removal of rail and signal equipment has commenced. o Topsoil excavation is nearing completion and rock excavation is expected to commence the first week of November. o Fibre optic utility work has been completed. • Dows Lake Tunnel o Crews have completed the removal of rail, ballast and track ties. o Expansion joint sealing and crack injection work are ongoing. o Preparations are underway to start concrete patch repairs. • Multi-Use Pathways (MUPs) o The northside MUP to the underpass is closed to accommodate sanitary and storm sewer utility work. A temporary detour has been constructed to maintain access for pedestrians and cyclists. Removal of the existing underpass has begun. o The southside MUP is closed to accommodate ongoing excavation, and a temporary detour is in place to maintain access for pedestrians and cyclists. o 3 of 4 footings are completed for the southside MUP Underpass. o Abutment and wingwall construction are ongoing. o Deck widening construction and parapet are complete. o Masonry work is set to commence for the south MUP Underpass. • Mooney’s Bay Station o The removal of the shelters, light posts, and existing station is complete. o A MUP detour is in place to divert pedestrians and cyclists around the work zone. o Crews are encasing fiber cables in steel as part of local utility works. • Ellwood Diamond (VIA rail crossing) Rail Bridge o 2 out of 9 caissons are complete. o Preparations are underway for the demolition of the south-east and the Sawmill Creek bridges. Demolition will occur following utility relocations. • Brookfield (Ellwood) MUP o An existing segment of the Brookfield MUP closed in October. A temporary detour has been implemented and will be in place until the end of 2021. • Walkley Maintenance and Storage Facility (MSF): o Civil works for the underground utilities are advancing within the MSF yard, including the drainage and duct bank system. o Structural steel erection for the main building is complete and exterior shell work is underway. o Track welding work is complete at the MSF. The rail will be used in the new track construction.

Trillium Line New Extension: • Walkley Station o Site preparations for Walkley Station are underway, including the construction of site access roads and the laydown area. o An existing segment of the Walkley MUP has been temporarily closed with a detour in place until fall 2021. • o Excavation for the future Station is complete and the temporary support for the existing utilities is being maintained. o Pile driving for the station foundation continues. o Track welding is underway for the construction of the new tracks. • Guideway between Greenboro and Road: o Sub-base construction is ongoing with light weight fill anticipated to begin in November.

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• Hunt Club Rail Bridge & Pedestrian Bridge o Bridge work has commenced with preparatory activities underway for work on the retaining wall. o Crane pad construction is complete on the north side and is ongoing on the south side of . Caisson construction commenced the week of November 16 and is expected to continue until the end of November pending weather and schedule changes. o Traffic staging is setup with lane realignments on Hunt Club Road to facilitate work on the middle pier. A construction work zone has been established in the centre median on Hunt Club Road. o Two lane access will be maintained on both the eastbound and westbound lanes of Hunt Club Road for vehicles, buses and cyclists to share the lanes. o Overnight utility work is required to complete the duct bank construction to relocate overhead utilities to underground. • Guideway between Hunt Club Road and Leitrim Road: o Sub-base and sub-ballast work are ongoing. o Ballast and tie placement are also ongoing. • Airport Parkway Rail Bridge o Bridge deck pre-cast panel installations are complete. o The bridge deck pour was completed on November 12. o Bridge embankment work is also ongoing. • Airport Elevated Guideway: o Caisson drilling is complete and 16 of 17 columns have been poured. o 9 of 12 pier caps have been completed. o Girder installation continues with 18 girders erected to date. o Bridge deck formwork in Spans 1 and 2 are ongoing. Deck pours for Spans 1 and 2 (Guideway Deck) are tentatively scheduled for mid- November. o Bridge deck formwork in Spans 3 and 4 are underway. o Excavation and embankment work between the Airport Elevated Guideway and Uplands Drive Rail Bridge continues. • Uplands Drive Rail Bridge: o Bridge deck pre-cast panel installations are complete, and bridge embankment works are wrapping up. o Reinforcing steel installation and deck formwork are completed. o Bridge deck pour was completed. o End diaphragm, wingwall, and parapet construction are underway. • Lester Road Rail Bridge: o Bridge deck pour was completed. o Diaphragm construction is complete. o Parapet wall construction are ongoing. o Construction continues for the installation of a Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) retaining wall at Lester. o Excavation and embankment work are ongoing between Lester and Hunt Club. • Leitrim Road Rail Bridge: o 3 of 4 caissons are complete. o Construction continues for the installation of a Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) retaining wall. o The installation of a new watermain valve under the eastbound lane of Leitrim Road was completed. • Mosquito Creek Bridge o 8 of 8 caissons are complete. o Cofferdam installations are underway. • Bowesville Road Rail Bridge: o Bridge deck rebar work is complete.

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o The bridge deck concrete pour occurred in late October. o The parapet wall construction is ongoing. • Bowesville Station: o Ground improvement work continues between Earl Armstrong Road and Bowesville Road in preparation for station construction. o Embankment construction and pile driving for the station are ongoing. • Earl Armstrong Rail Bridge: o North and south abutments are complete. o Overhead utility work is complete. o Overnight girder installation is complete. • Limebank Elevated Guideway: o Caissons are complete and 4 of 10 columns are complete. o 2 of 5 pier caps are complete. o Ground improvement work continues. • Limebank Station: o Site preparations for Limebank Station have commenced. o Preparations are underway for storm sewer works and piling in late October through mid-November.

Pictured above: Caisson drilling is underway on the north side of Hunt Club Road.

Pictured above: Preparatory activities are underway from sunrise to sunset at Mooney’s Bay Station.

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O-Train East Extension • Highway 174 Roadworks - to Place d’Orleans o Eastbound lane reconfiguration continues east of Sir George Etienne Cartier Parkway to Place d’Orleans. The first area of focus has been the widening at Orleans Boulevard Overpass. Widening towards the median is complete. o Utility relocation near Orleans Boulevard will begin in late November. o Highway 174 reconfiguration is underway near Jeanne d’Arc Boulevard. o Westbound Highway 174 will be closed from the Jeanne d’Arc Boulevard to on the weekend of November 20 to 23. This work will allow crews to complete the finishing works on the new westbound Montreal Road Bridge. Traffic will be detoured between Jeanne d’Arc Boulevard and Montreal Road via St. Joseph Boulevard. Motorists will be able to re-enter Highway 174 at Montreal Road. • East Rail Flyover Bridge (East of Blair Road) o Columns 4, 5 and 6 are complete. o Crews have completed pouring pier cap 2. o Work on the MSE wall is ongoing • Highway 174 Montreal Road Interchange o Ramp excavation, embankment, and grading continues. o Highway 174 eastbound ramp construction is underway. Ramps will be completed the last weekend of November. • Highway 174 and Jeanne d’Arc Boulevard o In late November, modifications will be made to the southbound Jeanne d’Arc Boulevard to westbound Highway 174 on-ramp. Crews will close the existing westbound on-ramp and westbound vehicles will access the highway from a controlled intersection. • Utility Relocation - Champlain Avenue at Highway 174 o Drainage pipe and manhole installation are ongoing. Work is scheduled to occur during daytime and overnight hours. • Trenchless Culvert Work along Highway 174 o Work is underway in the area of Jeanne d’Arc and will later move to locations between Sir George-Étienne Cartier Parkway and Champlain Street. Work is scheduled during daytime and overnight hours. • & Park and Ride o Watermain work is ongoing in the existing parking lot. o Installation of curbs and paving of the new parking lot is underway.

Pictured above: Crews place the final touches on the new Highway 174 Bridges at Montreal Road.

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O-Train Confederation Line West Extension

• Area and Light Maintenance and Storage Facility (LMSF): o LMSF retaining wall construction is underway o Moodie watermain and sanitary work is ongoing o detour preparation and ramp work is underway with soil stripping, relocation of utilities and signals, and building of an access road, through December. o Moodie Drive bridge construction preparation underway. • Holly Acres and Highway 417 Interchange o Drill rig operations for central pier shafts is ongoing. o Retaining wall construction is ongoing on the west side of Holly Acres Road, through December • Area o Excavation is ongoing in the northeast quadrant of Highway 417 and Pinecrest Road. o Northwest quadrant retaining wall preparation has started. o Excavation and soil stripping are ongoing in the northwest quadrant of Highway 417 and Pinecrest Road. • Area o Storm sewer, drainage and roadwork in the future bus loop area has started. This work requires overnight dewatering activities. o Bus loop flip to be completed in mid-November. • Area o Culvert work is ongoing. o Pinecrest Creek excavation is underway. o Pile drilling for support of excavation is done. o Watermain and hydro relocations are done. • Lincoln Fields Flyover Rail Bridge (south of Lincoln Fields) o Construction of bases of the support column is complete. o Bridge deck panels are complete. o Diaphragm construction work is underway. • Connaught Cut and Cover Tunnel o Watermain relocation work is expected to start soon o Sewer and sanitary relocation work along Connaught Avenue are expected to be completed end of November. o OC Transpo facility utilities are being relocated. • Area o storm sewer relocation is ongoing. o Lincoln Fields watermain and pit excavation are done, drilling is underway. o Temporary traffic realignments are in place on Carling Avenue as work progresses. o Temporary bus loop construction continues. o Utility work is ongoing on the north side of Carling Avenue and north of Lincoln Fields Station. • Byron and Richmond Corridor (Byron Linear Park) o Storm sewer and drainage work is now underway. o Underground utility relocation is ongoing on Byron Avenue. o Hydro relocation work on near McEwen Park is ongoing. o Cylinder piles are being drilled to support cut and cover excavation. o Road closures and lane reduction are ongoing for utilities work. • Rochester Field & Sir John A. Macdonald (SJAM) Parkway o Utility relocation is ongoing on Mansfield Avenue; paving this week o Equipment set-up is underway for the slurry operations. o Hydro line installation has started. o Storm sewer replacement work is nearing completion. • Goldenrod Bridge (west of Tunney’s Pasture Station) o Concrete pouring is ongoing.

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Pictured Above: Cylinder piles are being drilled to support cut and cover excavation in Byron Linear Park.

Pictured Above: Hydro relocation work on Richmond Road near McEwen Park is ongoing.

Communications and Stakeholder Relations

All City of Ottawa in-person public meetings are cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Rail Construction Program is using other means and methods for sharing information with the public. Stakeholders can stay up to date on the Stage 2 LRT project by visiting Ottawa.ca/Stage2, where they can view the following: • Stage 2 LRT interactive map • Stage 2 LRT newsletter • Station descriptions and renderings • Fact sheets and other helpful resources Staff continue to engage with Councillors and community stakeholders as work progresses. Stakeholders can continue to direct inquiries to the Stage 2 LRT project’s email, [email protected].

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