Western LRT expansion plan passed by city committee
Plan passed despite failing to meet National Capital Commission's requirements
The city's preferred route for the western expansion of light rail was passed unanimously by a city committee Wednesday, despite the fact it doesn't meet the National Capital Commission's requirements.
The plan would see 700 metres of light rail buried under NCC land, not the entire 1.2-kilometre stretch the NCC had asked for at the end of June.
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The city had come to Wednesday’s transit committee meeting with the plan to bury just 700 metres underneath the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway after consulting nearby residents concerned about noise.
The western extension would come after completion of the initial Confederation Line in 2018, which is set to connect the Tunney’s Pasture station in the west to Blair station in the east.
The western LRT would bring light rail service to Baseline Station near Algonquin College and could start in 2023 at the earliest.