Share this Story : LRT emergency exercise planned for Saturday in Ottawa's east end Copy Link Email X Reddit Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Breadcrumb Trail Links Local News LRT emergency exercise planned for Saturday in Ottawa's east end Get the latest from Blair Crawford straight to your inbox Sign Up Author of the article: Blair Crawford Published Oct 31, 2024 • Last updated 0 minutes ago • 1 minute read Join the conversation You can save this article by registering for free here . Or sign-in if you have an account. OC Transpo's Confederation Line LRT.
Photo by Tony Caldwell / Postmedia Article content People in Ottawa’s east end will see a lot of red flashing lights along the Confederation Line on Saturday as the city practises responding to an emergency on the LRTLine 1 east extension. The training exercise will run from 6 a.m.
to 1 p.m. on Nov.
2 along the westbound lanes of Regional Road 174 between Blair Road and Montreal Road interchanges. Travellers can expect to see buses and emergency vehicles staged along the highway approaching the Blair Road off ramp. Westbound traffic will be reduced to one lane during the exercise, which will take place at the flyover where the LRT track crosses over the highway and onto the median.
OC Transpo staff, Ottawa police, paramedics, firefighters and others will be involved in the exercise. The city is advising drivers to give themselves extra time if travelling through the area. Recommended from Editorial Egan: Ottawa's city gover.