The O-Train is only operating on the westbound platform at St. Laurent Station on Tuesday, as crews address “an area of concern” on the south side of the tunnel at the busy light rail transit station in Ottawa’s east end. Line 1 is operating on the westbound platform, and transit riders will need to change trains at St.
Laurent Station to travel between St. Laurent and Blair and St. Laurent and Tunney’s Pasture stations.
Trains will run every five to six minutes between Tunney’s Pasture and St. Laurent stations during the morning and afternoon peak periods. Transit Services general manager Renee Amilcar says an inspection of the aging tunnel identified an issue over a section of the track on the south side of the tunnel.
“OC Transpo and (Infrastructure and Water Services Department) are working in an agile mode to respond to new information as it is received through the inspection,” Amilcar said in a memo to Council early Tuesday morning. “Engineering teams have identified an area of concern over a section of the track on the south side of the tunnel. IWSD needs to finalize and implement a mitigation measure in this location to ensure ongoing, safe operation of the O-Train.
” Amilcar says the O-Train will operate on one track at St. Laurent Station, “out of an abundance of caution." Some areas of “concrete delamination” were found in the St.
Laurent tunnel and in the ceiling above the station platform in January and May. In May, the station was closed f.
