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LRT from Tunney's Pasture to Rideau closes Monday for 2 weeks

Replacement buses and express shuttles are in place during the partial shutdown, which is prompted by needed maintenance work at the stations and scheduled to last until July 28.

Replacement buses and express shuttles in place during partial shutdown

Emma Weller · CBC News ·
A bus that says R1 Tunney's Pasture stops on a street outside a downtown mall in summer.
An R1 replacement bus stops outside Rideau station in downtown Ottawa July 18, 2023. For an estimated two weeks starting on Monday, R1 buses will run from Tunney's Pasture to Hurdman station because the LRT from Tunney's to Rideau will be closed due to planned maintenance work at those stations. (David Bates/Radio-Canada)

Heads up, Ottawa LRT users. About half of the Confederation Line won't be in operation for a planned two weeks starting on Monday. 

Line 1 between Tunney's Pasture and Rideau stations will be closed until July 28 due to planned maintenance work needed at both stations.

Renee Amilcar, the city's general manager of transit services, said a sealant issue at Tunney's and a leakage at Rideau are to blame. 

"We try to change a bad situation into [a] good situation," she said of the alternative services on tap. 

A map of a transit route showing closures between stations.
Confederation Line will be closed from Tunney's Pasture to Rideau stations from July 15 to 28. (OC Transpo)

R1 replacement buses will run from Tunney's Pasture to Hurdman. At Lees station, however, the R1 buses only run in the eastbound direction.

The number of express E1 shuttles between Lyon and Blair stations will be increased, Amilcar added. Those will operate seven days a week during Confederation Line's service hours for the duration of the closure. 

Laura Shantz, a board member of the advocacy group Ottawa Transit Riders, said she hopes it works out. 

"At peak times, you'll see a lot of people not able to get on the first bus and they have to wait for two or three buses," Shantz said. 

Earlier this year, CBC reported on leaks damaging St-Laurent station. Concrete began to fall from the ceiling in the tunnel, prompting a closure and causing riders to worry about the safety of the structure.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Emma Weller

Emma Weller is a reporter for CBC Ottawa and she's also worked with CBC's Your World Tonight. She can be reached at emma.weller@cbc.ca.

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