90 Day Notice of Construction

OVERVIEW

The O-Train West Extension is one of the three major extensions to Ottawa’s Light Rail Transit Project. The extension will add over 15 km of new rail and 11 new stations between Tunney’s Pasture to Moodie Drive and to Algonquin station. It also comprises a maintenance and storage facility, 10 new bridges, 14 rehabilitated bridges and 2 cut-and-cover tunnels.
 
This notice provides an overview of upcoming activities between Connaught Park and Queensview Station, as well as the expected community impacts including hours of work, noise from crews and equipment, pedestrian, and vehicle mobility etc.  While solid progress on the project is being made, construction activities can be expected to continue to cause disruptions for area residents.

MAJOR WORKS

Over the next few months, the focus will be around some crucial activities, particularly the ongoing relocation of utilities, excavation and support of excavation activities, bridges, and the Connaught Tunnel construction.

Connaught Park

The utilities relocation work on Connaught Avenue is ongoing, with the watermain work near Hanlon Avenue nearing completion in April. Construction of the new Woodroffe Pedestrian Bridge will begin in May. The current bridge structure will be removed after completion, in 2022, ensuring continued connectivity across the park. There have been no major activities at the split-structure bridge in Connaught Park over the winter months. Construction will resume in April with installation of the bridge decking. The retaining walls on the north side will finish construction in 2022.

The OC Transpo depot has a new access to Connaught Avenue, which allows work to advance along the south side of Queensview Drive adjacent to Highway 417 up to Pinecrest interchange, with utilities work and tunnel construction. Tunnel work will be starting on Connaught Avenue and into Connaught Park in April. Tunnel construction will consist of pile drilling, excavations and support walls. As the tunnel work progresses supporting structures are put in place, with installation of formwork, followed by excavation. When the tunnel progress is sufficiently advanced, as early as May, road work will occur at Connaught and Hanlon Avenue. This will be to realign a portion of the road for traffic during construction through 2022 and will have ongoing lane reductions with flag persons to maintain connectivity in the area.

Queensview Station

Cut-and-cover tunnel work will begin in March at Queensview Station moving into Connaught Park. Several drill rig machines will be used for tunneling to an average depth of 10 metres and will operate concurrently in several locations. This spring there will be utilities work underway between the Pinecrest Interchange and Leon’s. Preliminary utility relocation work has started for the Queensview pedestrian bridge over Highway 417.

COMMUNITY IMPACTS

Most work is scheduled to occur from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday. There will be requirements for overnight work and some intermittent weekend work.

Noise and vibration from trucks and heavy equipment is expected. Noise and vibration levels are continuously monitored and reported to the City to ensure they are within the limits established for the Project.

Trucks will use approved haul routes. The main access for trucks will be via Queensview Drive. Workers and contractors will park in designated parking areas.

Streets will be swept and cleaned regularly, as needed.

Connectivity for pedestrian, cycling, buses, and vehicular movements will be maintained, with detours during construction. Pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists should adhere to all posted signage, speed limits and mobility movements and use extra caution when travelling in the area to ensure safety, as patterns will change from time to time.

CONTACT US

Additional construction updates, such as changes to work sequencing and the duration or impact of this work will be communicated via the Stage 2 project e-newsletter. To receive these electronic updates please sign up at Ottawa.ca/Stage2connect and select updates for “Lincoln Fields Station” and/or “Queensview Station”. For other accommodations, or any questions, please contact:

Damon Berlin
Stakeholder Relations, Rail Construction Program
City of Ottawa
damon.berlin@ottawa.ca
www.ottawa.ca/stage2