摘要: |
The opening of the Confedera-tion Line, which is operated as OC Transpo Line 1 in Ottawa, Ontario, was supposed to be the delivery of "a transportation system worthy of one of the world's leading capital cities." The 12.5-kilometer (7.8-mile) LRT project was the largest transportation infrastructure project in the city since the construction of the Rideau Canal in the early 19th Century. Even before the Sept. 14, 2019, opening, the line had experienced engineering challenges, such as a sink hole on Rideau Street, construction delays and animus among the project's two key stakeholders: The city of Ottawa and Rideau Transit Group (RTG) and the consortium tasked with the design, construction, finance and maintenance of the first phase of the Ottawa LRT project through a public-private partnership (P3). |