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    The document provides an update on the Western LRT Study by the National Capital Commission. It discusses the different route options that were considered including Rochester Field, Richmond Underground, and modifications to stations. The preferred corridor is noted as Richmond Underground. Cost estimates are provided for the different options. The feasibility of construction is examined in terms of maintaining infrastructure, controlling groundwater, and ensuring access. Visualizations of proposed station designs and route alignments are displayed. Next steps are outlined for further developing and approving the project.

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    City of Ottawa presentation to NCC on WLRT.

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    The document provides an update on the Western LRT Study by the National Capital Commission. It discusses the different route options that were considered including Rochester Field, Richmond Underground, and modifications to stations. The preferred corridor is noted as Richmond Underground. Cost estimates are provided for the different options. The feasibility of construction is examined in terms of maintaining infrastructure, controlling groundwater, and ensuring access. Visualizations of proposed station designs and route alignments are displayed. Next steps are outlined for further developing and approving the project.

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    Western LRT Study: Update

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    The document provides an update on the Western LRT Study by the National Capital Commission. It discusses the different route options that were considered including Rochester Field, Richmond Underground, and modifications to stations. The preferred corridor is noted as Richmond Underground. Cost estimates are provided for the different options. The feasibility of construction is examined in terms of maintaining infrastructure, controlling groundwater, and ensuring access. Visualizations of proposed station designs and route alignments are displayed. Next steps are outlined for further developing and approving the project.

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    Western LRT Study

    UPDATE
    National Capital Commission June 27, 2013

    Overview
    Background What we heard Rochester Field Alignment Richmond Underground Dominion Station to Cleary Station Lincoln Fields to Baseline Station Next steps

    Federal Interests in the Study Area


    Tunneys Pasture Station LRT operational 2018
    Parkway Lanark (CBC) Site Proposed Interprovincial Transit Crossing

    Pinecrest Creek

    Bay view

    Booth Street Complex

    Dows Lake Central Experimental Farm O-Train Confederation Station Lands Airport Link Capital Arrival along the Queensway 3

    What we heard
    Protect Capital Interest Protect the Byron Corridor Protect the Sir John A MacDonald Parkway Maintain access to the waterfront and pathway system Noise and Safety Concerns

    Rochester Field

    Rochester Field
    modified

    Cost
    Rochester Field
    Underground full length

    $1.7 B $1.3 B

    Rochester Field

    Trench in Rochester Field, under Richmond Road

    Rochester Field
    Not Acceptable At-grade in Byron Park

    $960M $900M

    Richmond Underground

    At-grade to Cleary, under Richmond Road


    **costing does not include additional mitigation measures
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    Preferred Corridor

    Richmond Underground

    Dominion Cleary New Orchard

    Lincoln Fields

    Modifications
    Skead St. to Cleary Station - Buried Natural Ventilation Options Dominion Station to Cleary Station

    Dominion to Cleary
    aerial view

    Rochester Field

    Dominion Station Sir John A MacDonald Pkwy Cleary Station

    10

    Berm

    11

    Feasibility
    Maintenance of the watermain Control of groundwater Access to the construction zone

    12

    Feasibility
    Maintenance of the watermain
    Drawings and inspection reports available Typical support measures to be used Staged daylighting Evaluate short term closure

    Typical construction activity

    13

    Feasibility
    Control of groundwater
    Various shoring systems available Pumping to manage water and keep site dry during construction Fairly shallow excavation needed

    Typical construction activity

    14

    Feasibility
    Access to the construction zone
    No access from Parkway Via Cleary, Transitway & Rochester Field Work areas needed for laydown areas Areas to be fully restored after construction

    Typical construction activity

    15

    Natural Ventilation
    option

    16

    Natural Ventilation
    view from the pathway looking east

    17

    Improvements
    before

    18

    Improvements
    after

    19

    Dominion Station
    Today

    20

    Dominion Station
    Today
    Dominion Station

    Sir John A MacDonald Pkwy

    21

    Dominion Station
    aerial view

    22

    Rochester Field
    Today

    23

    Rochester Field
    proposed
    Sir John A MacDonald Pkwy

    Richmond Road

    24

    Cleary Station
    view from the Parkway

    25

    Cleary Station
    view from the Continental

    26

    Lincoln Fields to Baseline Stage 1

    27

    Lincoln Fields to Baseline Stage 2

    28

    Iris Station
    preferred option
    Shallow Trench

    29

    Next Steps
    July 10 Transportation Committee July 17 City Council Functional Design and EA Documentation Decision included in 2013 TMP

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