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Ottawa's $4 Billion Transit Plans

Posted by: Nate Berg

12 March 2008 - 5:00am

Plans were recently announced for a $4 billion revamping and extension of the public transportation system in Ottawa.

"The city of Ottawa has unveiled its proposal for a revamped and extended mass-transit system that focuses on two light rail lines, buses, and a transit tunnel running east-west under the downtown core."

"If it goes ahead, work could take up to 23 years and cost as much as $3 billion to $4 billion. It would be, by far, the biggest construction project in the city’s history."

"The proposal unveiled March 3 contains several options — mostly dealing with emphasis and scheduling — whether the first big push should be the tunnel, for example, or completion of the present bus transitway system, or development of a light rail system."

Full Story: Ottawa’s mass-transit plan could cost $4 billion and take 23 years to finish
Source: Daily Commercial News and Construction Record, March 10, 2008
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