As the latest shutdown of Ottawa's LRT service enters its 18th day, transit officials are expected to announce more details about the work required to get trains back on the tracks.
Aug. 3 is the date OC Transpo has provided for the risk assessment and the report from Atkins Global, an engineering firm hired by Rideau Transit Group to advise them on work needed to fix an issue with restraining rails on curves on the track.
The rail would only need to be moved a small amount, 1 to 2 millimetres, in order to still serve its safety function without causing degradation to the trains, officials have said. Amilcar says the Aug. 14 date continues to be an "early estimate" based on projected timelines; however, she says she hopes to provide more details today.
The LRT has been offline since July 17, when OC Transpo made the abrupt decision to stop all train service in the middle of the afternoon after a routine inspection discovered an issue with one of the wheel hub assemblies on one of the trains. The issue has been confirmed to be similar to what caused the derailment in August 2021 and a wheel hub failure in July 2022.
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