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Ottawa LRT service to be disrupted by summer maintenance work

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May 31, 2025
A 2024 file photo of an R1 replacement bus at the St. Laurent Station. Photo by JULIE OLIVER /Postmedia

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OC Transpo has announced a schedule for summer maintenance operations and O-Train East Extension integration that will cause temporary disruptions of Line 1 LRT service.

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The required adjustments, detailed in a Friday memo to the mayor and city councillors from transit general manager Renée Amilcar, include:

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  • June 6 after 9 p.m.: R1 replacement bus service between Tunney’s Pasture and Hurdman stations; LRT service will continue between uOttawa and Blair stations.
  • June 7 after 10 p.m., June 8 after 7 p.m., and June 12 after 10 p.m.: R1 buses between Rideau and Blair stations; LRT service will continue between Tunney’s Pasture and uOttawa stations.
  • June 14-15 all day, June 22 between 8 a.m. and 12 noon, and June 29 between 8 a.m. and 12 noon: R1 buses between Tunney’s Pasture and Blair stations.

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Amilcar’s memo said all rail systems required regular maintenance operat

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