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The National Capital Commission announced Friday that it wants the city to reconsider using Rochester Field for its proposed western expansion of light rail.
The field on Richmond Road in Westboro is owned by the federal department, which says it’s a better option for light rail than along the Ottawa River, unless the city builds a deep tunnel. The tunnel option would undoubtedly add a significant cost to the city project.
The NCC says it supports the city’s light rail transit project, but the two sides remain at odd over the 1.2-kilometre section of the proposed $980-million Richmond Underground line that would cross NCC land along the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway, north of Rochester Field.
The city wants to run the line through a trench, only 700 metres of which would be partly covered. But the NCC board declared in June 2013 that it would not approve the line unless it allows unimpeded access to the Ottawa River shoreline and has a “minimal visual impact” on the parkway corridor landscape.
At the same time, the board asked the city to present a detailed proposal for placing the entire 1.2-kilometre portion between Dominion and Cleary stations underground.
Now, based on what the NCC says is an “in-depth analysis” of data provided by the city in January, the NCC has concluded that the partially-buried option on the parkway, which was put forward by the city for its ongoing environmental assessment study, doesn’t meet two conditions set by the NCC’s board.
Mark Kristmanson, the CEO of the NCC, says the Rochester Field alignment provides a “comparable option” to study in the environmental assessment and would be similar in price to the city’s preferred option.
City officials were not invited to the morning media briefing, which was held at the NCC’s Elgin Street headquarters.
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The field on Richmond Road in Westboro is owned by the federal department, which says it’s a better option for light rail than along the Ottawa River, unless the city builds a deep tunnel. The tunnel option would undoubtedly add a significant cost to the city project.
The NCC says it supports the city’s light rail transit project, but the two sides remain at odd over the 1.2-kilometre section of the proposed $980-million Richmond Underground line that would cross NCC land along the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway, north of Rochester Field.
The city wants to run the line through a trench, only 700 metres of which would be partly covered. But the NCC board declared in June 2013 that it would not approve the line unless it allows unimpeded access to the Ottawa River shoreline and has a “minimal visual impact” on the parkway corridor landscape.
At the same time, the board asked the city to present a detailed proposal for placing the entire 1.2-kilometre portion between Dominion and Cleary stations underground.
Now, based on what the NCC says is an “in-depth analysis” of data provided by the city in January, the NCC has concluded that the partially-buried option on the parkway, which was put forward by the city for its ongoing environmental assessment study, doesn’t meet two conditions set by the NCC’s board.
Mark Kristmanson, the CEO of the NCC, says the Rochester Field alignment provides a “comparable option” to study in the environmental assessment and would be similar in price to the city’s preferred option.
City officials were not invited to the morning media briefing, which was held at the NCC’s Elgin Street headquarters.
More to come
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