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The National Capital Commission‘s board has signed off on a deal with the City of Ottawa that will bury the western light rail extension beneath a realigned Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway.
The NCC and the city had been at loggerheads over a 1.2-kilometre stretch of the $980-million Richmond Underground. Last November, the NCC board said the city’s plan would not meet its conditions for use of the parkway.
The two sides signed a memorandum of understanding to resolve the dispute in March after having agreed to spend 100 days working together to find a solution.
“We’ve had quite a journey together,” NCC chief executive Mark Kristmanson told city politicians and officials who attended Wednesday’s board meeting. “It’s really shown that the NCC and the city can work together on both capital building and city building.”
“I think we’ve reached an agreement in principle that resolves a long and entrenched dispute with a win-win solution,” Kristmanson said.
Over the next six months, the NCC and the city will enter into a more detailed agreement that turns their memorandum of understanding into a work plan for the next five years, said Stephen Willis, executive director of capital planning for the NCC.
For its part, the city plans to complete its provincial environmental assessment and file it for approval this summer.
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The NCC and the city had been at loggerheads over a 1.2-kilometre stretch of the $980-million Richmond Underground. Last November, the NCC board said the city’s plan would not meet its conditions for use of the parkway.
The two sides signed a memorandum of understanding to resolve the dispute in March after having agreed to spend 100 days working together to find a solution.
“We’ve had quite a journey together,” NCC chief executive Mark Kristmanson told city politicians and officials who attended Wednesday’s board meeting. “It’s really shown that the NCC and the city can work together on both capital building and city building.”
“I think we’ve reached an agreement in principle that resolves a long and entrenched dispute with a win-win solution,” Kristmanson said.
Over the next six months, the NCC and the city will enter into a more detailed agreement that turns their memorandum of understanding into a work plan for the next five years, said Stephen Willis, executive director of capital planning for the NCC.
For its part, the city plans to complete its provincial environmental assessment and file it for approval this summer.
dbutler@ottawacitizen.com
twitter.com/ButlerDon
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