Stage 2 Project Update - April 7, 2022 Kitchissippi Ward 15

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Stage 2 Project Update - April 7, 2022 Kitchissippi Ward 15
Stage 2
Project Update
   Kitchissippi Ward 15
    April 7, 2022
Stage 2 Project Update - April 7, 2022 Kitchissippi Ward 15
O-Train Network

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Stage 2 Project Update - April 7, 2022 Kitchissippi Ward 15
Update
                       Scott Street Detour
June 26th, the Transitway between Tunney’s
Pasture and Kìchì Sìbì Station will close
• Construction of the detour facilities along Scott
  Street will be completed prior or the detour
  including the temporary Transitway and temporary
  bus bridge west of Churchill
• The Detour will be operational until the end of the
  Project and OC Transpo’s mirrored bus service.

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Stage 2 Project Update - April 7, 2022 Kitchissippi Ward 15
Connectivity
                                  Scott Street Detour
• 4-metre westbound sidewalk & cycle track on the north side

• New sidewalk and eastbound cycle track on the south side

• New protected intersections at:
    • Churchill Street North & Scott Street
    • Scott Street & Goldenrod Bridge/Smirle Avenue

• New traffic signals with bus priority phasing and complementary
  bus priority lane (between Lanark Avenue and Island Park Drive)

• Westboro Station bus stops, relocated to Scott Street

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Stage 2 Project Update - April 7, 2022 Kitchissippi Ward 15
Golden Rod Bridge

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Stage 2 Project Update - April 7, 2022 Kitchissippi Ward 15
Sidewalk and Cycle Track

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Stage 2 Project Update - April 7, 2022 Kitchissippi Ward 15
Temporary Westboro Station

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Stage 2 Project Update - April 7, 2022 Kitchissippi Ward 15
Utility Works
                                    Westboro Station
Water services and electrical work: 2-week road closure - early May
• Scott Street between Churchill and Athlone closed to eastbound traffic
• Pedestrian detour on the north side of Scott Street

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Stage 2 Project Update - April 7, 2022 Kitchissippi Ward 15
Churchill Avenue

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Stage 2 Project Update - April 7, 2022 Kitchissippi Ward 15
Pedestrian Underpass
Churchill Underpass: late 2023

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Temporary Bridge

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Footprint
Kìchì Sìbì Station

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Kìchì Sìbì Station
• Ongoing/Upcoming works:
   • Electrical work upgrading conduit for Kìchì Sìbì Station
   • Rock breaking and line drilling April through June,
     approximately
   • Station construction to being late summer/early fall
• Construction fact:
   • Kìchì Sìbì Station is being constructed in same footprint
     described in EA and Planning Phase
   • Kìchì Sìbì Station will require a slight widening of the
     trench to accommodate the head house
   • The alignment east and west of Kìchì Sìbì Station is
     consistent with EA and Planning Phase

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Electrical Works
              Kìchì Sìbì Station
• Existing ductbank requires upgrade to provide power
  to Kìchì Sìbì Station
• Schedule: week of May 2nd - week of May 30th
• Hydro Ottawa does not anticipate any outages
• Hydro Ottawa will excavate a ~1-metre-wide trench
  and backfill as work progresses
• Hydro Ottawa will provide steel plates over trench to
  affected homeowners
• Hydro Ottawa will reinstate impacted lawns and
  driveways

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Alignment & Pathways
                        Kìchì Sìbì Station

                              At-grade signalized crossing

                                                    Kìchì Sìbì Station
                      Track Alignment
Start of ramp to
Parkway Tunnel

                    South side pathway

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Parkway Tunnel

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Parkway Tunnel
45% of excavation is complete

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Parkway Tunnel

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Sherbourne Station

damon.berlin@ottawa.ca

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SJAM Connectivity
                                               Churchill Avenue
The Stage 2 Project is enhancing               Pedestrian Underpass
connectivity in the area through
the introduction of 4 new
                                         At-Grade Signalized Crossing
crossings of the Sir John A
                                         near Kìchì Sìbì Station
Macdonald Parkway at:
1. Pedestrian Underpass at
   Churchill Avenue                 At-Grade Signalized
2. Signalized Crossing near         Crossing at Rochester Field
   Kìchì Sìbì Station
3. Signalized Crossing at
   Rochester Field                 Cleary Avenue
4. Pedestrian Underpass at         Pedestrian Underpass
   Cleary Avenue

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Pathways and Connectivity
• NCC Pathway on the north side of the Parkway will
  continue to remain open throughout construction
• NCC Pathway on the south side of the Parkway
  between Cleary Avenue and Kìchì Sìbì Station to
  be closed during construction
   • Section of pathway between Kìchì Sìbì Station and
     Rochester Field will be constructed this spring
• Richmond Road north sidewalk to remain open
  throughout construction
• Byron Avenue south sidewalk to remain open
  throughout construction

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Connectivity
Richmond Road

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SJAM Parkway

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Community Impacts
• Increased level of construction vehicles travelling
  through the area and trucks will use approved
  routes
• Noise and vibration from trucks and heavy
  equipment should be expected
• Noise and vibration levels are continuously
  monitored and reported to the City
• Generators and pumps will be required periodically
  and are required to be in use day and night.
• Street sweeping has resumed and will be ongoing
  along construction routes.

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Construction Hours
• Majority of KEV work 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday

• 2022 will see an increase of intermittent overnight and weekend

 work
   • Fueling & maintenance of equipment - overnight 7 days/week

   • Construction lighting is required, will not be directed into residences

• Night work is necessary to accommodate work that requires

 traffic closures that cannot be done during the day, thus

 mitigating impacts on the travelling public

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Stakeholder Relations
• Stage 2 is committed to providing:
  • Rapid response to public inquires
  • Proactive communications through: newsletters, online
    articles, video, social media updates, public notices
  • Providing dedicated presentations to affected groups

                 Stakeholder Relations
                       Ethel Craft
                   ethel.craft@ottawa.ca
                      613-809-3749
   ottawa.ca/Stage2 - to sign up for e-newsletter

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Questions?

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