Construction on Ottawa’s north-south rail line has hit a new delay, with the handover of the Trillium Line to the city of Ottawa now not expected until at least early November.

Councillors received an update on construction for Stage 2 of the rail system in Ottawa on Wednesday, including the north-south line from Bayview Station to Riverside South, with a spur to the Ottawa International Airport.

Michael Morgan, the city’s director of rail construction, says based on the current review of all inputs including an agreement on the training requirements, “the updated working timeline for the project handover is before the end of the year.”

Morgan says, “There remains some risk and uncertainty in the completion” of the remaining work.

“Trackwork is largely complete; however, progress on signal testing is advancing slowly and requires additional time which is pushing the overall handover timeline to no sooner than early November,” Morgan said.

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