O-Train Line 1/3 [Stage 2 | West Extension | Tunney's to Baseline/Moodie] | U/C

[J.OT13]

We're starting to see subway systems like NYC and Toronto flood at times and they seem to recover pretty quickly. I imagine it will be the same here.

[VANRIDERFAN]

They are installing trees at Moodie Station.

Any news on when testing will start?

[Catenary]

Originally Posted by VANRIDERFAN

They are installing trees at Moodie Station.

Any news on when testing will start?

There were trains moving around Moodie last fall before the LRV bearing issues came up, not much seems to have happened since then.

[rocketphish]

Flood damage likely to delay west LRT extension, transit chair says
Canada Day storm damaged tracks and cabling, Glen Gower says

Andrew Foote · CBC News
Posted: Jul 17, 2026 2:42 PM EDT | Last Updated: 7 hours ago



Damage from the July 1 floods will likely further delay the opening of the city's western light rail extension, according to the chair of Ottawa's transit committee.

Ottawa was hit by severe thunderstorms on Canada Day that dropped nearly 167 millimetres of rain over about five hours on areas west of downtown.

The construction project to extend the O-Train to Moodie Drive and Algonquin College is among the damaged infrastructure, with its tracks running through some of the hardest-hit areas.

Tracks and cabling have been damaged, transit committee chair and Stittsville Coun. Glen Gower said Friday, adding that how long that might delay the west extension's opening won't be known for months.

"We were looking at a late 2027 launch," he told CBC Radio's Ottawa Morning. "I think it's fairly certain we're going to see that delayed by a few more months but we don't know exactly what the damage was yet."

Ottawa's Transit Services general manager Rick Leary on Wednesday said contractors are still investigating the storm damage to the extension and what it will take to repair it.

"This is going to take some time to complete, as all affected aspects of the west extension construction project must be carefully inspected," he said.

Five stations along the future Line 3 to Moodie station are impacted, he said: Sherbourne, New Orchard, Queensview, Pinecrest and Moodie itself, plus the the Kichi Zībī Mīkan tunnel near Westboro Beach.

Preliminary information from the Moodie station area is that floodwaters had a significant impact, Leary said.

Video shared with CBC News from the afternoon of July 1 shows several centimetres of water flowing over train tracks in the Moodie station area.

The city presentation also showed an unspecified section of track under several centimetres of standing water.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-oc-transpo-west-extension-lrt-flood-9.7274267

[Truenorth00]

They got the excuse they needed. I hope they use the time well.

[ponyboycurtis]

Originally Posted by J.OT13

We're starting to see subway systems like NYC and Toronto flood at times and they seem to recover pretty quickly. I imagine it will be the same here.

You're a funny guy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pfcy15ZUE2c

[golfguy9]

Originally Posted by Truenorth00

They got the excuse they needed. I hope they use the time well.

Yup. That article quoted late 2027 as the opening date before this storm. What a joke - walk by any section or station and you would probably predict it could open in a few months if they actually put their foot to the floor and cared. But no, I have to stare at 95% complete Dominion station on my walk to Westboro Beach every night.

[J.OT13]

With the train and staffing shortage, OC probably won't have the necessary resources to launch Stage 2 West for at least two years anyway.