O-Train service adjustments which began May 1 will allow the university to work on the parking structure at the north end of campus earlier than planned, according to assistant vice-president (facilities management and planning) Darryl Boyce.
Overnight work has been a part of the construction plan since summer 2013, Boyce said.
“With the regular shutdown periods we were going to work those nights over top of the rail line in our parking structure,” he said. “[OC Transpo] decided to shut it down a couple hours earlier which gives us a couple more hours.”
O-Train service will end at 10 p.m. to accommodate construction on the line as part of OC Transpo’s expansion project, Richard Holder, OC Transpo’s manager of light rail projects, said via email.
The expansion will allow the rail line to accommodate a future four train car service and will reduce wait times, according to Holder.
Over the summer, a new noise barrier will also be constructed south of Carleton in the Brookfield community area and new platform extenders will be installed and tested, according to the release.
During this construction, workers at Carleton will be pouring concrete toppings—a layer that goes on top of the pre-cast structure—on the three levels of the garage, Boyce said.
The garage is expected to be completed by the end of August and within the $34-million budget.
The OC Transpo rail project has no definite finishing date yet.
