OC Transpo LRT Replacement Bus Route, Route R1 (701): On Street Action (May 11 to 13, 2020)

OC Transpo O-Train Line 1 (Confederation Line), the City's new LRT system, opened to the public on September 14, 2019 after 6 years of construction at a cost of $2.13 Billion. The original opening date was suppose to have been June 2018 with the system handed over after construction to the City/OC Transpo in May 2018. The LRT system was handed over to the City on August 23, 2019

However after the opening of O-Train LRT Line 1, there has been ongoing reliability issues. To resolve the reliability issues, OC Transpo has agreed to shut down O-Train Line 1 on certain days in 2020 at the request of Rideau Transit Group/Rideau Transit Maintenance (or "RTG/RTM," the organization in the Public Private Partnership that built and maintain the LRT system -- https://rtg-rtm.com/en/).

As a result, replacement bus service, known as Route R1 was implemented. Route R1 in also known internally as "Route 701". Route R1 operates whenever there is a service disruption to O-Train Line 1, planned or unplanned.

Planned closures occurred on:
May 2 to 3, 2020 inclusive
May 9 to 13, 2020 inclusive
May 31 to June 3, 2020 inclusive
June 21 to 28, 2020 inclusive (with a possibility of additional closure beyond that date if requested by RTG/RTM)

The video clips shown were taken between May 11 to 13, 2020

Timestamp:
00:00 Regional Road 174 West at Hwy 417 East
02:29 Cyrville Station
06:48 St. Laurent Blvd and Ogilvie Road
08:31 Tremblay Road
12:09 Tremblay Road and Riverside Drive
14:43 Along Lees Avenue
15:27 King Edward Ave-Lees Ave at Greenfield Ave-Mann Ave
19:44 Elgin Street at Queen Street
21:52 O'Connor Street at Slater Street
24:31 Queen Street at Kent Street
26:00 Bayview Station
29:21 Scott Street/Holland Avenue

Filmed by "JCL"

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