OC Transpo head doubles down on Trillium Line opening in spring

The head of OC Transpo is standing firm that the north-south Trillium Line will open sometime this spring, despite the transit authority having extended the timeline for opening until at least early summer.

The head of OC Transpo is standing firm that the north-south Trillium Line will open sometime this spring, despite the transit authority having extended the timeline for opening until at least early summer.

"I'm confident that it will be this spring as I have already said," OC Transpo's general manager of transit services Renée Amilcar told Coun. Riley Brockington during questions at Monday's transit commission meeting.

Brockington asked Amilcar for an update on the opening, after OC Transpo officials said during last month's LRT sub-committee meeting that the opening of the Trillium Line would be delayed until at least early summer, with officials saying training and trial running would need to go smoothly over the next four months before launch.

"We are not expecting the Trillium Line opening until at least the summer of 2024 is that correct?" Brockington asked Amilar.

Amilcar insisted the training was going 'very well' and they are working to debug any glitches in their systems.

"I think you would agree with me that we don’t want another unfortunate story as the Confederation Line, so we will open the system when were ready," Amilar said.

A report for the LRT sub-committee shows OC Transpo has given themselves a wider timeline to launch customer service, with the window extending from May to September.