Southwest Transitway Extension (Baseline Rd to Norice St)

Project Overview

The Southwest (SW) Transitway is a fully grade-separated facility to be located within the existing transitway-protected corridor between Baseline Road and Norice Street. The design and construction of this transitway facility is to be coordinated with the construction of the proposed Algonquin College Centre for Construction Trades and Building Sciences (CCTBS) building and the City of Ottawa’s Archives/Library Technical Services Facility (Tallwood Drive).

A construction start on the Algonquin College CCTBS building is anticipated to begin in October 2009 for a scheduled September 2011 completion. The proposed CCTBS building is located on the existing Baseline Transit Station lands. To facilitate the proposed October 2009 CCTBS building construction start, the existing Baseline Station Transitway operations will have to be relocated to a location west of the future SW Transitway corridor, with the provision of a proposed station entrance located south of the existing park and ride lot.

Construction of the final Baseline Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)/Light Rail Transit (LRT) multi-modal passenger and bus terminal station which is to be located on the south side of College Avenue Extension, will commence after the construction of the CCTBS building and College Avenue Extension have been finished.

The proposed SW Transitway BRT/LRT Extension project will consist of the construction of the Navaho Drive and College Avenue Extensions west of Woodroffe Avenue and modifications to the Woodroffe Avenue traffic signal controlled intersections at Navaho Drive, College Avenue and Tallwood Drive.

Key Plan

The timelines required to undertake and complete the design and construction of the SW Transitway Extension from Baseline Road to Norice Street must be undertaken in a series of phases noted below:

Phase IA (May 2009 - August 2011)

  • Baseline Station Relocation to the west of the proposed CCTBS Building of Algonquin College, including new connections to Woodroffe Avenue;
  • Navaho Drive Bridge structure;
  • College Avenue Bridge structure (pending budget approval);
  • Relocation of the 1200 mm diameter watermain at Navaho Drive;
  • Construction of trench/tunnel structure for the SW Transitway (including the storm sewer and road surface) between Navaho Drive and College Avenue; and
  • Woodroffe Avenue Pedestrian bridge between the existing Algonquin College Campus on the east side of Woodroffe Avenue, and the future CCTBS building on the west side of Woodroffe Avenue.

Algonquin's drawing

Phase IB (April 2010 - November 2010)

  • Tallwood Drive Bridge structure;
  • Tallwood Transit Station; and
  • The Tallwood Drive storm sewer relocation and watermain relocation.

Phase II (2011-2013)

  • The new Transitway Station at College Avenue that will be constructed to the south of the proposed CCTBS Building;
  • The SW Transitway BRT grade separation from Tallwood Drive north to College Avenue, including the ramps at the new Transitway Station; and
  • The SW Transitway BRT from Navaho north to Baseline Road, and Tallwood south to Norice Street with a bus re-entry onto Woodroffe Avenue.

2A - Algonquin's drawing

Phase III (2016 and Onwards)

  • Includes the long-term installation of all LRT systems required when LRT is extended south to Baseline Station.

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