Stage 2 LRT Confederation Line Tree Removal
Overview
Please be advised that as part of the Stage 2 O-Train Light Rail Transit (LRT) project, crews and equipment will begin area clearing as part of site preparation work for guideway and station construction. This includes site mobilization, tree and vegetation removal and area clearing.
Area restoration, tree replacement and greenspace re-seeding will be completed as part of the final local area finishing works. An overall average tree replacement ratio of 2:1 (two trees for every one removed) will be replanted along the Stage 2 LRT alignment.
Tree Loss Mitigation and Replacement
The following measures will be taken to mitigate tree loss:
- Limit clearing to only where required in temporary easement areas
- Leave trees along property lines (backyards, businesses, parks) where possible
- Design of pathways to incorporate existing trees
- Inventory and compensate (ratio dependent on size, species) where removal is unavoidable
- Critical Root Zone protection for trees along limits
Schedule
Area clearing is currently scheduled during daytime construction hours between 7am and 10pm Monday to Saturday, and between 9am to 10pm on Sunday’s and holidays.
Moodie Station
Status: Vegetation removal and clean-up work are currently underway
Bayshore Station
Status: Vegetation removal and clean-up work are currently underway
Pinecrest Station
Status: Complete
Queensview Station
Status: Vegetation removal and clean-up work are currently underway
Iris Station to Baseline Station
Status: Vegetation removal and clean-up work are currently underway
Baseline Stormwater Pond
Status: Vegetation removal and clean-up work are currently underway
Connaught Park & Southwest Transitway
Status: Vegetation removal and clean-up work are currently underway
Lincoln Fields Station
Status: Vegetation removal and clean-up work are currently underway
Byron Linear Park
Status: Complete
McEwen Avenue to Woodroffe Avenue
Woodroffe Avenue to Cleary Avenue
Sir John A Macdonald Parkway
Status: Vegetation removal and clean-up work are currently underway
OR174 Blair to Green's Creek
Status: Complete
OR174 Jeanne D'arc to Orleans Boulevard
Status: Complete
OR174 Champlain to Parkrose Private
Status: Complete
OR174 Trim
Status: Vegetation removal and clean-up work are currently underway
Questions
For more information on this project, please contact Stage2@ottawa.ca or call 3-1-1.