Changes underway after Ottawa’s light rail transit system hindered by freezing rain
City staff outlined both short- and long-term plans to address future delays that might be caused by freezing rain including using anti-freeze and heating the cables.
Ottawa city councillor Riley Brockington asked about construction of the next phase of the light rail system and how staff will avoid mistakes from the first stage.Richard Holder, the city’s director of engineering services, says officials are looking to procure extra devices called winter carbons, which can break through and sheer off ice more effectively.
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