NEW: OC Transpo boss confident O-Train service will resume for back-to-school ottnews
The head of OC Transpo is confident O-Train service will be running in time for back-to-school and work following the Labour Day weekend in less than five weeks.
"I'm confident that we'll resume the service before school is back," Amilcar told CTV News Ottawa Wednesday morning when asked if OC Transpo had a plan in the event the O-Train is not running by Sept. 5. " they should be able to finalize that report and we already know that will take 10 days to remove those restraining rails, so this is why now I can say that Aug. 14….the day we will resume the service," Amilcar said.
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