Barrhaven: Committee OKs pricey plan to separate roads, rail

The proposed Barrhaven Rail Safety Program, a pricey but vital plan to separate roads and rail lines in Barrhaven, received the blessing of council’s transportation committee on Wednesday.
It could cost $430 million to build overpasses or underpasses where roads currently cross train tracks in five locations, but councillors know the work is essential if the city wants to prevent another tragedy like the September, 2013 collision between an OC Transpo double-decker bus and Via Rail tr