Rideau station becomes critical measuring stick in predicting November LRT readiness

The City of Ottawa and OC Transpo are entering a critical period in the run-up to the launch of the Confederation Line, with the head of transportation still not making any promises about whether the $2.1-billion LRT line will make the November handover deadline.
It’s likely that under the schedule first contemplated by the city, the LRT line would have opened by now, or at some point shortly after Canada Day, if the May 24 handover happened as initially planned.
John Manconi, the city&rsq