The delay in the opening of the Confederation Line of Ottawa's light rail network comes as little surprise to some transit riders and several businesses in the downtown core.
Transit manager John Manconi told a city committee Tuesday that the 12.5-kilometre rail system from Blair Station to Tunney's Pasture will now open at the end of November 2018 — six months after Rideau Transit Group (RTG), the consortium building it, was supposed to hand over the keys.
Nasser Abou-Eldaoule, owner of Friends Coffee Co., who bought the business in 2002, said construction in front of his shop, including fenced barricades during sidewalk construction and temporary street closures, has driven customers away.
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