How much did Ottawa — Confederation cost to build?
The Confederation Line (Line 1 of the O-Train) Stage 1 is the 12.5 km east-west light rail line with 13 stations in Ottawa, Ontario, procured as a 30-year design-build-finance-maintain public-private partnership by the Rideau Transit Group and opened on 14 September 2019 after delays from 2018. Daily Hive reported on 30 November 2018 a CAD 2.1 billion project, and the concessionaire Iridium lists an investment value of CAD 2.032 billion, while Wikipedia's lead gives CAD 2.13 billion for the first stage.
Reported project cost
CAD 2.1 billion
Approximately $1.62 billion
Cost basis: 2018
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Cost evidence
Basis of the published figure
Reported project cost2018
Project metrics
Key dimensions
- Total lengthDaily Hive
- 12.5 km
Project record
Opened or launched
dailyhive.com14 September 2019