When city officials are asked whether the LRT will be ready by March 31, and they launch into a dissertation about the importance of safety, it's a good time to start wondering whether the $2.1-billion project will be delayed for the third time. "You've heard me over and over again — the train will launch when it's tested, commissioned, safe to do so," Manconi told reporters. (CBC)'Safety' used as cover for delayIt's not the first time Manconi and others have raised the importance of safety when asked if the LRT project was on schedule. As recently as November, Watson told reporters he had "great confidence" LRT would be up and running by the end of the first quarter of 2019. Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson said last November he had 'great confidence' the LRT would be up and running early in 2019.

Source: CBC News February 08, 2019 15:19 UTC