Otis Canada Inc., the elevator manufacturer whose parent is Farmington-based United Technologies Corp., will provide 44 customized cab elevators to Ottawa, Ontario’s electric light rail transit system.
Besides the 44 “Gen2” elevators, some of which have glass cabs, the contract calls for 10 freight elevators and modernizing two existing cab elevators for the O-Train Confederation Line, which is the first leg of Ottawa’s rail system. The agreement with OLRT Constructors, a consortium composed of EllisDon, Dragados and SNC-Lavalin, includes a 10-year Otis maintenance contract.
The new $2 billion rail line will provide light rail transit service along a 12.5-kilometer, 13-station route. Three of the stations are underground, and interconnected by a 2.5-kilometer tunnel that spans the city’s downtown core. Preliminary construction of the LRT system began in the spring of 2013, with planned full service in 2018.
The transit system has a capacity to handle 24,000 customers per hour in each direction, said Tony Grilli, president of Otis Canada. He said the company is “uniquely qualified” to provide sturdy enough cabs for a project of this size.
