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Mere months before the opening of Ottawa’s Confederation Line LRT, Gatineau city council will decide on Tuesday whether it will give the green light to planning its own light rail system.

Council is largely basing its decision on input from its municipal transit agency, the Société de transport de l’Outaouais. A second study will be made available in the next year and will elaborate on potential routes and budget estimates. It could also elaborate on how it would affect Ottawa’s transit system, such as connecting with the Confederation Line’s Bayview station, said Aylmer ward Coun. Audrey Bureau.

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“I think it’s prudent to say that we are going to depose it or advocate for the project that’s the most ambitious and more extensive.”

Bureau said council could decide to change the plan back to buses pending the release of the second STO study, but at least the provincial government will have already prioritized the more extensive system. If Gatineau goes ahead with the project, it would afford more flexibility to the city later on.