The city is keeping quiet about the deadline that passed on Sunday, July 7.

When Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson met with officials from the Rideau Transit Group and Alstom in mid-June, he told them he had expected better, and now, he may be echoing those same sentiments.

The deadline to have the 34 Alstom trains completed and in working order has now come and gone.

The Alstom Citadis Spirit trains had been experiencing issues with their brakes, doors and even the on-board communication system.

During that June meeting, Alstom CEO Henri Poupart-Lafarge vowed to have the trains completed and safe by July 7. But, a source tells 1310 NEWS that the trains were receiving a software update on Monday, leading us to believe the trains didn't quite make that deadline.

Requests were made to the city for comment on Monday morning and the answers from both city media and the mayor's office were similar.

"The Finance and Economic Development Committee will receive a status update on the O-Train Confederation Line project on Wednesday, July 10," wrote John Manconi, General Manager, Transportation Services. "Staff will be available to answer questions from the media after the meeting."

"An update on LRT will be presented at FEDCo on Wednesday. I encourage you to attend," wrote Livia Belcea, Press Secretary to Mayor Jim Watson.

Last month, the city had said they were expecting to have the keys to the $2.1-billion project by mid-August so they could complete their own testing. The goal was to have the Confederation Line up and running by September.