By Joanne Chianello, Ottawa Citizen, May 26, 2015
Spending for the Confederation Line has already dipped into the $100-million
contingency fund by $8 million, and senior staff have earmarked $66 million more
to be spent from the fund. So far, the city has spent about $8 million on
“unforeseen conditions” such as soil remediation and asbestos cleanup at the
maintenance and storage facility, extra costs associated with integrating the
three downtown stations into existing buildings, “as well as smaller items like
the Lees Avenue parking lot, which was part of a land deal with the University
of Ottawa,” said Steve Cripps, the director of the city’s rail implementation
office. via
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