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Ottawa's big openings and restorations in one place — Line 1's restored two-car service, the 2026 beach season, Ādisōke and Lansdowne 2.0 — with honest dates and sources.
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Ottawa has several big openings and restorations in motion. This page tracks the dates as honestly as they're known — each entry says where its date comes from and how firm it is.
Two-car trains returned on weekdays on 8 June 2026; weekends still run single-car trains for now.
Line 1 ran single-car trains from 21 January 2026, after metal flaking was found in the wheel-bearing assemblies. OC Transpo says it now has enough cars for full weekday service — two-car trains every five minutes at peak.
Supervision starts 20 June 2026 and runs to 30 August, noon to 7 pm daily, per the city's posted season.
Britannia, Westboro, Mooney's Bay and Petrie Island. Ottawa Public Health samples beach water weekly in season — since 2025 there are no daily no-swim advisories, so read the on-site signs, and be cautious for a day or two after heavy rain.
The contractor's May 2026 schedule puts construction completion at December 2026; the city has not set a public opening date.
The new central library at 555 Albert Street, shared by the Ottawa Public Library and Library and Archives Canada. Construction was about 85 per cent complete in May 2026 — roughly a year behind the contractual date — with the budget heading to about $352 million. The schedule has slipped before; when a real opening date lands, it will be here.
Phase 1 construction began in January 2026; the developer expects the 6,600-seat event centre to be complete in 2028.
The $418.8-million redevelopment approved by council in 2025 rebuilds Lansdowne in phases: first a new event centre on the east side of TD Place, then — between 2028 and 2031 — a rebuilt 12,400-seat north stand and two residential towers. Council also asked staff to work on keeping the Ottawa Charge (PWHL) in town, since the new arena holds fewer people than the current one.
20 June 2026
Beach lifeguard season opens
Daily supervision noon to 7 pm at the city's supervised beaches, through 30 August.
December 2026
Ādisōke construction completion — contractor's latest schedule
Public opening date still unset; this date has moved several times.
2028
Lansdowne event centre expected complete
Developer's stated completion for phase 1.
2028–2031
Lansdowne phase 2 — north stands and residential towers
20 June 2026
Beach lifeguard season opens
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