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Ottawa, Ontario, officials recently announced they have received federal environmental assessment approval for the Ottawa Light Rail Transit (OLRT) project.

Work to achieve the approval began in March 2010. The provincial government granted environmental assessment approval for the project in August 2010.

The OLRT project is in the request-for-proposals phase of the procurement process. Three “world-class” consortia have been shortlisted to compete for the contract, city officials said in a prepared statement. Construction of the OLRT project is slated to begin in early 2013.

“The project is the largest, most complex infrastructure project in the city’s history,” said Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson. “The federal government’s endorsement of our approach is a critical step forward for us as we move towards finishing the RFP and selecting the team that will build this project.”