Lees Station (OC Transpo)

The Lees Transitway Station is a station on Ottawa's transitway. It is located south of the Queensway just to the west of the Rideau River. It serves the Lees Avenue region and the Sandy Hill Heights community.

The station has had quite a notorious history for serious incidents. Soon after the station was constructed, coal tar began seeping into the station and it was closed for two months. It was soon discovered that this industrial waste was under much of the Lees Avenue area, necessitating a 12 million-dollar cleanup operation.

The station was also the site of a deadly accident on July 18, 1994 when a 30-ton transport truck plunged off the Queensway exit ramp into the transitway, killing two women and leaving a nine-month old with permanent brain damage. The driver was later found guilty of dangerous driving. In July 2003, an eastbound bus approaching the station lost control due to a mechanical breakdown, and slammed hard into the station. No one was seriously injured, but it took months to repair the station.

ervices

The following routes serve Lees Station:
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NOTES
1. Route 5 is available nearby at the corner of Main and Lees.
2. Route 16 uses the upper level of Lees Station.

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External links

* [http://www.octranspo.com/mapscheds/transitway/station_layout_pdf/LEE.pdf Lees station page]
* [http://www.octranspo.com/mapscheds/transitway/area_map.asp?station_id=LEE Lees area map]