[officedweller]

Video on the arrival of the TBM:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOL-9yd67lI&list=PLA3868620723AF8E4&index=15

Ministry's Evergreen Line Playlist:

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?feature=edit_ok&list=PLA3868620723AF8E4

 

[officedweller]

From SSP:

I was in the area and managed to take this today, January 14. Looks like the first segment of the guideway in the Burquitlam area is being worked on right now.

As for the rest of the columns, it looks like there is still quite a few columns that needs to go up just north of Austin while the (big) columns south of that are pretty much done. Nothing new in the Lougheed Station area since dpoque's latest video, but I suppose that will change in the coming days.

 

[officedweller]

From the BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure website:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tranbc

 

[officedweller]

From SSP:

Long time lurker, first time poster here. Went to take some photos on Friday so finally have something to post.
A few more pics not posted here on my flickr.

These first three are from the pedestrian overpass between St Johns St. and Klahanie Dr.

Looking West towards Moody Center Station

Looking East towards Inlet Centre Station

Gantry with first section detached

From the same location as the previous picture, looking towards Burquitlam Station. Mind the fog.

From just past Burquitlam Station, looking towards where Clarke Ave. turns into North Road. Not much to see but thought I would post it to show how tall the guideway will be here.

North Road at Cameron St. (looking North)
The columns(?) here are the same design as those two blocks south at Gatineau Place, They do seem to be narrower than the other style.

North Road at Gatineau Place, just south of Austin Ave.

From just North of Lougheed Hwy.

From the White Spot parking lot.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/madog222/

Video of the area from SkyTrain:

Not from the very back of the train, but looking backwards from one of the side windows.

Also, took a general overview shot of the east side of Lougheed and the construction on the west station house:

 

[CDL.TO]

Thanks for the updates! The progress makes me jealous!

 

[ehlow]

It seems like the skytrain usually goes through suburban areas with lots of space available. Is that an accurate assumption? Thanks

 

[officedweller]

It seems like the skytrain usually goes through suburban areas with lots of space available. Is that an accurate assumption? Thanks

Pretty much, yes.
The suburban areas are much younger, so they don't have built-up areas. The exception would be New Westminster (which is actually older than Vancouver) where the line went down an alley and then dove underground.
Through downtown Port Moody, the line follows the existing CP RoW.
Development then intensifies after the line is built (although there is some developmet (esp. in Coquitlam) built in anticipation of the line.

 

[officedweller]

Posted yesterday by Yellow Fever at SSC:

new update at Lougheed Station..


IMG_6331 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr


IMG_6330 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr

IMG_6329 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr


IMG_6327 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr

IMG_6323 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr


IMG_6321 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr

IMG_6320 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr


IMG_6319 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr

IMG_6318 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr


IMG_6312 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr

IMG_6311 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr


IMG_6310 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr

 

[officedweller]

From SSP:

A few photos from today, taken by me.

The second guideway section is in place and the gantry is moving over to the next section. They took nine days to complete the second section by my count plus one day to move the gantry, two weeks total. It did seem like very little was does this past week so they probably can do one section per week.

 

[officedweller]

Pic from a friend today:

 

[officedweller]

From SSC:

The White Spot restauarnt over which the guideway is being built is apparently closed until March 31st for the construction.

IMG_6335 by Yellow Fever @ SkyscraperCity, on Flickr

From SSP:

Photos from today, taken by me.

 

[officedweller]

From News1130:

http://www.news1130.com/2014/02/13/...k-construction/comment-page-2/#comment-164489

Drivers unnerved by Evergreen Line track construction

Giant concrete slabs dangling over traffic, but project office says it’s perfectly safe.

Treena Wood
February 13, 2014 8:58 am

COQUITLAM (NEWS1130) – Imagine stopping at a light, looking up, and seeing a gigantic piece of concrete dangling a few metres above your car.

That’s the situation along the Burnaby-Coquitlam border as the track is built for the Evergreen Line.

Some drivers at the intersection of Como Lake Avenue and Clarke Road have been so unnerved, they have stopped well before the light to avoid being under the track segments.

Scott Roberts with the Evergreen Line says it’s the world standard for track construction and while it may look daunting, it’s perfectly safe.

“No vehicles are allowed to travel under it when the concrete sections of the guideway are being lifted upward. But once they are secured to the four high-strength steel hanging bars, it is perfectly safe for vehicles to travel underneath.”

Roberts acknowledges that it does look “interesting,” but says he’s driven under the guideway three times over the last day. “It’s standard practice that’s been used around the world, and the exact same procedure has been used on the Canada and Millenium Lines.”

The slabs weigh between 23 and 36 tonnes; once all the segments are up and in place, there will be tensioning cables that run within the guideway segments that pull them tightly together. There are also teeth within each segment that snap together to stop them from shifting against each other. The whole thing is epoxyed to form one continuous piece of guideway.

The track construction started at Como Lake and Clarke, where the line will tunnel into Burnaby Mountain. It will now continue south along Clarke and North Roads to the Lougheed SkyTrain station.

Sometime this summer, the track-building equipment will be taken apart and reassembled at Coquitlam Central station, and guideway construction will begin up Pinetree Way.

http://www.news1130.com/2014/02/13/...k-construction/comment-page-2/#comment-164489

 

[officedweller]

Pic by my friend today - span over Como Lake Road is complete:



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From SSP:

Here's a couple pictures of Evergreen Line construction in Coquitlam.
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Lincoln station construction:

Coquitlam central station construction:

All those piles in the back have been done just this week, glad to see some progress in Coquitlam finally.

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North Portal webcam pic Feb 21, 2014:

http://wcs.pbaeng.com/projects/R1_Transit

 

[officedweller]

From SSP.

These pics are just across the street from the TBM launching pit shown in the previous post.

Some photos from the Evergreen Line Facebook page. I normally don't post stuff from their Facebook page but the construction area in the Andres Winery is so rarely seen.

Also check out this video of the steel box girders installed above the White Spot Restaurant at the Lougheed junction:

The inbound now extends fully over the White Spot. Video from this morning.

[video]https://plus.google.com/photos/105933958664133015026/albums/5912605598382151729/5984756394905074194?pid=5984756394905074194&oid=105933958664133015026#photos/105933958664133015026/albums/5912605598382151729/5984756394905074194?pid=5984756394905074194&oid=105933958664133015026[/video]

 

[officedweller]

Some [out-of-date] pics from the Evergreen Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/evergreenline/photos_stream

https://www.facebook.com/evergreenline/photos_stream


From SSP:

The quality is terrible because of upload issues and the rain on the train windows, but here's a video from this morning showing the extent of guideway construction.