I was fanaticizing about future rail infrastructure in Edmonton, like I do on a daily basis, and I was thinking about a solution to the High Level Bridge being inadequate for heavy rail. Now one option would be to rehabilitate or replace the HLB. But I was thinking of another solution. What...

Also not sure if this would be counted, but there are two multi-billion dollar industrial projects in east Edmonton that just started construction recently. Imperial Oil’s renewable diesel refinery at Baseline/34 Street, and Air Products’ hydrogen plant being built on Sherwood Drive north of the...

Big concrete pour going on earlier today.

Yes, my assumption is that the bridge would undergo an extensive rehabilitation at some point to extend its lifespan another 100 years, and upgrade its carrying capacity. The Dayliner was cancelled for stupid reasons. Crossings should have been upgraded, more services added, and sidings...

Today:

To me, it looks like a shorter, less attractive version of The Augustana.

The tower we seek… it is peeking. Leap forward weeks… it’ll be peaking. It may be meek — it won’t be king… But we still geek, our interest piquing.

The High Level Bridge could be used for regular intercity rail (which is what we should be talking about before we even dream of HSR). But if we are to contemplate a HSR alignment, it would most likely be a terminus station in Old Strathcona in the short- to medium-term, and then a series of...

We don’t need HSR, we need regular-speed rail.

I count 12 completed floors, so two to go plus roof/mechanical?

Huh that’s an interesting development. Fun fact: the rail line to Churchill was originally being built to Port Nelson. They made significant progress on the port and earthworks on the line to the river mouth, before suddenly abandoning that alignment in favour of Churchill. I think Port Nelson...

Unfortunately the yard is still actively used by CPKC, and will be for the foreseeable future. A 76 Ave connection is about as likely as a 113A street connection through CN‘s Walker Yard.

University skyline tonight from Remax Field.

I would rather a regional rail line utilizing CPKC’s right of way from Whyte Ave to the airport and Leduc servicing the area.

It’s unfortunate that 103 Ave (west of 101 Street) isn’t getting a road diet though. It’s way overbuilt for the amount of traffic it handles, there’s zero landscaping, and the sidewalks are hostile to say the least.

I’m not sure what you’re talking about. Major construction is starting this year on the middle section, as per the city’s website. They’ll be building the bypass roads at 127 Street and they’re going to start piling for the overpass at 121 St. And Fort Rd is already a whole year into major...

That highway is way overdue, but why gravel? That’s a long distance to be driving on washboard… pave it from the get go.

I think that’s primarily because they need to grade separate the CN rail crossing just north of highway 15. An interchange solves that problem. A problem that doesn't exist at the Yellowhead. But saying that, I would agree that there is a greater need for an interchange at Highway 16. That...

A few years ago?! That photo looks like it was taken in the 80‘s! 😂

Yeah the section with a large median would have been a collectors/express system, and north of that would have just been a standard freeway. I’m assuming that Petro Can got built after the city abandoned the freeway plans and sold off excess land.