The_Cat
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I saw the frame for the south abutment of the Henday LRT bridge nearly built. I’m guessing rebar and concrete isn’t too far away.
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The_Cat
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The_Cat
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I'm guessing they'll cover the 23 Avenue underpass (over the pre-cast concrete) with rebar and concrete before paving.
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Edmcowboy11
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Looking good, I can't wait for the south side to finish so that the road can be restored to its final or near final configuration and that the north side of the tunnel and the actual connection to the current line will begin.
The_Cat
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J_gordo
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Worst luck I’ve ever had was choosing to live near 111th street. I’m not sure if the city has f’d up a street any better in the city. I pity those who live in macewan, twin brooks or black mud creek. First you have to deal with 1 lane from ahd to 23rd, then you have to deal with the worst signal timing in all of the city. It’s almost unbelievable
EdmTrekker
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I was unaware there is a YMCA there.
ntt1
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Huh. I thought that the preliminary design had the shared use path being moved to the new bridge with the LRT tracks.
dkazzed
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Next to Kinsmen Twin Arena.
The_Cat
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YEG imagineer
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Likely upgraded for the CN track beside LRT.
EdwardEdm
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Not entirely. ETS has been upgrading all of their NE LRT crossings. Most were done years ago, then 66 St was done after at the same time 125 Ave was built, and then finally through 2025/2026 129 Ave was done because of additional engineering and the need to coordinate with CN.
129 Ave didn't even have a proper sidewalk through the crossing on the southside, so they worked on that and installed new pedestrian gates last year on the southside but didn't commission them. I think they also did new sidewalks and pedestrian gates in the north side but did commission those.
This year it was CN doing work on their track and replacing the the equipment for the traffic lanes and ETS finishing up their stuff. Last time I checked, the southside walk still wasn't open yet.
The crossing upgrades have been to replace aging equipment, but also to improve the pedestrian crossings. Pedestrian gates, wider and safer sidewalks. Given most of the NE LRT crossings date back to before the LRT was built, I'm guessing in the 1970's during construction there probably was less concern for something like a pole being in the middle of a sidewalk than there would be if it was being built today.
There were improvements as well for vehicle traffic, like more signals and cantilevered signals.
115 Ave is scheduled to be done this year.
129 Ave didn't even have a proper sidewalk through the crossing on the southside, so they worked on that and installed new pedestrian gates last year on the southside but didn't commission them. I think they also did new sidewalks and pedestrian gates in the north side but did commission those.
This year it was CN doing work on their track and replacing the the equipment for the traffic lanes and ETS finishing up their stuff. Last time I checked, the southside walk still wasn't open yet.
The crossing upgrades have been to replace aging equipment, but also to improve the pedestrian crossings. Pedestrian gates, wider and safer sidewalks. Given most of the NE LRT crossings date back to before the LRT was built, I'm guessing in the 1970's during construction there probably was less concern for something like a pole being in the middle of a sidewalk than there would be if it was being built today.
There were improvements as well for vehicle traffic, like more signals and cantilevered signals.
115 Ave is scheduled to be done this year.
The_Cat
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I think the neighbourhood east of the 129 Avenue tracks was in serious disrepair. No street lamps, decrepit houses, gravel parking lots. The Belvedere parking lot is a nice upgrade.