[The_Cat]

It will be nice to see the LRT ready for the World Juniors.

 

[Edmcowboy11]

It's looking pretty good, but these last few months are painful with fencing still up and it not serving folks.

The painful parts are what I also see on the southside where parts of the project have remained 75 to 90% completed for months on end. Some of those sites are now being looked at but then some have no sight of anyone doing anything anytime soon.

 

[thommyjo]

*frustration growing...

Why is it so hard for projects to make up speed and finish on time? There is an opportunity cost to all of this.

Wish I could finish all my projects late at work and not get fired

Delayed Valley Line LRT pedestrian bridge across the river not expected to open before snow hits

There will likely be snow on the ground before residents can once again cross the North Saskatchewan River from Cloverdale on the long-delayed Valley Line…

edmontonjournal.com

 

[The_Cat]

Tawatina Bridge: https://edmontonjournal.com/news/lo...e-river-not-expected-to-open-before-snow-hits

 

[Kurayba]

Disappointing. They've been making rapid progress on the path during the last few months, I thought for sure it could be ready for September.
At minimum, I was really hoping at least the small trail between Louise McKinney Park and Riverdale would re-open soon, but it seems like nobody is going through the site at all until every bit of landscaping is finished.

 

[The_Cat]

Connors Hill testing:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1419774847740112916

 

[Airboy]

I did not see it , and I have a front row seat. But I did miss the Snow Birds as well.

 

[MacLac]

Tawatina Bridge: https://edmontonjournal.com/news/lo...e-river-not-expected-to-open-before-snow-hits

Wait a minute….400 Million for the bridge and the bridge alone?

 

[Airboy]

Isn't it for 2 bridges. A river crossing and a freeway crossing.

 

[cliffapotamus]

Connors Hill testing:

Bored, had today off, so i went down there and took a video.
This was pretty rushed; the trains come down the hill, the drivers swap ends, and the train turns around and they fly back up the hill. (i'm making excuses for not being prepared to film it on the way up lol) anyways, the trains seem to make a bit more noise on the hill than they were making in Mill Woods, but i think they were actually going faster than the last time i saw them(?) i'd hazard a guess that they were doing 40km/h up the hill. I'm interested to know if this is the actual speed they'll be doing, or if they are keeping speed down for testing. there are derails at the bottom of the curve (which must be nerve-wracking for the drivers) and the top of the hill had a lot of stuff going on too.

 

[Airboy]

Saw it from the office. looked like it was going up pretty fast.

 

[The_Cat]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1420134656322637824

 

[MCXavierL]

Looks like it works well, testing complete.

 

[archited]

^^^^ the big test will be in winter after a sleet storm that has covered the tracks with ice makes the whole experience one-way down hill (hyperbole is my token friend).

 

[yeggator]

Bored, had today off, so i went down there and took a video.
This was pretty rushed; the trains come down the hill, the drivers swap ends, and the train turns around and they fly back up the hill. (i'm making excuses for not being prepared to film it on the way up lol) anyways, the trains seem to make a bit more noise on the hill than they were making in Mill Woods, but i think they were actually going faster than the last time i saw them(?) i'd hazard a guess that they were doing 40km/h up the hill. I'm interested to know if this is the actual speed they'll be doing, or if they are keeping speed down for testing. there are derails at the bottom of the curve (which must be nerve-wracking for the drivers) and the top of the hill had a lot of stuff going on too.

I vaguely remember seeing a speed document that says that the trains will do 80 in the River Valley.