Valley Line LRT | TransEd/Marigold | City of Edmonton | Page 14

Daveography · Feb 20, 2018

Paula Simons: $200-million LRT underpass is wrong route for Stony Plain Road renewal
...
Given how much commuters hate waiting for the train in Belgravia or Kingsway, you understand why city council wants to make this intersection work. Stony Plain Road, the old main street of the Town of Jasper Place, isn’t a major commuter route — it’s just too narrow. Anyone who really wants to get somewhere in a hurry takes 100 Avenue or 107 Avenue anyway. But 149 Street is a major artery, linking the Yellowhead with the Whitemud. A serious bottleneck at Stony Plain Road would indeed be a major hassle for thousands of drivers.

But a $200-million underpass? Seriously?

Building the on and off ramps would require the purchase or annexation of big swaths of land. It would take up eight lanes and effectively require the demolition of the whole west side of the Jasper Gates shopping plaza, along with many of the storefronts along Stony Plain Road. Now, knocking down some buildings along the route is inevitable. But an interchange this massive would destroy many businesses and amenities that have been critical to the area’s slowly-building urban renewal.

The west leg of the Valley Line LRT was supposed to kick-start a long-heralded renaissance along Stony Plain Road. The promise to residents and business owners was that the low-floor train, which runs at street grade, would make the street more walkable, would bring more shoppers and diners to the area and would give Stony Plain Road a more European, cosmopolitan feel.

What’s proposed here looks more like an autobahn than a gemütlich European high street. The underpass wouldn’t just steamroll over existing thriving businesses. It would inhibit new development. Who’s going to want to build infill beside such an eyesore? Is the highest, best use for properties near MacKinnon Ravine and the new LRT stop really an on-ramp?

http://edmontonjournal.com/news/loc...s-is-wrong-route-for-stony-plain-road-renewal

Daveography · Feb 20, 2018

From last year:

Posted last month:

Daveography · Feb 20, 2018

Recent construction photos from TransEd:

Gerry Wright Operations & Management Facility:

Tawatinâ Bridge:

More:
http://transedlrt.ca/gallery/

darwink · Feb 20, 2018

That $200 million number - only because of expropriation of London Drugs and TD Bank instead of the expropriation of trees in front of a church and housing Co-op? Also, why not just lower the LRT only? Less clearance needed.

Daveography · Feb 27, 2018

Tearing up 102 Ave begins

Daveography · Feb 28, 2018

Looks like they're starting concrete pours on the portal.

Daveography · Mar 6, 2018

2018 Open Houses
As we are about to kick off our 2018 construction season we are inviting the public to open houses so that they have the chance to ask questions, see renderings, and speak with TransEd representatives regarding the upcoming construction and what they can expect this year.

Here is the schedule for the 2018 Spring open houses:

Daveography · Mar 26, 2018

Sorry I haven't been keeping this thread updated with the news on the Valley Line West extension, but here's a summary for those who have not been following along:

149 St. will NOT be grade-separated
178 St. WILL be grade-separated
90-degree turn at 156 St. will remain
110 St. holding track and 124 St. station location are undergoing further review

In other news:

Valley Line LRT‏ @yegvalleyLRT
Big news! Here's the first Valley Line LRV completed in Kingston! @BombardierRail It will arrive in Edmonton this summer!

Daveography · Mar 26, 2018

PERMIT_DATE March 16, 2018
PERMIT_NUMBER 275725765-007
JOB_CATEGORY Commercial Final
ADDRESS 9918 - 102 AVENUE NW
NEIGHBOURHOOD DOWNTOWN
JOB_DESCRIPTION To DEMOLISH the east canopy structure of 3 Bananas Cafe, and to construct SHORING AND EXCAVATION ONLY for future a transit station - Churchill Connector for Valley Line LRT (Phase 1) WORK STARTED WITHOUT PERMITS.
BUILDING_TYPE Temporary Structures (999)
WORK_TYPE (04) Excavation
FLOOR_AREA
CONSTRUCTION_VALUE 600,000
ZONING AP

PERMIT_DATE March 21, 2018
PERMIT_NUMBER 276371941-001
JOB_CATEGORY Commercial Final
ADDRESS 9340 - CONNORS ROAD NW
NEIGHBOURHOOD STRATHEARN
JOB_DESCRIPTION To Construct a Utility Complex consisting of a TPSS building & a Signaling / Comms / Electrical / UPS building, as a part of the Valley Line LRT. Strathearn Utility Complex.
BUILDING_TYPE Utility Buildings (480)
WORK_TYPE (01) New
FLOOR_AREA 2,863
CONSTRUCTION_VALUE 325,000
ZONING CNC

PERMIT_DATE March 21, 2018
PERMIT_NUMBER 276370980-001
JOB_CATEGORY Commercial Final
ADDRESS 8511 - 95 AVENUE NW
NEIGHBOURHOOD STRATHEARN
JOB_DESCRIPTION To Construct a Utility Complex consisting of a TPSS building & a Signaling / Comms / Electrical / UPS building, as a part of the Valley Line LRT. Holyrod Utility Complex.
BUILDING_TYPE Utility Buildings (480)
WORK_TYPE (01) New
FLOOR_AREA 2,863
CONSTRUCTION_VALUE 325,000
ZONING RF1

...I didn't know you could build a utility complex like this in an RF1.

I learned from one of the TransEd engineers at one of the open houses that the TPSS are built to be modular in that if anything happens to one, they basically truck in a new one and swap them out like shipping containers.

Daveography · Mar 27, 2018

Daveography · Mar 27, 2018

Valley Line LRT‏ @yegvalleyLRT
Ok everyone, since we had so much fun with the exterior of our new LRV yesterday, here's a look at the inside! This LRV is on schedule to be delivered this summer.