[timio]

How long did the Weber St. grade separation take?

April 2013 - December 2014, although some of the finishing touches are still unfinished, or were as of a few weeks back.

 

[ShonTron]

Here's an updated video from CTV Kitchener with drone footage of the actual fire (scary!) and the aftermath. It sounds like it thankfully is superficial damage that will be able to be repaired.

http://bit.ly/1LByzSm

A fire at the new Peel Memorial health centre in Brampton, which was much more serious, did not affect timelines by that much. This is just a minor blip.

 

[cplchanb]

Was the fire from the tar/pitch that was being poured on the roof?
It would seem like barring any damage to the roof structure the only thing they'll need to do is repour

 

[Markster]

April 2013 - December 2014, although some of the finishing touches are still unfinished, or were as of a few weeks back.

And Weber had to continue to operate as a through street for much of that.
King is 100% closed for the duration of the construction, which will speed some things up. It's a larger bridge, however.

Weber is still waiting on the western (er, "southern") railings to be finished.

 

[BMO]

Is the King Street Grade separation going in tandem with the updated GO station? Or is it simply just the grade separation portion now (for LRT construction) and the GO station will be moved over and updated in the future?

 

[Markster]

The GO station is going to be done later.

It's a rather involved project of its own, so they're focusing on getting LRT up and running.
The project will involve a new intercity bus terminal, as well as GO/VIA platforms, with several storeys of office and/or residential on top. Proposals for the development are expected in 2016.


Right now, they're using that land for construction staging for the grade separation and LRT.

Over on Waterloo Region Connected, there's a fairly extensive thread on it.

 

[the lemur]

Sadly, the forum upgrade clobbered a lot of old images, so I can't find good examples of the TTC method.

Here's the best I could find, out of the Spadina rebuild thread


Green ties resting on a concrete (...I think) foundation:

Ha, just wandered in here out of interest ... thought that photo looked familiar!

 

[ehlow]

Did the fire delay the project?

 

[Markster]

Did the fire delay the project?

Well... yes, at least as much as they now have to spend a couples weeks cleaning up, and starting again.

Has it delayed the LRT project as a whole? We'll see how the maintenance facility looks in 2017. "Late 2017" is the promised opening.

 

[dowlingm]

Bombardier in late 2017: "our cars aren't late... there wasn't anywhere ready to deliver them to"

 

[Duck]

Here are some of the photos I took over the course of this summer, at various locations along the line.

 

[Duck]

 

[reaperexpress]

October 24, 2015 update:

From Columbia St to King & Erb, work is well underway on the west track. A switch just north of Columbia will allow the GEXR freight trains to use the new track so they can begin replacing the east track. I wonder if GEXR will be allowed to operate faster than its current 10 mph limit when it switches off the wibbly-wobbly track it currently uses.

Looking north from Columbia - currently trains turn out at the switch to use the east track:

Columbia level crossing:

Looking south through the University of Waterloo - note the gauntlet track:

Looking further south through UW:

Looking south across University:

Looking north from Seagram:

Looking south in Waterloo Park:

End of track in Waterloo Park:

Closeup of new track: I'm loving these concrete ties!

 

[EastYorkTTCFan]

I wonder if the different methods f laying track has anything to do with frost lines and or just preference. For example in Toronto they seem to put down a layer of concrete now underneath all major roads before putting down asphalt.

Sadly, the forum upgrade clobbered a lot of old images, so I can't find good examples of the TTC method.

Here's the best I could find, out of the Spadina rebuild thread


Green ties resting on a concrete (...I think) foundation:


Ties now embedded in concrete, rails still exposed.

TTC place 8-12 inches of concrete base that the ties will sit on first. Depending on the line, conduit is place on the ground with the concrete being pour on it as the base. There a few inches of shims under the ties to level them.

Detroit
This is the top coat further up the road that was built last year as well before the circle that I shot. Major stuff and a bitch to repair over time. I have all kinds of photos for this year and last up on site.

FWIW here's a very similar looking installation in Tucson, AZ.

I'm not an engineer but I would have thought that up here it would be different somehow, considering freeze/thaw and the use of salt on the roads. The "base layer" does look a little thinner than the Waterloo version.

Personally I always liked the old TTC cobblestone approach - hard on cars but very easy to dig up and fix. And the material was reusable.

- Paul


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Here is Cincinnati, Ohio: (Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority) SORTA New LRT Line Being Built this year and is now finish.

They are expecting their first car Oct 30 and about 6 weeks late. The line is schedule to start Sept 2016, but expecting it to be spring. Most of the overhead is in place.

 

[smallspy]

I wonder if the different methods f laying track has anything to do with frost lines and or just preference. For example in Toronto they seem to put down a layer of concrete now underneath all major roads before putting down asphalt.

I suspect that it's mainly preference. K-W seems to be following the method used in many of the modern American light-rail installations - most of which haven't yet gone through a rail replacement cycle.

Dan
Toronto, Ont.