MacLac
Senior Member
Boy that’s a clean shoring operation if I’ve ever seen one……
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CplKlinger
Senior Member
Well, there's a bunch of metal things on site now. Correct me if I'm wrong, but it looks like rebar?
chrisvazquez7
Active Member
Insert itshappening.gif here! And yes, that’s rebar.
Platinum107
Senior Member
Alpha Blvd may just be Edmonton's newest main streets! (Not really but I'm excited to see mixed-use projects here)
CplKlinger
Senior Member
From this morning.
CplKlinger
Senior Member
Pictures taken yesterday evening.
chrisvazquez7
Active Member
So there has been absolutely no work on this site in about a month now. I spoke to somebody on site recently and they said they’re waiting for a permit from the city. Also the back alley has been sliding pretty dramatically towards the site as they didn’t backfill the shoring wall.
Is it possible for a permit to be given and then revoked? I’m wondering if the city revoked the permit because of the alley damage? Any thoughts?
Here’s a picture of the alley on June 3. It’s only gotten worse since then.
Is it possible for a permit to be given and then revoked? I’m wondering if the city revoked the permit because of the alley damage? Any thoughts?
Here’s a picture of the alley on June 3. It’s only gotten worse since then.
inclusion
Active Member
Looks expensive.
CplKlinger
Senior Member
The bike lane on the opposite side of the site has similar damage too.
Alehmalves
New Member
You can always expect some movement in shoring retaining systems, as that is simply their nature. However, this movement is definitely excessive. My guess is that it will require reinforcement of the shoring system through the use of tieback anchors, along with some degree of reconstruction of the back lane. I suspect they are currently waiting for a redesign and/or new approval before proceeding.
archited
Senior Member
Timberrrrrrrrrrrr
inclusion
Active Member
It's gotten much worse since these pictures were taken. It may look like clean shoring, but perhaps not effective? Those cracks drop a foot in some places in the alley, and the width/depth of the cracks (3 feet in places) is substantial. The sidewalk on the other side of the site is cracked as well, with large gaps between the asphalt and the concrete sidewalk.
Did they actually ever receive a permit?
Shaun007007
New Member
They probably only had an excavation permit issued from the City. The building permit needs to be in place before they begin construction of the new building. The cracks in the lane are from the shoring wall movement into the excavation. I suspect a lot of rain has found its way into the gap the left behind the shoring, that additional water increases the weight of the soil the shoring was designed to retain. The type of shoring installed here should be installed in a manner that allows water to drain into the excavation through small gaps in the wood lagging boards.
CplKlinger
Senior Member
They do have a permit to install hoarding as well; it's valid until August 2026.
chrisvazquez7
Active Member
This is what the alley looks like today:
At what point does the city intervene if it keeps getting worse? Also, could this affect the Pilot townhomes?
At what point does the city intervene if it keeps getting worse? Also, could this affect the Pilot townhomes?