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It is for the longer term (once that intersection is dealt with, the Metro Line will terminate at South Campus), but it's good to make sure that the components at that crossing aren't neglected enough to fail before that happens.
This is just standard MoW work, replacing or upgrading what was already there. Grade crossings need to be rebuilt every now and then to maintain a state of good repair. This crossing has been in service for 16 years now, and sees a high volume of vehicles. ETS has rebuilt the 95 Street crossing twice now in 15 years or less, and just rebuilt 111 Ave on the Metro Line with less than 10 years on it (I figure that the curved rail through this crossing and associated wear might have sped up that need to rebuilt it). Any University Ave grade separation project has no bearing on this rebuild.Intersection on University Avenue will be closed to vehicles, LRT, pedestrians
The intersection at University Avenue and 114 Street will be closed from June 27 to July 1 so crews can work on LRT track rehabilitation.
I guess this means the University Ave grade separation is off the table for the near future.
That's the plan according to building.edmonton.ca, so fingers crossed that hasn't changed.
It is the converse -- i.e. this rebuild has bearing on a University Ave grade separation, at least in the near future.
Any chance you can be more specific so that I understand what you mean by this?
The University Ave grade separation won't happen until sometime in the 2030s, since all our money is tied up in other major construction projects right now. However, you can't just defer maintenance of the tracks at one of the busiest points on the LRT system by passenger load for the next ten years.
