[Dubas]

Driving along a good portion of the west alignment this morning, I can't help but feel that this project is ahead of schedule. I'm not a construction guy, so I'm not basing this on any actual expertise. But man I tell you, it sure seems like a lot of the heavy lifting has already been done. Doesn't make sense to me how this takes another 3 years, but there probably are lots of good reason why it will...things that are beyond my comprehension. One thing that would make sense to me is that if they are actually ahead of schedule, I get why they don't say they are ahead of schedule. There's still room for surprises and it's good to give yourself some wiggle room. In any case, definitely impressed with the progress that I can see with my untrained eyes.

Agreed. Drove down 104th yesterday afternoon and there maybe 40-50 workers all there at once, making major progress.

 

[yeggator]

News Release: Valley Line West LRT – Completion of elevated guideway superstructure marks major milestone

Proudly constructing the Valley Line West LRT

marigoldinfra.ca

So they can shift work to the top of the guideway and build the roads underneath to their final configuration by the end of this year, right?

 

[J_gordo]

So they can shift work to the top of the guideway and build the roads underneath to their final configuration by the end of this year, right?

No

 

[thommyjo]

Driving along a good portion of the west alignment this morning, I can't help but feel that this project is ahead of schedule. I'm not a construction guy, so I'm not basing this on any actual expertise. But man I tell you, it sure seems like a lot of the heavy lifting has already been done. Doesn't make sense to me how this takes another 3 years, but there probably are lots of good reason why it will...things that are beyond my comprehension. One thing that would make sense to me is that if they are actually ahead of schedule, I get why they don't say they are ahead of schedule. There's still room for surprises and it's good to give yourself some wiggle room. In any case, definitely impressed with the progress that I can see with my untrained eyes.

Still 0 stations anywhere close to complete. Those will be 2 years probably. Lots of rail not laid…I’d imagine more than half the line still needs concrete/rails (most of 156st/104 is still only a trench). Some huge stretches of road likely won’t finish their 2nd halves till next summer (87ave/104ave). Nothing on 102ave is started. Lots of testing in 2028.

It’d be amazing if they finished in 2 years. But 3 years still feels realistic with their current pace. Grateful they accelerated the intersections this summer though and got most completed.

 

[The_Cat]

 

[The_Cat]

Putting up poles and catenary cables will take less time. I’m sure the station construction will be the highlight next year.

 

[Gronk!]

A major construction milestone for the Valley Line West LRT was marked on Wednesday, with all concrete segments being set in place for the elevated guideway along 87 Avenue.

Edmonton officials and Marigold, the company contracted for the LRT project, celebrated the achievement by bidding farewell to the 400-tonne gantry crane used to hoist the concrete.

Valley Line West LRT hits construction milestone with section along West Edmonton Mall

A major construction milestone for the Valley Line West LRT was marked on Wednesday, with all concrete segments being set in place for the elevated guideway along 87 Avenue.

www.ctvnews.ca

 

[EdwardEdm]

TransEd's Freightliner hi-rail was pushing and pulling 2024 around the yard this morning. I suspect it was testing the connection between Building A and Building B trackage, but didn't actually see it doing it so cannot confirm.

Given the flatbed of the Freightliner was filled with among other things tanks, and Davies Station had some standing water in places with some freshly cleaned areas of the trackbed, it seems they were pressure washing at Davies during off hours.

 

[The_Cat]

The elevated track makes WEM look more like Disneyland (with the monorail).

 

[ADob]

A major construction milestone for the Valley Line West LRT was marked on Wednesday, with all concrete segments being set in place for the elevated guideway along 87 Avenue.

Edmonton officials and Marigold, the company contracted for the LRT project, celebrated the achievement by bidding farewell to the 400-tonne gantry crane used to hoist the concrete.

Valley Line West LRT hits construction milestone with section along West Edmonton Mall

A major construction milestone for the Valley Line West LRT was marked on Wednesday, with all concrete segments being set in place for the elevated guideway along 87 Avenue.

www.ctvnews.ca

I'll miss the big guy. I admit I've never before nerded out so hard about a piece of construction machinery, but watching the gantry crane do its job was faaaaabulous!

 

[archited]

If ever there was a prime place for TOD Mixed-use this has to be it. Too bad 555 tied up their capital potential on mega projects south of the border; they sure could use some financial flexibility here. This is the closest thing to a development no-brainer that I have ever seen.

 

[Agard]

Along with those apartments just south of the Misericordia

 

[The_Cat]

I could see six-storey complexes there.

 

[yeggator]

I'll miss the big guy. I admit I've never before nerded out so hard about a piece of construction machinery, but watching the gantry crane do its job was faaaaabulous!

Hope we see the gantry come back to the city for the Metro Line Extension.

 

[CplKlinger]

Hope we see the gantry come back to the city for the Metro Line Extension.

Hear me out now: instead of a fancy bridge across Walker Yard, we just build a really tall elevated guideway haha.