supplanter
Active Member
2 years is 13% of the time it took to build Eglinton, so relatively speaking lol
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thommyjo
Senior Member
3.5 years likely.
Yeggy
Active Member
Rats! Foiled by math and critical thinking!
The_Cat
Senior Member
I think the big challenge could be the arrival of the trains. I’m not sure when they’ll be ready.
Wax
Active Member
Q3 2025 report said 13 vehicles of 40 were done and under testing. I wouldn't worry too much.
The_Cat
Senior Member
Wax
Active Member
“The Edmonton Arts Council, on behalf of the City of Edmonton, is seeking artists to create canopy artwork at six Valley Line West Stops: Glenora, Grovenor/142 Street, Jasper Place, Meadowlark, Aldergrove/Belmead, and Lewis Farms, all of which are “neighbourhood” style stops. Submissions will be considered for all six stops, and a different artist or artist team will be selected to create artwork for each canopy.”
J_gordo
Active Member
That seems right, you don’t really need art work at Wem, miz, or lewis farms. Hopefully it’s better than the reindeer
Gronk!
Senior Member
I quite like the drunk & laughing reindeer on the Avonmore station!
The_Cat
Senior Member
I wouldn’t put up any artwork in stations like 149 Street or the Quarters either.
Gronk!
Senior Member
Barnaby
Senior Member
Trains are desired by MIP to be running this fall btw.
In my opinion (not representative of MIP), it'll be fully possible for the western portions of the line.
thommyjo
Senior Member
Would love to see it, but I doubt any testing beyond a few short blocks is possible in 2026. The majority of the line doesn’t even have continuous track bed, let alone track in it, let alone overhead wire connected yet.
They also said the gantry crane would be finished fall 2024. They were a year off that one.
Guess we’ll see. But until trains are on 104ave (all of 124-130st is still a dirt hole, and 102ave isn’t even demolished, so I don’t see trains in this section especially anytime soon), they should fix the lights to help vehicles and pedestrians flow smoothly. I got off the #7 early yesterday cause I was so tired of the red lights and just walked down to 103ave and beat it to Churchill…
Wax
Active Member
They could test them on the valley line east. (Night tests or yard tests)
Barnaby
Senior Member
I'm not privy to the testing plans, but I'm expecting LRV testing to be conducted on the VLSE tracks.
I think 1-2 LRVs could be trucked to Lewis Farms OMF in order to allow for testing of the west portions of VLW.
I'll be quite surprised if Lewis Farms to Jasper place isn't operation ready by fall.
I think 1-2 LRVs could be trucked to Lewis Farms OMF in order to allow for testing of the west portions of VLW.
I'll be quite surprised if Lewis Farms to Jasper place isn't operation ready by fall.