EdwardEdm
Active Member
I am hopeful that once the WLRT is open they will turn the 500x into a shuttle between Meadows and Davies. That would had 3000+ daily trips to the Valley Line.
Valley Line LRT | TransEd/Marigold | City of Edmonton
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CplKlinger
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I asked a guy I know who works for ETS (he's in charge of the team that plans detours and stop closures for construction and events) about why they didn't terminate route 500x at Davies when VLSE opened. He said there was a lot of pushback from local residents about losing the two 500x stops on Conners Road. I dunno how accurate that is though, since he's just one guy going off memory.
The_Cat
Senior Member
I also wonder how many people at Maple Ridge trailer park on 17 Street take the 500x.
EdwardEdm
Active Member
There are alternatives available, like the 501 on 92 St. 89 Ave could be served by a 524 re-routed via 92 Ave. Additionally, ETS could arrange to have the Strathcona 401 service those stops, as they did in Cloverdale with an additional stop for the 411. Evenings and certain times on Saturday and all day Sunday could be served by On Demand.
Probably not many. There's only 1 stop, and Maple Ridge is quite big. There would be a significant percentage of residences more than 400m from the bus stop, and 1km or more is possible. I suspect a lot would ride the local 504 to Meadows and catch the 500x there, especially in colder weather.
Gronk!
Senior Member
102 Ave LRT construction is just getting started
Stevey_G
Active Member
Anyone got any idea how long this section's gonna take to complete? I'm having a helluva time both finding renters and/or trying to sell my place right now. All the comments from realtors and prospective tenants are because of this.
Yegpeople
New Member
500 x was never supposed to be a feeder route to valley line and it will not change but they will be changing west side routes like 900 x once WLRT starts operating
The_Cat
Senior Member
Perhaps more routes like Southgate-Davies station (Route 5?) could be added to peripheral LRT stops. There would be some time savings if bus routes didn’t have to go downtown.
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thommyjo
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Would be a shame if an excavator accidentally took down the fountain tire…
thommyjo
Senior Member
2 years of construction (26/27), then another year or 2 of testing and finishing probably (28/29)
ChazYEG
Senior Member
I will say that I have relatively high hopes that testing will take less than a year, considering that Marigold seems to be learning a lot from TransEd's mistakes. I will not be surprised if by spring 2028 we have the line up and running
Yegpeople
New Member
Construction is supposed to be done by the end of 2028 if everything goes right ( which never does ) then they will be doing testing and integration before it opens for public . Also we don’t even know yet who is operating the line
Glenco
Senior Member
They didn’t have anyone working on 104 ave today so I’m assuming they are comfortable it will open next week
The_Cat
Senior Member
Many of the lots around there are parking lots, although the LRT and O'Day-Min Park could spur development.
Stevey_G
Active Member
Sorry I should clarify, does anyone know when that specific section in front of Monaco 2 from ADP to Norquest will be finished? There is some significant streetscaping and changes to that avenue I can't image it would be less than a year.