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50 Street Widening & CP Rail Grade Separation

MacLac said:
34th Ave and Gateway......100%!!!!! without a doubt. As soon as you hit the city - BOOM! You get a wickedly long set of lights....
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I am closer to 34 ave intersection but I think I'd rather pick 51 Ave. It is more or less in the middle, in between the 23rd Ave overpass and the Argyle underpass
 
northlands said:
I'm on the same page as you. On a strict basis of number of cars stopped/delayed by a train on a daily basis, 75th probably does beat out any other at-grade intersection in the city, but after the costs of this project I just don't see the value doing anymore unless it's part of an already large redevelopment of an area/intersection.


Not in Edmonton proper, but I do think the CN ROW on HWY 60 just north of 16A could be done someday (and I'm guessing it might be part of the final twinning of 60 between HWY 16 and Devon), especially since Acheson continues to expand and grow as a strong industrial sector in the metro region. Plus good lord CN runs a lot of trains down that track
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I believe this bridge in Acheson is in the planning stage through the province. Was announced a year or two ago.
 
75 Street is not as bad as 50th because it’s not near a yard. The trains go through there at faster speeds and do not stop and backup. I think the next crossing in the city that has the longest delays would be the Whitemud Drive service roads east of Gateway since it’s just north of CPKC’s intermodal yard. Not sure how to fix that one easily though…
 
Basically every intersection on the north-south Canadian Pacific line from 41st Ave SW to Whyte Ave needs to be grade-separated as the next priority if we’re going to be serious about building high-speed and regional rail. Especially at Whitemud Drive.
 
chrisvazquez7 said:
75 Street is not as bad as 50th because it’s not near a yard. The trains go through there at faster speeds and do not stop and backup. I think the next crossing in the city that has the longest delays would be the Whitemud Drive service roads east of Gateway since it’s just north of CPKC’s intermodal yard. Not sure how to fix that one easily though…
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Yeah, that one would be a nightmare to fix. I'd imagine the retaining wall for the Whitemud adds a whole other layer of complexity to what would already be an incredibly difficult solution with what could be built adjacent as far as pillars to send the road over the rail (or vice versa somehow). Don't imagine we'll see it for a long, long time.
 
Getting closer:
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I don't know when the bridge opens, but if traffic can be rerouted by September, this will be a time-saver when we don't have to wait for trains. I'm also guessing that more commuters will take 90 Avenue and 50 Street as a commuter route.
 
MacLac said:
3 more years still Paul….it ain’t over yet
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Very true
mcr said:
For the whole project, yes, but the waiting for the train is essentially done as soon as the first bridge opens to traffic (assuming that to be soon-ish)
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One way or another though the waiting will come to an end. I'm just sad that my dad is no longer around to witness this himself. When we had our store in Capilano Mall we used 50th street almost daily for years.
 
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