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A couple months old, but still a good closer look:

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Source: http://photos.edmonton.ca/Major-Projects-Development/River-Valley-Alliance/i-vhzhVPS
 
Thanks Dave; its presence is pretty strong coming from low level into downtown.
 
MECHANIZED RIVER VALLEY ACCESS UPDATE
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October 2016
Construction of the Mechanized River Valley Access (MRVA) began in March 2016 and is anticipated to be completed by late 2017. The City of Edmonton thanks drivers, businesses, and trail users for your patience as we complete this exciting new addition to our river valley.

Grierson Hill Road Closure
Starting at 7 pm on Thursday, October 13 until 6 am on Tuesday, October 18, Grierson Hill Road will be closed from the Low Level Bridge to the entrance to Louise McKinney Park for bridge construction. Access to the Shaw Conference Centre and Louise McKinney Park will be maintained from the top of Grierson Hill.

There will be another closure on the following weekend, October 20-25, to complete work.

Northbound traffic from Connors Road and eastbound traffic from Rossdale Road/100 Street will detour to Jasper Avenue.

Any work not completed in the first two weekends will carry over with a full closure October 27-November 1.

Road and trail detours are available here.

Work completed in September
  • Concrete pours for the upper promontory walls and slabs.
  • Installation of funicular supports and rails.
  • Concrete pours for lower elevator foundations and walls.
  • Backfilling around urban stair and funicular foundations.
  • Beginning fabrication of the funicular cab.
Work in progress/planned for October
  • Installation of pedestrian bridge across Grierson Hill Road.
  • Finish installation and bracing of stair stringers--the main structural supports--for the urban staircase.
  • Installation of funicular canopies and urban stair railings.
https://www.edmonton.ca/projects_pl...ccess-project-and-construction-timelines.aspx
 
Grierson Hill to close for bridge construction
October 12, 2016

Starting Thursday, October 13, there will be two full weekend closures of Grierson Hill Road between Connors Road and the Louise McKinney Park entrance. This closure is required for construction of a pedestrian bridge as part of the Mechanized River Valley Access project. Vehicle, pedestrian, and cyclist detours will be in place to accommodate this work.

Grierson Hill Road will be closed:
  • Thursday, October 13 at 7 p.m. to Tuesday, October 18 at 6 a.m.
  • Thursday, October 20 at 7 p.m. to Tuesday, October 25 at 6 a.m.
Any potential carry-over work will require a closure from October 27 to November 1.

Northbound traffic on the Low Level Bridge, eastbound traffic on Rossdale Road/100 Street, and westbound traffic on 101 Avenue will detour north to Jasper Avenue. Access to Louise McKinney Park and the Shaw Conference Centre will be maintained from the top of Grierson Hill Road.

Pedestrian and cyclist access to north side trails will be limited between the Low Level Bridge and Dawson Bridge. Closure signs will be in place to let trail users know about the closures. Users are advised to go through downtown or use south side river valley trails to get around the closure. Pedestrians may take ETS downtown from stop #1190 north of the Low Level Bridge. Full detour maps are available here.

Bridge construction will include moving a 400-tonne crane on and off site to erect steel girders across Grierson Hill Road. The girders will then be covered with precast concrete deck panels.

The City thanks Edmontonians for their patience as we continue work on creating an accessible, inclusive connection between downtown and the river valley.


For more information:
edmonton.ca/rivervalleyprojects/
Mechanized Access Project and Construction Timelines

Media contact:
Kelly FitzGibbon
Communications Advisor
Integrated Infrastructure Services
780-496-2812

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November 2016
Construction of the Mechanized River Valley Access (MRVA) began in March 2016 and is anticipated to be completed by late 2017. The City of Edmonton thanks drivers, businesses, and trail users for your patience as we complete this exciting new addition to our river valley.

The Funicular Cab is here!
The “moving” new addition to Edmonton’s downtown landscape has traveled all the way from Switzerland to Grierson Hill. You may see the cab moving slowly up and down the hill on occasion as crews install and adjust the controls and cable system. The cab will be unveiled and fully operational when the project opens to the public in late 2017.

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Work completed in October
  • Concrete foundations for the funicular machine room, lower trail elevator, and upper promontory floor slab.
  • Installation of the rail system for the funicular.
  • Fabrication of the funicular cab.
  • Installation of pedestrian bridge across Grierson Hill Road.
Work in progress/upcoming in November & December
  • Installation/bracing of stair stringers--the main structural supports--for the urban staircase.
  • Installation of funicular canopies and urban stair railings.
  • Elevator final shop drawing under review.
  • Installation of funicular controls and cabling.
  • Final stair tread wood product in transit to site.
 
David Staples: Public soon to enjoy best thing in the valley other than the river itself
We will soon be enjoying the best thing in the valley other than the jewel of the North Saskatchewan itself. Of the many good works that the River Valley Alliance has done in building a trail system, the new pedestrian bridge and funicular from the Hotel Macdonald to the water’s edge is the loveliest and the most vital.

It’s been a major hassle to walk from downtown to the valley trails for decades. You had to go down sidewalks that came to dead ends and trudge across vacant lots and noisy traffic arteries. The new pedestrian bridge will not only solve that problem for the able-bodied, it will allow the disabled and families with young children and aging grandparents to easily get there, as well. The new funicular takes 48 seconds top-to-bottom, an elevator to water’s edge about 30 seconds, with a 200-metre walk over the bridge in between.

“Edmonton’s river valley is bigger than Central Park in New York, but no one can get there yet,” says Sam Johnson, project manager for the contractor, Graham. “This opens it up to downtown and it does so in a way that’s going to look amazing.”
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Full Story (Edmonton Journal)
 
MECHANIZED RIVER VALLEY ACCESS
2016 YEAR IN REVIEW
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The Mechanized River Valley Access project (MRVA) will provide connectivity between downtown and the river valley and improve accessibility for all users. The existing wood staircase will be reconfigured and partially re-purposed within the new design. The $24 million project is anticipated to open to the public in late 2017.

The MRVA is one of five capital projects that received $72.9 million in funding from the River Valley Alliance, as well as the provincial and federal governments. Of this, the City contributed $1.4 million.

PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE & LOOKOUT
The pedestrian bridge was installed over two weekends in October. Grierson Hill Road was closed over to accommodate a 400-tonne crane, which took eight hours each time to set up and take down. Two steel girders were installed across the road and concrete panels were placed on top of the girders.

The bridge lookout comes to the edge of the river and stands approximately 10 m (three stories) above the shared-use trail.

MRVA FACTS
• Pilings: 212 screw piles and 52 large-diameter concrete piles.
• Funicular: 3 m x 2.2 m (can fit up to 20 people). Will fi t bikes, strollers and wheelchairs and be open during park hours. Will work like an elevator, with a call button, and be free to all park users.
• Total length of walk from top of the hill to the bottom trail: approximately 260 m.
• Once the project is completed, landscaping will add 50 new trees and 2,000 new shrubs.

CONSTRUCTION TIMELINE
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MARCH-MAY
• Grierson Hill wooden stair closed.
• Trees and shrubs removed along the project area.
• Screw pilings installed to support urban stair and funicular
rail.

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JUNE—AUGUST
• Concrete pile caps completed for the urban stair.
• Concrete pours begin for the foundations and walls of the funicular machine room and elevator.
• Concrete slab pour begins for the upper promontory.
• Installation of structural steel for the urban stair and the funicular rail.
• The funicular cab fabricated in Switzerland.

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SEPTEMBER—DECEMBER
• Funicular rails and steel for urban stair.
• Emergency stairs installed for the funicular.
• Concrete work for upper promontory and elevator.
• Backfilling around urban stair and funicular.
• Urban stair stringers.
• Funicular canopies, urban stair railings installed.
• Funicular controls, cables.
• Funicular cab arrived and cable system tested.

Learn more about the project at edmonton.ca

(via email)
 
Edmonton river valley funicular explained
The city has finished about 60 per cent of the funicular — a $24-million project that will provide access the river valley via a mechanical tram-like vehicle beside the Hotel Macdonald. Where once it was just a weird word, residents are now noticing the idea is taking shape.

Metro offers a quick refresher on what will do what when the funicular is open, likely in the fall.
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http://www.metronews.ca/news/edmonton/2017/01/12/edmonton-river-valley-funicular-explained.html
 
Man that is going to make for an interesting view when completed. Looks pretty cool for sure. Ill admit I thought it was a silly thing to have, but in the end will be a cool addition to the city.

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March 2017

Construction of the Mechanized River Valley Access (MRVA) began in March 2016 and is anticipated to be completed by late 2017. The City of Edmonton thanks drivers, businesses, and trail users for your patience as we complete this exciting new addition to our river valley.

Completed Work
  • A full wayfinding design package is complete.
  • The funicular has been installed.
  • The trail connection to the existing stair has been paved.
Work in progress and planned for March
  • Ongoing funicular work includes emergency stairs, a storage garage, call buttons, and connecting the funicular to the City’s network.
  • Steel for the stair, elevator, and upper platform.
Upcoming Work
  • The project team is working with other departments to widen the sidewalk outside the project boundary at the Hotel Macdonald to accommodate increased pedestrian and cyclist traffic.
  • River Valley Parks are working on a design to upgrade the existing stair this spring.
  • Wood for the promenade will be installed in the summer.

Trail Addition!
A new addition to the project is a 1.8 m wide, 53 m long trail from the Low Level Bridge to the shared-use path near the pedestrian bridge. This trail will run parallel to the Grierson Hill Road sidewalk and the shared-use trail that runs under the Low Level Bridge.
The path is needed to create a trail connection between the Low Level Bridge and River Valley trails east of the MRVA project.

The project team considered a connection closer to the elevator, however this would have necessitated long switchbacks, retaining walls, and guard rails.

The new, narrow path width will limit the impact on trees and will tie into the new pedestrian bridge elevator. The additional work fits within the existing project budget.

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