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Some Obvious Joke timeline ;)

Aug 2022: Davis Section needing Replacement
Sep 2022: Delayed to 2023
Dec 2022: Tawatina bridge Needs Reconstruction
Jul 2023: Elevated Section Collapses near Davis Station
Aug 2023: Delayed to 2025
Sep 2023: Demolition Begins At Tawatina Bridge
Sep 2023: Delayed to 2026
Oct 2023: Construction Begins at Tawatina Bridge II
Jan 2024: Reconstruction of Section Completed
Jul 2024: Crane Collapse at Tawatina Rebuild
Oct 2024: Construction of Tawatina II at 35%
Feb 2025: Tawatina II Construction is 50% done
May 2025: Delayed to 2028
Dec 2027: Testing Restarts at Valley Line South
Dec 2027: Testing Begins at Valley line West
Sep 2028: Valley Line west Opens
Sep 2034: Valley Line south Opens

I hope It Stays a Joke
 
Take it for what it's worth, but that doesn't sound promising for the issues we're seeing around Wagner...

Councillor Paquette responded in the thread saying the city has not had an update from TransEd which is quite concerning either way given the currently promised opening is within 44 days and counting. Also hard not to note the language being used pushing blame around away from the city. Good to see the media starting to poke around at this a bit.
 
It’s sad to see that a problem like this would crop up at the 11th hour. Somebody will hang for this.
As they should--this would be a lot easier to accept had they not already had concrete issues on literally the same elevated portion years ago that caused mass delays. There is absolutely no excuse here.

Reminds me of that one timeless quote from a mayoral candidate debate a bunch of years ago "Our neighbours to the south sent humans to the moon, believe it or not, a couple of decades ago. And we're still trying to figure out how to build bridges"
 
TransEd (and the City of Edmonton), please show some leadership and initiative and make this repair a priority.
 
Announcement happening now. Starts with celebrating testing happening at every intersection and nice landscaping completed. Mentions inspection has uncovered something requiring further inspection. Cracks discovered on some of the concrete piers supporting the elevated tracks as has been discussed here. Currently exploring options to strengthen piers showing issues. Relates mostly to the piers on the curved section.
 

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