Avenuer
Senior Member
Snails' pace...
Valley Line LRT | TransEd/Marigold | City of Edmonton
- Thread starter Daveography
- Start date
Coolstar
Senior Member
Yeah it's not gonna meet the 2020 deadline.
archited
Senior Member
? Are there penalty clauses in the contract for missing deadlines?
Das Ponto
Active Member
Is anyone the least bit surprised with the City and its record of LRT construction?
Member Bio
- Joined
- Sep 22, 2015
- Messages
- 10,218
- Reaction score
- 23,070
- Location
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
The city would save themselves so much political fallout if they were simply more transparent about why there are delays.
People waiting for care in ER settings rate hospitals higher when they are transparent about the reasons they are waiting - "you are waiting because there was a multi-vehicle accident and those people are being treated first. We have got you stable and will see you when those people have been dealt with." vs. "keep waiting, you aren't the priority right now".
People still complain either way of course, but less so when you share information.
People waiting for care in ER settings rate hospitals higher when they are transparent about the reasons they are waiting - "you are waiting because there was a multi-vehicle accident and those people are being treated first. We have got you stable and will see you when those people have been dealt with." vs. "keep waiting, you aren't the priority right now".
People still complain either way of course, but less so when you share information.
Member Bio
- Joined
- Sep 22, 2015
- Messages
- 10,218
- Reaction score
- 23,070
- Location
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Honestly not sure what y'all are on about. The visible and tangible progress they've made just this construction season so far has been absolutely massive. And the season isn't over yet. And they have all next year too.
That bridge is barely moving.
Remember, they have to do testing of the whole line. I guess we can take pleasure that the city will not be operating the line, so in theory, shouldn't be doing the testing either - I'm sure they will provide oversight though.
Given the history on large scale projects from the City of Edmonton, we have every right to be skeptical. Their track record is abysmal. If they deliver on this, there will be some faith restored, but I'm not jumping on the optimistic train yet.
Again - communication. Provide us with some overall project management plan with timelines. Would soothe the skepticism many of us have.
Remember, they have to do testing of the whole line. I guess we can take pleasure that the city will not be operating the line, so in theory, shouldn't be doing the testing either - I'm sure they will provide oversight though.
Given the history on large scale projects from the City of Edmonton, we have every right to be skeptical. Their track record is abysmal. If they deliver on this, there will be some faith restored, but I'm not jumping on the optimistic train yet.
Again - communication. Provide us with some overall project management plan with timelines. Would soothe the skepticism many of us have.
Member Bio
- Joined
- Sep 22, 2015
- Messages
- 10,218
- Reaction score
- 23,070
- Location
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
@westcoastjos I can't find the specific blog article, but I believe Councillor Knack looked at the track record of major city projects and it wasn't as bad as you would think. The vast majority of projects do meet time and budget constraints. Those ones just don't get media attention.
Probably this one.
I have seen others from him as well. Of course, it doesn't explain the context of the stat. 20% of capital projects is still large, and if those 20% are the some of the largest capital projects...
Of course, I'm speculating with the late ones being the largest projects, but context is key and trusting an elected official tossing stats around the public realm is a slippery slope.
The fact that there have been several recent large projects that have been late means that the public should hold the city more accountable.
Member Bio
- Joined
- Sep 22, 2015
- Messages
- 10,218
- Reaction score
- 23,070
- Location
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
@westcoastjos Fair enough, but I do trust Andrew on this one. He's a solid guy.
Coolstar
Senior Member
Not the construction in worried about. It's the vehicle's themselves. We presumably have 2 right now
Member Bio
- Joined
- Sep 22, 2015
- Messages
- 10,218
- Reaction score
- 23,070
- Location
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Kaizen
Senior Member
From this afternoon.
Member Bio
- Joined
- Sep 22, 2015
- Messages
- 10,218
- Reaction score
- 23,070
- Location
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Some more good progress photos here:
transformingedmonton.ca
📷 Taking shape: Valley Line Southeast update 2 - Transforming Edmonton
Mother Nature kept Valley Line Southeast construction workers on their toes as they adapted to changing weather conditions earlier this summer. Despite the weather, the team made significant progress in key areas along the route that will carry passengers from Mill Woods to Downtown. Take a...
transformingedmonton.ca