Valley Line LRT | TransEd/Marigold | City of Edmonton

[Gronk!]

Meanwhile:

Business along west Valley Line hopes city compensates her for changing parking lot access

A small business owner hopes the city can better accommodate her as LRT construction on the future Valley Line west leg will forever change how customers will be able to access her store.

edmonton.ctvnews.ca

 

[The_Cat]

 

[The_Cat]

We're not alone on concrete blocks: https://www.masstransitmag.com/rail...round-impediment-discovered-during-swlrt-work

 

[BASE]

Need updates. Are they running out of random thoughts like some sort of future heavier trainset preparation to explain things?

 

[awstott]

I have noticed they are running trains way more frequently and closer together as of late. Almost like they are simulating actual service levels or close to it? I haven't driven alongside a train recently to see what speeds they're reaching. The last time I did they weren't even anywhere close to the posted speeds along the tracks though.

The trains are stopping way more than I think they should too - why are they leaving the station to pull up 2 car lengths to clear an intersection and then having to stop for the next traffic signal? They should have these things in sync so that once the train gets a signal it's pretty much good to go into the next station IMHO.

 

[The_Cat]

With the cold weather, this should test the performance of the trains.

 

[The_Cat]

The train’s switching tracks:

 

[Edmcowboy11]

I was passing by Bonnie Doon this morning while a train was also heading southbound. The train was definitely running at a normal operational speed. We were side by side just north of the mall. By the time I reached the next station south of Bonnie Doon station, the train was already almost out of sight on the bridge towards Davies station.

 

[awstott]

Grounding cables and derails installed at the north end of the elevated section again today on the way home - both tracks. Wonder what was going on today they had it closed it down.

 

[The_Cat]

I wonder if they were testing on a certain section of the line.

 

[awstott]

Another update - http://transedlrt.ca/updates/februa...-latest-updates-on-the-valley-line-southeast/ , but of course no opening date announced.

 

[The_Cat]

Sounds like they have an army of safety ambassadors for the LRT.

 

[The_Cat]

I drove by today and it looks like testing taking place between Avonmore and Downtown, and some pier fortifications taking place by the Davies Station.

 

[Edmcowboy11]

I wonder what else there is that they're not telling us about that makes it they can't give an opening date.

 

[EdmTrekker]

I wonder what else there is that they're not telling us about that makes it they can't give an opening date.

One of the big items will be an amendment to the agreement regarding all forms of liability in case of a failure of the pier fortifications and loss of train service, passenger injury, etc etc. . In addition will include extended warranty provisions for the line given the pier fortifications. I would think they would have been working on these items for the last many months and until an amending agreement is issued - the City would not take the risk to accept the Work.