I biked along the line today. It's looking really good, they are making good progress. i was impressed with the number of workers on site along the line, even on a Sunday afternoon. There are only a few places without rails, and only 1 (one) place where track bed has yet to be poured, at the top of Connor's Road. I don't wanna bog the thread down with a bunch of random photos, but here's some highlights:
Starting Downtown, the line shaping up, with track bed poured, most rails installed, and most stops being poured. notably, the 102 Street Stop is shaping up well, with the Westbound platform mostly in-place. I think things are mostly in place, but there's no spot for any buffers/wheelstops/train-stoppy-thingies yet. also, 102 Ave is being dug up to 103 Street.
The Quarters Stop is being poured, and tracks are being put in place across 96 street. 102 Ave is being put back together, the new brickwork is like 40% done maybe?
Of course, as we all know, the bridge is done! the tarps are off the crawlers, and the mech shed thingy on top of bank is coming along well. there is a massive amount of conduit running out of there!
The Muttart stop is about as complete as the downtown area, and track is being laid up Connor's Hill. here's the 1 (one) gap in the track bed left:
Most of the stops south of the river have shelters in place, and are in varying states of construction above the platform slab. caternary poles are being installed almost everywhere from 95 Ave onwards to Davies. Also, the Bonny Doon stop, which appears to be the farthest along, has both roofing on the shelters, and glazing being installed!
Avonmore is coming along nicely, the whole line in this area is only missing odd bits of concrete, landscaping. caternary poles are in place in most places here, and the Whyte Ave intersection is almost done. moving along to Davies Station, the building is largely done, glazing is being installed on the building, the parking lot is also starting to appear, with storm ponds almost complete and curbs appearing.
Moving south, 75 Street is coming along decently, the Viaduct looks almost complete. The road is still a mess, with the East side hidden behind barricades, pipes, drains, and curbs slowly appearing. the MUP along here is nowhere to be found (made biking difficult, I had to ride through a loooot of parking lots still lol. There was not much to see with the garage. it looks largely complete, I saw some new lightpoles, but still not much caternary wires. The path across the Whitemud is super nice. when it's done it'll be super wide.
i guess i'm gonna do a part 2 for this?
