The construction will be pretty intensive and quick along the entire route. Some important milestones:
- 29th, 38th, and 39th Streets will be closed permanently on
March 1st, 2010.
- 17th Avenue between 40th and 33rd Streets reduced to 2 lanes each way on
March 1st, 2010 until Fall 2011.
- Tunnel starts construction in
April 2010 near 39th Street
- Elevated guideway construction begins in
May 2010 (between 11th Street West and Crowchild Trail)
- Sarcee Trail detour road opens in
July 2010 and interchange construction begins.
- Bridges at 42nd Street and 45th Street (over the LRT trench) open in
October 2010
- New Ernest Manning High School (west of 69th Street) opens in
September 2011, old Ernest Manning High School is knockeed down and tunnel construction continues
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