WestLRT Construction Transgression thread

[GirlySports]

Originally Posted by frinkprof

Regarding the Kerby Station (the source of the road closures noted above), there will be some changes to existing LRT service before the station and the rest of the West LRT can open.

The existing 10th Street West Station, where the Northeast line train route 202 currently ends will be demolished (I've heard September), but the new station a block west (Kerby Station) will not open right away. Due to how the tracks and station currently sit at 10th Street West, the tracks and catenary (overhead power wires and poles) will need to be re-aligned and signals tied-in to the next block heading to the new West LRT line. Between the time of the old station being shut down and demolished and the new line opening up, passengers from the northeast will use 7th Street and 8th Street Stations as a terminus. The trains will then continue to where they do now and (the station platform no longer being there), operators will switch ends by using the stairs on the train cars and the train will head back to the northeast.

Things will operate like this for a few months. The new Kerby Station and West LRT will then open together.

I've also heard rumours that the line will open as originally planned in December.

woohoo!

[frinkprof]

Update photos from today by srperrycgy on SSP

Originally Posted by srperrycgy

More WestLRT pics from my walk today:

Shaganappi Point Station


WLRT-03102012-4 by srp775, on Flickr

24th Street Pedestrian Bridge


WLRT-03102012-10 by srp775, on Flickr


WLRT-03102012-7 by srp775, on Flickr


WLRT-03102012-6 by srp775, on Flickr

Looking Eastward to downtown:


WLRT-03102012-9 by srp775, on Flickr

Looking Westward; the caternary is strung up to this point. Enmax was doing some prep work for the next stretch when I was taking pics.


WLRT-03102012-8 by srp775, on Flickr

Enmax trucks "driving" on the guideway.


WLRT-03102012-11 by srp775, on Flickr

Work at 11th Street. Its no longer the messy ####show that it was last fall.


WLRT-03102012-14 by srp775, on Flickr

[You Need a Thneed]

WEST LRT Project in Review 2011

[stevinder]

Enjoyed the warmer weather and my new DSLR camera on a photo walk along the entire West LRT route.

West Entrance at 69th Street Station.

WLRT-05062012-5 by srp775, on Flickr

East Entrance at 69th Street Station.

WLRT-05062012-6 by srp775, on Flickr

Looking eastward from Christie Park Gate.

WLRT-05062012-10 by srp775, on Flickr

Tracks near Sirocco Station.

WLRT-05062012-18 by srp775, on Flickr

Damaged Pathway, Deep Puddle. Some of the paving work done has signifigant cracks after the winter.

WLRT-05062012-17 by srp775, on Flickr

West entrance to 45th Street Station.

WLRT-05062012-25 by srp775, on Flickr

Interlocking east of 45th Street Station.

WLRT-05062012-28 by srp775, on Flickr

South entrance to Westbrook Station.

WLRT-05062012-34 by srp775, on Flickr

North entrance to Westbrook Station and TOD building work.

WLRT-05062012-40 by srp775, on Flickr

Activated signals near Shaganappi Point.

WLRT-05062012-41 by srp775, on Flickr

Sunalta Station. Shiny.

WLRT-05062012-50 by srp775, on Flickr

11th Street West Station.

WLRT-05062012-53 by srp775, on Flickr

Rail connection made.

WLRT-05062012-57 by srp775, on Flickr

[worth]

Did you walk that whole distance? Long walk.

69th street station looks super cool emerging from the ground like that

[Table 5]

Unfortunate that the copper is already starting to turn brown. By the time the line opens we probably won't even have any shiny stuff.

[bomber317]

Originally Posted by Table 5

Unfortunate that the copper is already starting to turn brown. By the time the line opens we probably won't even have any shiny stuff.

Will Brown be the final color for the copper after it ages?

[BurningYears]

Won't it go green like the Parliament buildings in Ottawa?

[Table 5]

From what I understand, Calgary doesn't have the necessary humidity to turn it green, so it will most likely just look like an old penny...ie, brown. It's already happening on the Sunalta station.

[Maccalus]

Due to the lack of moisture in our atmosphere (compared to ottawa), they will go brown first, then eventually turn green far down the road. The brown will be similar to an old penny.

[Table 5]

Even if it does turn green, which is questionable, it will be many decades from now. Kind of crappy design forethought if you ask me.

[bomber317]

ah... For some reason I thought they found a new way to treat the copper so it will always look like bright and shiny.

But i guess we get the brown/green color down the road.

[Muta]

City shoulda hired some REAL station designers who knew what they were doing.

[bomber317]

Originally Posted by Muta

City shoulda hired some REAL station designers who knew what they were doing.

From Spain?

[Muta]

Originally Posted by bomber317

From Spain?

Calatrav-no.

[Ducay]

Originally Posted by Table 5

Even if it does turn green, which is questionable, it will be many decades from now. Kind of crappy design forethought if you ask me.

You don't honestly think the designers and city approved every West station being copper clad without knowing full well what copper looks like in Calgary? I believe you can chemically treat copper to speed up the oxidization, but without any moist air, its likely going to be deep brown for a while. Enjoy the shiny while it lasts.

Best we'll get is a blueish/green steel color eventually. Here's the Knox church downtown (built 1912)

[Table 5]

Originally Posted by Ducay

You don't honestly think the designers and city approved every West station being copper clad without knowing full well what copper looks like in Calgary?[/IMG]

I've lived in Calgary long enough where I've seen my share of roadway/infrastructure projects be completed, only to be torn up and re-done a different way in 2 years.......so....who the eff knows?!? We're not really a city that's know for it's smart long-term planning.

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by Table 5

I've lived in Calgary long enough where I've seen my share of roadway/infrastructure projects be completed, only to be torn up and re-done a different way in 2 years.......so....who the eff knows?!? We're not really a city that's know for it's smart long-term planning.

Are you back full time?

For some reason I just thought you were back for an extended Christmas vacation, and just recently I've been noticing more posts that suggest you're back here for good??

[Table 5]

Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm

Are you back full time?

For some reason I just thought you were back for an extended Christmas vacation, and just recently I've been noticing more posts that suggest you're back here for good??

My wife and I gave ourselves a year to figure out if Calgary is for us long-term. We're in about month 5 right now. Still unsure of what will happen to be honest.

I'll tell you something though, this copper fiasco is not helping.

[Muta]

Originally Posted by Table 5

I'll tell you something though, this copper fiasco is not helping.

Haha Table, that was awesome.