Major Water Main Break in Bowness Area

[surferguy]

I hate seeing this thread bumped for fear the pipe has ruptured again.

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by surferguy

I hate seeing this thread bumped for fear the pipe has ruptured again.

Sorry, now it’s Torque’s laundry struggles thread.

[DownInFlames]

The city shut off our water and we probably won't get it turned back on for a few days. It has nothing to do with the main break but anyone who whined about cutting back can suck my dick right now.

[TorqueDog]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

Sorry, now it’s Torque’s laundry struggles thread.

It is a struggle, our new washer and dryer set doesn't show up until March and we're stuck using this godawful washer-dryer combo unit that came with our condo. It does a crappy job at washing and drying.

[Brendone]

Originally Posted by DownInFlames

The city shut off our water and we probably won't get it turned back on for a few days. It has nothing to do with the main break but anyone who whined about cutting back can suck my dick right now.

Has it been washed?

[DownInFlames]

Originally Posted by Brendone

Has it been washed?

It will be after.

[PaperBagger'14]

Where in the Gantt chart of dick sucking are we? Sometimes when I’m about to deliverable I have to use some constraint

[bob-loblaw]

Wasn't the daily water use target the same amount of 485 M litres the first time this happened? Or was it lower? With population growth since then was this target realistic?

[Bigtime]

The City dropped the request for proposals for the replacement and instead went sole source last week to...Santiago Calatrava.

Sorry, just kidding. Ward and Burke Microtunneling was awarded the construction contract and Graham Construction as the construction manager.

https://livewirecalgary.com/2026/01/...k-immediately/

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

The City dropped the request for proposals for the replacement and instead went sole source last week to...Santiago Calatrava.

Sorry, just kidding. Ward and Burke Microtunneling was awarded the construction contract and Graham Construction as the construction manager.

https://livewirecalgary.com/2026/01/...k-immediately/

Hahaha! That would have been an absolute sieve!

"The water keeps spilling out from under the glass!!"

WE MUST HAVE THE GLASS!!!

[fotze2]

Graham is who pooched the peace bridge, not Calatrava team. They didn't send an inspector to Spain to inspect the shabby welds before the members were shipped.

[Bigtime]

Yes, but it's more fun to bring up Calatrava's name because it fires people up.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

Yes, but it's more fun to bring up Calatrava's name because it fires people up.

I dont see why. Its fun to say.

"Calatrava!"

Say it 3 times fast...its fun!

[ken0042]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

Yes, but it's more fun to bring up Calatrava's name because it fires people up.

I prefer to fire people up by telling them any major construction delays are so they can install a bike lane. The 4th ave flyover construction was especially fun for that line.

[TorqueDog]

Originally Posted by ken0042

I prefer to fire people up by telling them any major construction delays are so they can install a bike lane. The 4th ave flyover construction was especially fun for that line.

This is diabolical.

[fotze2]

Originally Posted by Locke

I dont see why. Its fun to say.

"Calatrava!"

Say it 3 times fast...its fun!

He will go down as one of earths greatest artist/architects/engineers of all time. Genius. The stories are legendary.... if you are a nerd engineer.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by fotze2

He will go down as one of earths greatest artist/architects/engineers of all time. Genius. The stories are legendary.... if you are a nerd engineer.

He sold us a better bridge than he sold Venice. That one has really annoying awkwardly spaced steps. I think they sued him for that one. Not the step spacing, but some other bridge stuff. Bridges!

[Fuzz]

The City of Calgary urgently accelerates Bearspaw South Feeder Main replacement

The replacement pipe is now anticipated to be completed in December 2026.

That's a year earlier than originally planned. Looks like they have the alignment decided, and

Project work is underway. Ordering of long-lead components has begun, and crews will start to mobilize to work sites on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026

https://newsroom.calgary.ca/the-city...n-replacement/

That's today! Good on them.

[Jimmy Stang]

Hard to argue that it doesn't need to get done urgently, so it is good to see that they've put this into high gear. I would be surprised if we didn't have at least one more rupture before the replacement is operational, even at this accelerated rate.

But - get 'er done. Calgary (and so many other cities) has an infrastructure/maintenance deficit that is coming home to roost, and it isn't going to be cheap.

[bizaro86]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

That's a year earlier than originally planned. Looks like they have the alignment decided, and
https://newsroom.calgary.ca/the-city...n-replacement/

That's today! Good on them.

I guess I have a hard time understanding why we hadn't moved on to the "urgent replacement" plan after the first time the line failed. How was there an entire year of slack in that schedule?