ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit

[Canard]

To me, closed = impassable. They are working and don't want people there, so I avoid the area.

[panamaniac]

To me, closed = impassable. They are working and don't want people there, so I avoid the area.

Canard, I suspect that you keep your workspace very tidy. 

[timio]

I enjoyed watching the excavator crushing old sewer pipes on Caroline this morning.

There was a reference on Twitter yesterday regarding the IHT/Laurel Trail connection up Caroline currently being like a war zone. After walking it, it's not hard to imagine. Short term pain...

[Markster]

Yeah, I've been doing a dozen different routings to find something that feels right:

   

I really liked
Caroline -> FDB -> Laurel Trail or Euclid -> FDB -> Laurel Trail
but then they closed the connection from FDB to Laurel when they started the rail bridge construction. I'm not going to bike on Erb, so that pushed me back on to Caroline, which while constructiony, still feels safer.

[KevinL]

The Charles/Ontario intersection looks to have all its underground work done, I won't be surprised if it reopens early next week.

[Canard]

Woo-hoo! Bring on the curbing and tracks!

[mpd618]

The Charles/Ontario intersection looks to have all its underground work done, I won't be surprised if it reopens early next week.

How was it so much faster than Charles/Gaukel?

[rangersfan]

I know that the Gaukel intersection was filled with all kinds of unexpected material, which added significant delays.

[timio]

Woo-hoo! Bring on the curbing and tracks!

Don't expect that any time soon.  William / Caroline is still gravel.

[ijmorlan]

First train over the new Laurel Creek bridge went through about 30 minutes ago.

[Square]

Why did they extend the closure to August 4th?? This is from the ION Website : Charles and Ontario Charles and Ontario, in Kitchener, intersection is closed until approximately August 4. - See more at: http://www.rideion.ca/traffic-updates.ht...BsV5j.dpuf

[KevinL]

Why did they extend the closure to August 4th?? 

Perhaps there's some more work to conclude that isn't obvious.

[timio]

There have been references in other notices to the extensive rainfall that seems to be causing delays this summer. That could be the reasoning too.

[Square]

Thank you for the replies.

[MacBerry]

First train over the new Laurel Creek bridge went through about 30 minutes ago.

For train spotters: Did you get the train number, exact time and other info?

JK > just kidding