ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit

[KevinL]

Had to happen - today was the one day I saw the fences open at the foot of Benton, and sure enough, someone tries getting in.

[isUsername]

I've noticed that there are no shortages of dense people. Some even come back later.

I don't think its being dense, surely these people know they aren't supposed to be there.  I suspect most of these people know its closed, but either object to the LRT specifically, or to the whole idea of their "freedom" being limited, and thus feel entitled to ignore the rules.

Fortunately, there are insurance deductibles and rate increases to provide a reality check for them.

[isUsername]

But I do kind of dislike how these observations are cluttering up and detracting from the conversation about Light Rail proper. Maybe a separate thread for "caughtcha"-type stories and photos, if we must post every time someone cuts through a fence?

I like this idea. With just under a year left in construction, and then four months of LRV testing, I think there'll be enough to justify a dedicated thread.

[tomh009]

Send photos to Paige Desmond at The Record and suggest she run a piece on construction site safety. Sounds like there's more than enough "meat" for an article here. But I do kind of dislike how these observations are cluttering up and detracting from the conversation about Light Rail proper. Maybe a separate thread for "caughtcha"-type stories and photos, if we must post every time someone cuts through a fence?

Sorry ... my intent was to take a photo of the Frederick St construction site when this guy zoomed into my photo ...

[Canard]

Was just by Waterloo Park; the station canopy looks to be structurally complete now, and some crews were working on the black chain-link fence on the TPSS-side. Another crew was ripping up the former parking lot. The new lot is great!

[Coke6pk]

But lots of signs are lower... If that were the answer, then wouldn't every sign would be high up?

It probably has to do with the height of the LRV, or the fact that the sign is right behind the other lamp post with lots of lights and so on, at about the same height. The height could have been chosen for sight lines.

I really think the more important thing here is what was the process used to decide to re-invent the wheel by drawing up a unique (ugly/bad) tram icon, instead of using a universally-accepted standard? If everyone did this, signs would loose all meaning. Chaos.

In this picture, it doesn't look abnormally high, so maybe it's for visibility on the north side of the intersection.

[Coke6pk]

Go home signal light, your drunk.  (Unless that one light is to notify YKF flights of an oncoming train   )

Coke

[KevinL]

Lots of concrete pouring planned for today on Charles between Ontario and Queen. Not just the embedding of the track by Full Circle, but also siewalks and curbs on the other side by the Working Centre.

[megabytephreak]

Concrete going in at King and Allen for the northbound track as well. Looks like it will be all the way through the intersection. Southbound track prep is in progress but still a ways out from the pour.

[Canard]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">What a difference a year makes! Progress at the OMSF; August 2015/2016. <a href="https://twitter.com/rideIONrt">@rideIONrt</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Grandlinq">@Grandlinq</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/RegionWaterloo">@RegionWaterloo</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/wrLRT?src=hash">#wrLRT</a> <a href="https://t.co/ZLHML7o6Mh">pic.twitter.com/ZLHML7o6Mh</a></p>&mdash; iain (@Canardiain) <a href="https://twitter.com/Canardiain/status/763768077771300865">August 11, 2016</a></blockquote>

[tomh009]

Lots of concrete pouring planned for today on Charles between Ontario and Queen. Not just the embedding of the track by Full Circle, but also siewalks and curbs on the other side by the Working Centre.

Remaining concrete pour for the track being completed, in front of Full Circle:
   

Sidewalk work in front of the Charles-Benton garage:
   

[tomh009]

Earlier this morning ...

Filling in some remaining gaps on Charles:
   

EB track has just a wee gap left approaching Bordenn, WB much more so:
   

The rails are placed between Borden and Ottawa.  Rebar grid is also on site:
   

Someone asked about the pedestrian bridge:
   

Both curbs now poured on Ottawa, and the surface is properly graded.  Now need the curb between the roadway and the embedded track:
   

[MacBerry]

I think we've pretty much established that the general public have very little respect or understanding for worksite safety. I'm amazed nobody has been injured or killed yet.

The sad part is that if something happens it will be fault of someone else and not the trespassing party.

[MacBerry]

In the second photo, is that a pedestrian and bicycle bridge?

Aren't bicycles required to use the roadway?

[danbrotherston]

There are some multi use pathways which bikes share with pedestrians. This isn't one of them though.