Grand River Transit

[dunkalunk]

Anyone know what's going on at Charles St. terminal? Looks like they are extending Platform F

[Canard]

Wondering too - my sister in law is complaining about it and I don't have any info to give her, heh.

[dunkalunk]

More pics (hard to do from mobile site :v )

[KevinL]

A rebuild? Seems a bit odd given how short the remaining life is sexpected for the facility.

[dunkalunk]

A rebuild? Seems a bit odd given how short the remaining life is sexpected for the facility.

Given the timeline, it may be they'll just use asphalt instead of pouring concrete.

[Canard]

Asphalt for what, though? What are they doing?

[yige_t]

Heard rumour that GO Transit will be using platform F starting September for routes 25 and 30, which makes sense since that's the only lane that can accommodate double deckers.

[KevinL]

Heard rumour that GO Transit will be using platform F starting September for routes 25 and 30, which makes sense since that's the only lane that can accommodate double deckers.

Now THAT makes sense.

[danbrotherston]

Heard rumour that GO Transit will be using platform F starting September for routes 25 and 30, which makes sense since that's the only lane that can accommodate double deckers.

Now THAT makes sense.

Indeed.  I guess they cannot use Charles anymore.  If the terminal was going to be in use for a while longer, I'd hope they would build a  platform instead of the wall on the eastern edge of the terminal, or with possible access from Joseph.

Either way, I assume the region will of course accommodate double decker buses at the new transit terminal.

[Canard]

Heard rumour that GO Transit will be using platform F starting September for routes 25 and 30, which makes sense since that's the only lane that can accommodate double deckers.

For those of us not familiar with the layout, numbering or ops - does this mean that this new pavement is for Double-Decker busses because they don't fit under the overhead walkways?

[yige_t]

For those of us not familiar with the layout, numbering or ops - does this mean that this new pavement is for Double-Decker busses because they don't fit under the overhead walkways?

There is no walkway above the farthest laneway blocking the double deckers. New pavement is platform extension / an additional bay probably.

[KevinL]

Heard rumour that GO Transit will be using platform F starting September for routes 25 and 30, which makes sense since that's the only lane that can accommodate double deckers.

For those of us not familiar with the layout, numbering or ops - does this mean that this new pavement is for Double-Decker busses because they don't fit under the overhead walkways?

Correct. There's no walkway over the drive farthest from Charles, so the double-deckers can use it alone of the terminal's internal roads.

[yige_t]

...and as the new Charles Terminal layout shows, the concrete pour is to create an extension of Platform F to accommodate two new GO Transit bays.

http://www.grt.ca/en/travelwithus/resour...or-web.pdf

[jgsz]

More money for public transit and Waterloo Region is getting some of it.

[Markster]

According to The Record, a few of the projects in the bucket looking for funding are "a north transit hub" which I presume means the Northfield bus garage, and "part of an environmental study for [LRT] Phase 2"

What projects actually get the funding is still to be announced.