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ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
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10-01-2016, 09:44 AM
Well, that's going to be no problem since we're likely now looking at an opening with significantly reduced service due to the delays at Bombardier. Big Grin
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10-01-2016, 11:45 AM
Charles now open for two-way traffic from Benton to Gaukel.  And it would be much more if not for the new digs E of Benton and between Gaukel and Water.  Hopefully those will be done quickly.

   
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10-01-2016, 11:54 AM
Yeah, I wondered why they opened that back up fully when it's down to a single lane "narrow bridge style - yield" there at Manulife.

My guess was September 30 was a project milestone for payment so they wanted to say "look, it's open! cheque plz".
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10-01-2016, 11:58 AM
Are the new digs Grandlinq or city/region? I actually didn't pay attention ...
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10-01-2016, 12:09 PM
I'm not sure - I just saw a big hole with fences and noted traffic was down to one lane with a big "YEILD TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC" sign up when headed South there.
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10-01-2016, 01:28 PM
(10-01-2016, 08:22 AM)Canard Wrote: Thank so for the update, GtwoK! The photospheres are really cool.

You mentioned you can drive King all the way to William, but it's closed at William; do they force a U-turn there, like they did on Charles at Borden for a while?

I don't believe there was a U-Turn sign there, though I suppose it's technically "forced" since you can't drive through it :Smile

Like I said though, there's the 2 little side arms right before William that connect up with William - if one absolutely needed to get into William, those are open!
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10-01-2016, 02:30 PM
Ohhhh, I've never noticed those before.  I see what you mean.

   

Might have to go out for a drive this afternoon - no 30 km bike rides today.  Sad
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10-01-2016, 02:32 PM
I appreciate that someone has been meticulously adding track but can someone please fix this? Smile

   

(Should be a double/full crossover at the terminus)
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10-01-2016, 02:33 PM
(10-01-2016, 11:45 AM)tomh009 Wrote: Charles now open for two-way traffic from Benton to Gaukel.  And it would be much more if not for the new digs E of Benton and between Gaukel and Water.  Hopefully those will be done quickly.

Why aren't the new streetlights properly-shielded LED lights?
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10-01-2016, 03:28 PM
(10-01-2016, 11:45 AM)tomh009 Wrote: Charles now open for two-way traffic from Benton to Gaukel.  And it would be much more if not for the new digs E of Benton and between Gaukel and Water.  Hopefully those will be done quickly.

Actually the dig just E of Benton is done, so Charles is open for two-way traffic all the way from Gaukel to Ottawa.  Almost there!

   
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10-01-2016, 03:29 PM
(10-01-2016, 02:33 PM)isUsername Wrote:
(10-01-2016, 11:45 AM)tomh009 Wrote: Charles now open for two-way traffic from Benton to Gaukel.  And it would be much more if not for the new digs E of Benton and between Gaukel and Water.  Hopefully those will be done quickly.

Why aren't the new streetlights properly-shielded LED lights?

I believe that's not part of the Grandlinq contract.  And that's probably because those were not yet cost-effective when the RFP was written.
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10-01-2016, 03:32 PM
I heard they wanted to re-use as many fixtures as possible instead of just throwing them out. When they burn out then they'll replace them with newer ones. Kind of makes sense - environmentally friendly and financially responsible.
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10-01-2016, 04:54 PM
Even so, the ones that they put back up along Victoria are non-LEDs, despite them originally being LEDs. Which doesn't make much sense.
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10-01-2016, 05:12 PM
(10-01-2016, 02:33 PM)isUsername Wrote:
(10-01-2016, 11:45 AM)tomh009 Wrote: Charles now open for two-way traffic from Benton to Gaukel.  And it would be much more if not for the new digs E of Benton and between Gaukel and Water.  Hopefully those will be done quickly.

Why aren't the new streetlights properly-shielded LED lights?

The Region only recently approved vendors for LED lighting. I said the same thing about the reconstruction of Franklin. There is currently an RFP out to replace 45,000 street lights with LED. Closes in a couple of weeks with the work to be completed by December 2017.
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10-01-2016, 05:25 PM
(10-01-2016, 05:12 PM)boatracer Wrote:
(10-01-2016, 02:33 PM)isUsername Wrote: Why aren't the new streetlights properly-shielded LED lights?

The Region only recently approved vendors for LED lighting. I said the same thing about the reconstruction of Franklin. There is currently an RFP out to replace 45,000 street lights with LED. Closes in a couple of weeks with the work to be completed by December 2017.

If it's a regional RFP, is it only for regional roads, or is the region also coordinating light replacement for the cities?
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