Weber Street Reconstruction - College to Union

[jamincan]

It does seem that something else is supposed to be bolted onto it, but you have to wonder why the flat bar and whatever is supposed to be installed on it (the real handrail?) weren't joined together prior to being installed on the railing.

[Canard]

Well, then you'd need to have clearance holes in the board on top, to access the head of the bolts securing the rail to the bracket. So then you lose your nice continuous unbroken top board look, if that's what you were going for. It'd also introduce a spot where dirt and debris could collect and pool over time.

[MidTowner]

Couldn't you put a plug from the same material in the clearance hole you drilled for the bolt?

[Canard]

You could, but that's extra parts and work and cost and it's unsightly, if that's the look you're going for.

We can go round and round in circles like this for weeks if you like, or we can sit tight until we know for certain it's finished, and see the final result.

[MidTowner]

We can go round and round in circles like this for weeks if you like, or we can sit tight until we know for certain it's finished, and see the final result.

To be fair, that was my first comment on the subject! It has seemed pretty clear to me that the thing is not done yet.

[clasher]

Maybe Flower boxes!?

[Canard]

Could be! I'm still going with monorail to the airport.

[Canard]

Wooden railings it is.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/Canardiain">@Canardiain</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/berryonline">@berryonline</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/janemitchell">@janemitchell</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/WRConnected">@WRConnected</a> They're base plates to support wood railing to be installed next as part of the railing.</p>&mdash; Region of Waterloo (@RegionWaterloo) <a href="https://twitter.com/RegionWaterloo/status/753247211530715139">July 13, 2016</a></blockquote>

[danbrotherston]

Wooden railings it is.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/Canardiain">@Canardiain</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/berryonline">@berryonline</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/janemitchell">@janemitchell</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/WRConnected">@WRConnected</a> They're base plates to support wood railing to be installed next as part of the railing.</p>&mdash; Region of Waterloo (@RegionWaterloo) <a href="https://twitter.com/RegionWaterloo/status/753247211530715139">July 13, 2016</a></blockquote>

Ha, thanks for finding out!

[Canard]

...and a timeline.

<blockquoteclass="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/Canardiain">@Canardiain</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/berryonline">@berryonline</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/janemitchell">@janemitchell</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/WRConnected">@WRConnected</a> Just got word...Installation of the wood railing to be complete by end of next week.</p>&mdash; Region of Waterloo (@RegionWaterloo) <a href="https://twitter.com/RegionWaterloo/status/753262438154440705">July 13, 2016</a></blockquote>

[Canard]

...which has now come and gone.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/RegionWaterloo">@RegionWaterloo</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/berryonline">@berryonline</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/janemitchell">@janemitchell</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/WRConnected">@WRConnected</a> Looks like they must have run into trouble again. <a href="https://t.co/2c7Xvfe5Gj">pic.twitter.com/2c7Xvfe5Gj</a></p>&mdash; iain (@Canardiain) <a href="https://twitter.com/Canardiain/status/757162819447992320">July 24, 2016</a></blockquote>

[Canard]

...aaaaaand, still nothing.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/tomjgalloway14">@tomjgalloway14</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/RegionWaterloo">@RegionWaterloo</a> Weber grade sep wooden railing tops still missing. Any ideas what's up? Timeline? <a href="https://t.co/vE7mKbOcOv">pic.twitter.com/vE7mKbOcOv</a></p>&mdash; iain (@Canardiain) <a href="https://twitter.com/Canardiain/status/762285397414023168">August 7, 2016</a></blockquote>

I was kind of joking before that maybe ion service will start prior to the railing installation being finished off - but now I'm thinking that just might be the case!

[Canard]

Aaaaaand still zero movement on installation of railings here. Getting very tired of being ignored on twitter by authorities; may have to rope the media in on this one.

[clasher]

Well at least I know where I can get some free flatbar now if the region doesn't wanna use it.

[Canard]

Tom says mid-September is the new date.

...I really want to make a joke about the railings being made by Bombardier, but that'd go against my ethics.