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ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
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11-12-2015, 12:54 PM
(11-12-2015, 10:39 AM)panamaniac Wrote:(11-12-2015, 10:16 AM)timio Wrote: Caroline/William is slated to close next week until December 18 for track installation. Ditto that for the Caroline/William closure given that Allen/King and John/King are still closed. Heck, let's just close everything at once! 
11-12-2015, 01:17 PM
(11-12-2015, 12:54 PM)Section ThirtyOne Wrote:(11-12-2015, 10:39 AM)panamaniac Wrote: Closing Queen and Duke before Charles and Benton has re-opened? That is not going to be pretty..... Caroline / William is not supposed to close until King / Allen reopen, and King from Union to Erb will be reopened while it's being worked on. That's not SO bad. Courtland / Borden will finally be getting the track crossing it over the course of 10 days starting on the 17th. 
11-12-2015, 01:18 PM
I just walked past the intersection and had a look for myself. I think the spot that's causing the confusion is because it's on a curve and the track has been aligned with a slight tilt; this means the side of the concrete embedding is higher there than it would usually be, and the interaction with the curb is exceptional as a result.
When the other curb islands, etc go in, I think this will be clearer.
11-12-2015, 05:29 PM
(11-12-2015, 10:39 AM)panamaniac Wrote:(11-12-2015, 10:16 AM)timio Wrote: Caroline/William is slated to close next week until December 18 for track installation. Having been stuck down there this afternoon, I'd strongly recommend that drivers avoid King St E between Frederick and Queen Sts (at least) until Benton Sts reopen.
11-12-2015, 07:18 PM
Courtland will close at Borden for ten days starting the 17th, presumably for track installation.
11-12-2015, 07:53 PM
Glad to hear that's finally going to get connected, but man - can't imagine at all where traffic will go. Great to have this final push before winter but it's really getting bad now for closures.
11-12-2015, 10:01 PM
Some paving went in on King between Union and Allen today, you can see the curb seperating the single northbound lane from the space for the LRT down the center. The stretch also shows up as divided now in google maps. Will get a better look in the morning. Prepwork for paving on King between Allen and William is ongoing, they've been putting in some long days this week. .
11-13-2015, 12:32 AM
A short segment of track on Caroline just North of Father David Bauer has had concrete poured. Earlier today it looked like they were working on getting the mesh in place further down the street.
In case you missed it, the Waterloo Spur upgraded ION track carried its first passengers on Wednesday when the Waterloo Central Railway brought veterans and families down from St. Jacobs for the Remembrance Day Ceremony. The train was parked next to the Cenotaph at the request of the Legion to provide a covered area for veterans and their families to watch the ceremony. Photo taken from Melissa Durrell's Facebook page.
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11-13-2015, 12:31 PM
That's very cool, and sort of historic, at the same time! Thanks for mentioning this.
11-13-2015, 02:13 PM
A very rare occasion, and unlikely to happen many times more - perhaps next Remembrance Day, but after that the lines will be occupied by Ion traffic. Glad it's recorded for posterity.
11-13-2015, 05:05 PM
This week's Planning and Works committee agenda has information on the King/Victoria Transit Hub, Stage 2 Ion, and Stage 1 Ion construction update.
Awesome video by the project team!!
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