King Street underpass at the transit hub

[clasher]

I can't imagine them building all the steel/aluminum grid stuff only to leave it open, that would be so assine and almost pointless/useless as an actual shelter.

[Canard]

(Yes, I know it used to have panels, that all burned off)

[clasher]

LOL, let's stick to glass, it's harder to burn.

[Canard]

Last day to cross the tracks at King! Closes tomorrow for the reconstruction.

[kps]

CN brought in some track testing gear this morning, I presume related to the Go  / Park St work.

[Smore]

I'm told King and Park have been fully blocked now (no weekend pass throughs)

[tomh009]

Crazy long detours now if you want to walk to Vincenzo's from downtown Kitchener. Oh well, short-term pain for long-term gain.

[Canard]

Maybe GRT could consider running a "Detour Bus" that would run for free and help out pedestrians?

[tomh009]

Looking from Park street, some of the tracks are fenced off.  I had not noticed this before -- is this for overnight parking for GO?

[Canard]

Yes, that's the GO layover facility where the trains sleep. It's been there from the start of GO service.

[GtwoK]

Will the Go Train be out of commission at all while this is being worked on? I can't image they'd be able to keep functioning track work throughout the entire process, can they?

[ijmorlan]

Will the Go Train be out of commission at all while this is being worked on? I can't image they'd be able to keep functioning track work throughout the entire process, can they?

I don’t believe GO service stopped for the Weber St. overpass work. There are also freight trains and interrupting that service is very expensive. I would expect only very brief interruptions.

[BrianT]

Will the Go Train be out of commission at all while this is being worked on? I can't image they'd be able to keep functioning track work throughout the entire process, can they?

I don’t believe GO service stopped for the Weber St. overpass work. There are also freight trains and interrupting that service is very expensive. I would expect only very brief interruptions.

They were working out there on the tracks this afternoon.

[KevinL]

Will the Go Train be out of commission at all while this is being worked on? I can't image they'd be able to keep functioning track work throughout the entire process, can they?

I don’t believe GO service stopped for the Weber St. overpass work. There are also freight trains and interrupting that service is very expensive. I would expect only very brief interruptions.

They'll be able to stage the work so the line remains open at all times; basically they'll dig half the space and erect half the bridge span, then move the rails onto it, then dig the other half and complete the span. Though likely a bit more complex than that.

They have the advantage of only having to keep the rail line open, while King is completely shut.

[MidTowner]

Can someone clarify for me how long exactly King will be closed for this? I had thought all the way until the Ion's launch two years from now, but this article in the Record says "King, Wellington to Victoria, Kitchener — road closed for railway underpass construction, through 2016."

That didn't seem right to me, but maybe.