ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit

[BuildingScout]

I just drove past this site and there was plenty of activity (Monday 10:20pm).

[rangersfan]

Awesome photos Canard!

[Canard]

21 sections installed... 22 going in shortly. Man the guys work fast!

[Canard]

More photos from Waterloo Park this afternoon:

   

   

   

   

[Canard]

Walls going up at the OMSF!  Looking great!!  I was expecting bland steel sheet paneling, but they've gone for a very attractive bas relief concrete.  Loving it.

   

   

   

[jgsz]

Thanks for the pics!

[Waterlooer]

When I was by there this evening they had 26 sections installed (if I counted correctly). There's going to be a total of 30 right? Does anyone know when this work is expected to be completed?

King Street from Union to Allen down to one lane in each direction now.  

[tomh009]

Walls going up at the OMSF!  Looking great!!  I was expecting bland steel sheet paneling, but they've gone for a very attractive bas relief concrete.  Loving it.

I do like it -- but it does remind me of the bas-relief pattern on the UW Math & Computer Building.  Brutalism at its best! 

[rangersfan]

The Laurel Trail halfway between University and Columbia has disappeared.

July 21, 2015

http://i.imgur.com/KU3mSn1.jpg

[Markster]

My commute to work by bike is getting worse and worse...

On the way home yesterday, they had sealed Caroline up tight. I had to go via the Uptown Square to get from the Laurel Trail to the Iron Horse

[Canard]

Just making sure: you guys know there's a mailing list for all these closures, right? You can sign up for it at http://www.rideion.ca and you will get them every week or two. All these closures are listed and outlines a couple of weeks in advance.

[ijmorlan]

My commute to work by bike is getting worse and worse...

On the way home yesterday, they had sealed Caroline up tight. I had to go via the Uptown Square to get from the Laurel Trail to the Iron Horse

I can’t speak for every hour of the day, but yesterday I was able to go from the grocery pickup parking lot of the Valumart to the East-side sidewalk of Caroline, down to Willis Way and then through the parking lot to Caroline and William. The access to the sidewalk is very unobtrusive, however — I wasn’t certain it was open until I came right to the corner of the parking lot.

[Markster]

Just making sure: you guys know there's a mailing list for all these closures, right? You can sign up for it at http://www.rideion.ca and you will get them every week or two. All these closures are listed and outlines a couple of weeks in advance.

Well, that's good for knowing what's "closed", but not quite as good for knowing what's impassible.

I can’t speak for every hour of the day, but yesterday I was able to go from the grocery pickup parking lot of the Valumart to the East-side sidewalk of Caroline, down to Willis Way and then through the parking lot to Caroline and William. The access to the sidewalk is very unobtrusive, however — I wasn’t certain it was open until I came right to the corner of the parking lot.

I considered hunting for that, but decided against it, because I didn't feel having to double back around the mall if it turned out to be closed.

[Canard]

To me, closed = impassable. They are working and don't want people there, so I avoid the area.

[panamaniac]

To me, closed = impassable. They are working and don't want people there, so I avoid the area.

Canard, I suspect that you keep your workspace very tidy.