Progress on Edmonton’s Valley Line LRT – General Project Update
Moderator Georg Josi, DIALOG Design Review Manager Owner’s Engineer – connectEd Transit Partnership Panel
Chris Gentile
City of Edmonton Technical Manager Valley Line Stage 1 B.Sc., M.Sc., University of Manitoba Panel
Josh Jones
AECOM Project Manager Valley Line Stage 1 Owner’s Engineer – connectEd Transit Partnership Panel
Johanna Hoyt
EllisDon Design Project Manager Valley Line Stage 1 TransEd Partners Panel
Colin Hill
EllisDon Deputy Project Director Valley Line Stage 1 TransEd Partners LRT Development in Edmonton
6 LRT Development in Edmonton
7 LRT Development in Edmonton
Capital Line Clareview to University of Alberta 1978 - 1992 Capital Line – Extension University of Alberta to Century Park 2006 - 2010
Metro Line University of Alberta to NAIT 2015 Edmonton’s LRT Vision
9 Edmonton’s LRT Vision Edmonton’s Future LRT Network
11 Edmonton’s LRT Expansion
Valley Line - Stage 1 Downtown to Mill Woods 2020 Valley Line - Stage 2 Downtown to Lewis Farms Beyond 2020 Metro Line NAIT to Blatchford Beyond 2020 Balance of LRT Network Multiple Line Expansions 2025 - 2040 Valley Line - Stage 1 Overall Plan
Low floor, urban-style LRT line 13 km 11 At-grade Stops 1 Elevated Station Interchange at Churchill Station (Downtown) 1 Tunnel 2 LRT Bridges 2 Elevated Guideways 2 Pedestrian Bridges 1 O&M Facility Valley Line - Stage 1
14 Valley Line - Stage 1 Scope • 13 km Line running from Millwoods Town Centre Mall in the South East of Edmonton to 102 Ave and 102 Street in Downtown Edmonton • Running majority at grade, the line also includes 1.2 km of elevated Guideway, a cable stayed/extrados bridge (Tawatinâ Bridge) , and a 450 metre tunnel Valley Line - Stage 1 Scope – cont’d • 11 at grade stops • 1 above grade station at the elevated guideway • Vertical Connector at Churchill Station • Roadway and utility construction/reconstruction • Major Slope Stabilization in historic landslide zone Valley Line - Stage 1 Scope – cont’d
• 15,000 m2 Operations and Maintenance Facility • 26 Vehicle Fleet – Bombardier Flexity Valley Line - Stage 1 Quarters Tunnel
Area 2 • NATM Outbound tunnel commenced in March, 2017. • NATM Inbound tunnel planned for mid-May 2017. Valley Line - Stage 1 Tawatinâ Bridge
Area 2 • Existing pedestrian bridge removal complete • Tawatinâ Bridge foundations under construction Valley Line - Stage 1 SRV Elevated Guideway Area 2 • Foundations for Elevated Guideway under construction. Valley Line - Stage 1 Davies Elevated Guideway
Area 5 • Pier mock-up completed for Davies Elevated Guideway. Valley Line - Stage 1 Whitemud Bridges
Area 6 • Commenced foundations for the Whitemud LRT Bridge. Valley Line - Stage 1 Noise Attenuation Walls
Area 6 • Commenced Noise Attenuation wall construction. Valley Line - Stage 1 Gerry Wright OMF
Area 7 - Gerry Wright OMF • Piling work started Discussion RFP Process Start-Up Design Process Interim Design Final Design Communication between City and TransEd Performance vs Prescriptive Requirements Discussion Procurement / Early Works Start-Up Design Process Interim Design Final Design Communication between City and TransEd Performance vs Prescriptive Requirements Discussion Procurement / Early Works Start-Up Design Process Interim Design Final Design Communication between City and TransEd Performance vs Prescriptive Requirements Discussion Procurement / Early Works Start-Up Design Process Interim Design Final Design Communication between City and TransEd Performance vs Prescriptive Requirements Discussion Procurement / Early Works Start-Up Design Process Interim Design Final Design Communication between City and TransEd Performance vs Prescriptive Requirements