Canada Line | Completed

[The_Henry_Man]

I think the layout of Templeton Station in a way resembles Edmonds Station.

[officedweller]

Thanks for the pics - for a second there I thought it looked like a centre platform!

Originally Posted by The_Henry_Man

I have to say that's impossible, because the HSBC Building will be blocking the addition of a 2nd guideway, unless you tear that building down just for the purpose of this, which is probably unlikely.

Not that unlikely. They would just rebuild the facade back a bit. The former Fields store on Knight @ Kingsway had its facade cut back 10-20 ft so the street could be widened for a left turn bay.

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The escalator has been installed at Vancouver City Centre Station. We'll see if another one goes in too. I think plans just call for one (up) for now with space for another (down) in future.

[SFUVancouver]

My photo, taken April 16th, 2008.

Nice photos Deasine. We seem to have been covering the same ground recently.

I like Aberdeen Station's roof. I also like how YVR station is shaping up.

I suspect that Aberdeen Cetnre's curtain wall will turn out to be very similar SFU Surrey, and I think that's great.

[paradigm4]

Wow those stations are coming together quick!

[Jared]

Originally Posted by SpongeG

who says they need double track for that small section?

they could have one and deal with it and than have two afterwards

it might cause some timing issues but its doable

It would probably lessen the frequency at which you can run the trains, since they would need to take turns stoping at Richmond Centre Station. On the other hand, since the line splits at Bridgeport anyways, the Richmond frequencies wont be maximized, so maybe its doable.

The Shonan Monorail in Yokohama/Kamakura has single tracked (or whatever you would call it) sections, although from what I remember, none of them were single tracked at stations.

[bils]

from richmond.ca
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Public Invited to Shed Some Light on Canada Line Guideway Special Effects

18 April 2008

The City of Richmond is nearing completion of Detailed Design for the No. 3 Road Restoration Project between Cambie Road and Westminster Highway. As part of the design process, the City is investigating streetscape improvements, which include special effect lighting of selected sections of the Canada Line guideway, and would like the public’s input.

As a test, the City is demonstrating night time special lighting effects on the Canada Line guideway on No. 3 Road immediately south of Alderbridge Way from April 23 to 27. This test will light the elevated Canada Line guideway between two columns and will include programmed coloured light changes.

The public is welcome to share their input of special effect lighting treatments with the City by May 5, 2008. Please send comments to [email protected] or complete and submit the online feedback form available under Public Participation in No. 3 Road Restoration Project page.

Please note, the decision to incorporate special effect lighting will depend on factors such as safety, cost, funding, visual impact, public and Council assessment. Therefore, the public’s comments regarding this special effect lighting test would be appreciated.

Detailed Design for the remainder of No. 3 Road will be complete by the summer of 2008. The City anticipates that restoration of No. 3 Road will continue until the fall 2009.

The City wishes to acknowledge the assistance from Lightworks (special effect lighting supplier), Canada Line, InTransitBC and RSL (Canada Line Contractor in Richmond).

For more information, please contact Brian Guzzi in Major Projects at 604-276-4393.

About the No. 3 Road Restoration: Great street ahead
Construction of the Canada Line, the Richmond-Airport-Vancouver rapid transit line, will soon link the City of Richmond to both downtown Vancouver and the Vancouver International Airport. In Richmond, the elevated rapid transit guideway will follow the eastside of No. 3 Road from Bridgeport Road to its final station just south of Westminster Highway.

The City of Richmond will be undertaking the restoration of No. 3 Road as construction of the Canada Line nears completion.

Some of the key features included in the restoration of No. 3 Road are as follows:

* Raised Cycle Lanes with the exception of southbound between Sea Island Way and Alderbridge Way;
* Decorative Paving Treatments at Signalized Intersections which provide distinctive and functional improvements to accessibility along No. 3 Road;
* Continuous Centre Median throughout with the some exceptions. The width of centre medians are sufficient for street lights and street trees;
* Ornamental Lighting which features new double-davit streetlights in the centre medians with complementary pedestrian lighting on the boulevards;
* Boulevards Enhancements that focus on pedestrian improvements (lighting, paving and street furniture) predominantly on the east side on No. 3 Road.

[eduardo88]

it would look so awesome if you could light it up with alternating colors of light..like blue changing to red then to green ect

[mr.x]

Originally Posted by eduardo88

it would look so awesome if you could light it up with alternating colors of light..like blue changing to red then to green ect

That's the plan, though perhaps not from red to green.

[eduardo88]

Originally Posted by mr.x2

That's the plan, though perhaps not from red to green.

yeah i was thinking more of red and blue, but i just wanted to add more colours, then i ran out of colours to say after green.

[SFUVancouver]

Broadway-City Hall Stn | April 19th, 2008


My photo, taken April 19th, 2008.


My photo, taken April 19th, 2008.

[mr.x]

the city hall station is coming along quickly, thx!

[cornholio]

Originally Posted by mr.x2

2012: "It's only a little crowded a peak hours....it's fine, it's fine...."

2016: "It's only a crowded the whole day.....it's fine, it's fine....."

2030: "It's only overflowing into the station entrances....it's fine, it's fine..."

2040: "Not our problem anymore."

...is the contract for 30 or 35 years?

[mr.x]

Originally Posted by cornholio

...is the contract for 30 or 35 years?

A long 35 years.

[SpongeG]

Originally Posted by mr.x2

That's the plan, though perhaps not from red to green.

richmond drivers are bad enough already

they would probably think the lights were traffic lights and traffic chaos ensues

[officedweller]

Drove down No. 3 Rd yesterday
- noticed a wire trellis around one of the guideway columns in front of the Canadian Tire store.
- the southbound canopy at Aberdeen was also erected.
And yeah, the bike lane looks hokey.

The YVR station looks much better in person than in the pics.

[mr.x]

Relocation of utilities poses challenges for Canada Line’s Vancouver corridor team

Jean Sorensen
correspondent

Moving the water, sewer and other utilities along the Canada Line Vancouver corridor required ingenuity, innovation and “a lot of sleepless nights,” said a Metro Vancouver engineer involved with the project.

Les Ptak, P.Eng. was part of a team of Metro Vancouver, City of Vancouver, City of Richmond and Canada Line staff that worked in demanding and often tight time-frames to accomplish the task. Some of the larger pipes ranged in size from 42 inches to 72 inches and provided essential services to thousands of Richmond and Vancouver users.

One major move included relocation of two sections of a 42-inch water main that, on a typical winter day, supplies 90 per cent of Richmond’s potable water.

“We were really challenged in this operation and we had to use some innovative methods to ensure uninterrupted water supply to Richmond and South Vancouver,” said Ptak, Metro Vancouver’s senior project engineer.

Work on the main line could only be done on weekend nights, as service had to be back on line to sustain the heavy draw from Richmond’s awakening population.

Construction crews scrambled to get through a five-hour construction window to complete a new water-main tie-in or connection work. Ptak said that two new sections of water-main were first pre-constructed. Connecting these new sections and isolating the old main between the end points, required taking out of service and draining about 1.5 km of the existing watermain.

Completion of all connections required five nights of shutdowns. In the meantime, South Vancouver and City of Richmond had to be supplied using alternate means. It was decided to use the City of Vancouver’s water distribution system as a giant bypass in which water was re-introduced into the Metro main line downstream of the work section, so that the Richmond supply could be guaranteed.

The city’s water system is divided into distinct pressure zones.

“We had to introduce modifications to the city system and ‘break’ these zones to allow water flow between them in a controlled fashion,” Ptak said.

Extensive computer modeling of the Metro and the city water distribution systems was performed. A method of modifying the city system was devised, implemented and field tested to make sure it would work. Computer simulations allowed selection of the most practical solution and saved trial and error.

The utility relocation also included sewer lines.

“Some were very large,” Ptak said.

These relocations included construction of 1350 mm (54-inch) and 1650 mm (66-inch) diameter sewers as well as two 1,800 mm (72-inch) lines.

Similarly to water-main construction the new sewer sections were pre-constructed and end points connected into the existing system under low flow conditions.

Canada Line’s waterfront station also posed a challenge, said Canada Line’s Didier Samouilhan, as it was in the portion of the downtown area which was a bored tunnel not the cut-and-cover operation realized on Cambie Street. The waterfront station’s challenge, he said, came from the pedestrian level that had to be excavated from the west to east side connecting Canada Line passengers to SkyTrain and the West Coast Express. Several large utilities had to be relocated but because of underground location it was not possible to backfill. “We had to design a utility cavity (a concrete structure),” Samouilhan said, which would shelter the relocated utilities. It has also been one of the largest and most complex undertakings in the city.

Wayne Pledger P.Eng., retiring manager of the Canada Line project office, said he estimates that about one-third of the construction time was spent in relocating utility lines.

[bugsy]

Originally Posted by cornholio

There would be only three lines to choose from to get you to your destination, the stations I mentioned would be served by all three lines.

I love express trains. Can we call them Local, Rapid, and Special Rapid?

[SpongeG]

theres three different trains from gatwick into london the express takes 30 minutes, the local takes 45 and some other one takes an hour

[zivan56]

Langara - 49th Ave Station




Taken yesterday by me.

[deasine]

Thanks for the update. I noticed that wall at 49th Avenue Station two weeks ago when I was on the bus.

Anyway I want to show some amazing pictures of what lighting can do - we could easily learn a few tricks from Hong Kong and do such lighting effects throughout the Canada Line:


Tsing Ma Bridge ~ Source: Sky @ Fotop


Tsing Ma Bridge ~ Source: Sky @ Fotop

Tsing Ma Bridge ~ Source: Sky @ Fotop

Tsing Ma Bridge ~ Source: Sky @ Fotop

The Other Bridge that I forgot the name ~ Source: CNV @ Dchome

They could at least do something like that on the North Arm Bridge? Anyone know if they can change the name of that bridge, naming it after the crane worker who died? =|