YEG - Edmonton Int Airport - Page 131

Jasper and one o nin · #**2601** Posted **May 8, 2008, 8:46 PM**

The crappy US dollar has a lot to do with the transborder #'s

Jasper and one o nin · #**2602** Posted **May 8, 2008, 8:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by JAH

Do these expansion plans have anything related to Port Alberta as well or is that an entirely different project?

different project

JAH · #**2603** Posted **May 8, 2008, 8:50 PM**

So if you include the hotel and all the Port Alberta buildings/infrastructure... YEG is gonna look so much bigger and different. Exciting indeed!

CanadianCentaur · #**2604** Posted **May 8, 2008, 8:51 PM**

We still don't even have a rendering of the hotel!

Of course, I know that it's a separate project from the airport, but...

Coldrsx · #**2605** Posted **May 8, 2008, 8:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by JAH

So if you include the hotel and all the Port Alberta buildings/infrastructure... YEG is gonna look so much bigger and different. Exciting indeed!

yup....it will finally look and feel like a big city airport. Hotel will do wonders for this and the Air Links business park will make it feel more like YVR entering.

We do need a few more larger hangers though to compliment this airside.

lubicon · #**2606** Posted **May 8, 2008, 9:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by Kevin_foster

Another idiot question...

Driving by the Airport on HWY 2 - I see graders/machinery way out East of the airport... new runway? new road?

Are they staged along or near the QE2?? Aren't they supposed to start repaving that section of highway soon? Might be related to that.

Kevin_foster · #**2607** Posted **May 8, 2008, 10:05 PM**

^ Nope, from what I've seen it's set about... 400 meters (guestimate) or so west of QE2.. looks like serious land work.

Could be QE2? Seems to far back though..

Coldrsx · #**2608** Posted **May 8, 2008, 10:10 PM**

^new staff parking lot?

CMD UW · #**2609** Posted **May 9, 2008, 3:38 AM**

It could be utility upgrades / alignments. Are they stripping a large swath of land or a smaller linear section?

whyteknight · #**2610** Posted **May 9, 2008, 4:38 AM**

Just wondering if anyone wanted to add these images to the header of this thread?

http://corporate.edmontonairports.com/expansion_redevelopment/2008-2012_expansion_photo_gallery

Hooter · #**2611** Posted **May 9, 2008, 1:06 PM**

I believe that the heavy work you are refering to west to the QE2 is initial prep for the expanded apron to the east of the existing terminal.

dansk · #**2612** Posted **May 9, 2008, 2:23 PM**

Airport looking great!

feepa · #**2613** Posted **May 9, 2008, 2:29 PM**

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Originally Posted by whyteknight

Just wondering if anyone wanted to add these images to the header of this thread?

done

0773|=\ · #**2614** Posted **May 10, 2008, 12:31 AM**

With the QE2 being re-aligned (according to Alberta Transportation studies), does anyone think putting up lights along the existing alignment is a waste of money?

BTW, nice "official" announcement by YEG!

feepa · #**2615** Posted **May 10, 2008, 1:40 AM**

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Originally Posted by 0773|=\

With the QE2 being re-aligned (according to Alberta Transportation studies), does anyone think putting up lights along the existing alignment is a waste of money?

BTW, nice "official" announcement by YEG!

I don't think its being realigned north of the Airport road though...? is it?

0773|=\ · #**2616** Posted **May 10, 2008, 5:50 AM**

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Originally Posted by feepa

I don't think its being realigned north of the Airport road though...? is it?

Here's the juicy details of a Functional Planning Study, courtesy Alberta Transportation and TransTech Engineering. From the June '07 open house:

http://www.infratrans.gov.ab.ca/INFTRA_Content/docType182/Production/QEII-BOARD-1.pdf

The rest can be found at:

http://www.infratrans.gov.ab.ca/2615.htm

CMD UW · #**2617** Posted **May 10, 2008, 4:22 PM**

Not really. The only section that will be immediately affected is within the COE limits (area bet'n Ellerslie to 41 Ave SW). The remainder is long term (>20 years).

EdmTrekker · #**2618** Posted **May 10, 2008, 5:38 PM**

I see no problem with the lighting. Likely the older section of QE2 will remain and serve East Nisku area anyway. That would be good thing as it would create a truck access route into the industrial area.

Jasper and one o nin · #**2619** Posted **May 10, 2008, 9:19 PM**

I doubt that the realignment would happen anytime soon

0773|=\ · #**2620** Posted **May 11, 2008, 12:09 AM**

I guess. The real re-alignment comes once the province builds an outer - outer ring road, as that interchange would have to be a ways west of the current QE2 alignment due to development and access requirements for that directly east of the QE2 (need some spacing away from a systems interchange.

I'll love the day when the QE2 gets filled in with a C/D system. That'll sure give Edmonton a real "big city" feel when you're approaching it from the south.