Edmonton Construction 9 (2008-08) - Page 235

ue · #**4681** Posted **Apr 21, 2009, 9:41 PM**

^I think 103 Ave and 101 St.

240glt · #**4682** Posted **Apr 21, 2009, 9:45 PM**

^^Word on the street was that it was supposed to go on the vacant lot north of Oxford tower but that's all rumour and speculation.

It's definitely not to replace Ironwood. The brick & beer can is fully designed and engineered.... 'shovel ready' if you will.

ue · #**4683** Posted **Apr 21, 2009, 9:47 PM**

Does anybody believe it will start in Fall 2009 as the site says?

Kevin_foster · #**4684** Posted **Apr 21, 2009, 9:59 PM**

^ Personally, I'm doubtful

Airboy · #**4685** Posted **Apr 21, 2009, 10:15 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by wco

Hmm...137th avenue & where?

This is the Railway Bridge at 142 south of Leons.

The detour is open. This project is to rid 137th of a bottleneck.

kcantor · #**4686** Posted **Apr 21, 2009, 10:21 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by wco

Hmm...137th avenue & where?

that's the cn rail line just west of leon's/east of st. albert trail i believe...

0773|=\ · #**4687** Posted **Apr 21, 2009, 10:36 PM**

Glad they're doing it. The North Edmonton Cineplex creates so much car traffic as it is, and it's just exacerbated by a train crossing 137th...

Daveography · #**4688** Posted **Apr 21, 2009, 10:53 PM**

^ I think the fact that it's one of the few major E-W corridors north of the Yellowhead contributes more to the traffic volume, but cars turning left into the power centre there does tend to extend past the turning lane to create a snarl.

ue · #**4689** Posted **Apr 21, 2009, 10:57 PM**

I was by there on a Saturday a couple months ago. I saw people parking at the other end of the shopping centre to go to the movie and the lines I could see were astronomical, almost filling all their sidewalk. Granted I've seen it as bad at South Edmonton Common.

bulliver · #**4690** Posted **Apr 21, 2009, 11:31 PM**

From today. See Flickr page for larger size.

Icon II

Quest Tower:

AGA:

ue · #**4691** Posted **Apr 22, 2009, 1:41 AM**

Thanks for the photo update. Should put in the city construction thread over on Canada. The AGA is sure looking beautiful. Haven't been to 104st in a while so I appreciate the update, thanx.

bulliver · #**4692** Posted **Apr 22, 2009, 1:50 AM**

^ Sorry, thought this was the place for it?

feepa · #**4693** Posted **Apr 22, 2009, 1:52 AM**

theres many places for it on this forum. I think what our friend EE means is that you should also place it there.

ue · #**4694** Posted **Apr 22, 2009, 1:55 AM**

yeah it's great to post here because we like seeing it, you did post it in the right spot but just to show the rest of canada there's also another thread in the canada forum. you don't have to, it was just a suggestion.

bulliver · #**4695** Posted **Apr 22, 2009, 2:03 AM**

Gotcha. I'll just put up the AGA shots there. I'm sure everyone knows what a condo under construction looks like...

itom 987 · #**4696** Posted **Apr 22, 2009, 2:14 AM**

Thanks for the update bulliver!

I believe there is an Edmonton Projects & Construction thread in the international section of Skyscraperpage, you can also post the photos there if you wish to do so.

Everyone else, let's not give edmontonenthusiast a hard time, in spite of being a little inexperienced, he/she does contribute alot to this thread.

ue · #**4697** Posted **Apr 22, 2009, 2:19 AM**

^Do you mean City Complications? No offense, but it is outdated.

itom 987 · #**4698** Posted **Apr 22, 2009, 2:26 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by edmontonenthusiast

^Do you mean City Complications? No offense, but it is outdated.

You mean City Compilations, not City Complications, right?

The thread in City Compilations does need an update.

ue · #**4699** Posted **Apr 22, 2009, 2:27 AM**

^Yeah, typo. Compilations.

Jaws · #**4700** Posted **Apr 22, 2009, 2:50 AM**

Hello...long time lurker here. Just wanted to say hi and comment on the high quality of the discussion and photos on this site.

I figured this was as good a thread as any for an introduction, and here's where I stand on some current issues--

-Kill the Muni (I refuse to call it City Centre Airport). A healthy city needs a strong core, and I include this area as part of the core. I am sick of northern mayors, MLA's, Calgary business elite...etc, etc messing in our civic affairs. I'm also sick of the Kingsway Business Association.
-Avoid YYC like the plague. Nothing good comes from flying through that airport. YYZ if you need better connections to Europe, but fly YEG first.
-Need a new north/south connection to downtown. The math doesn't make sense: Two traffic lanes down Walterdale Hill (+1 bus lane) joins with two lanes down QE Park Road.
-New arena is needed downtown. I've been fortunate to see hockey in such locales as ACC, Verizon (Washington DC), MSG, and the Meadowlands. Northlands=Meadowlands. We can do better than New Jersey. A pre-game meal at the Fireside doesn't cut it.
-Tony Caterina pisses me off. Mike Nickel pissed a lot of us off too, and we dealt with him. Unfortunately, I won't have the ability to vote against Mr.Caterina.
-Mayor Mandel is doing a fine job.
-The S2000 is a fine automobile
-Excited about the AGA
-How are Mazankowski and RAM coming along? What is with our provincial government?