Calgary Stoney Trail [Ring Road]

[ken0042]

It looks like they have the curbs in place for NB 52nd street over the bridge; so I agree they looking good to have that one open in time. Odd, because Cranston was started first.

They also have the lights up and running from 52nd to 88th, and it looks like north from 88th to Glenmore as well. This next part might sound like a complaint, but it isn't really. The addition of the lights has really changed the how Copperfield looks. I went to walk the dog at 10:30 last night and it really didn't seem dark out; even a couple of 100 metres from 22X. Granted; there were more clouds and the moon was out. I had been focusing on the impact of the noise; I guess I hadn't considered the light.

[Mazrim]

Originally Posted by ken0042

This next part might sound like a complaint, but it isn't really. The addition of the lights has really changed the how Copperfield looks. I went to walk the dog at 10:30 last night and it really didn't seem dark out; even a couple of 100 metres from 22X. Granted; there were more clouds and the moon was out. I had been focusing on the impact of the noise; I guess I hadn't considered the light.

Wonder if they didn't use the heads on the lights that help reduce the amount of light pollution they give off. The specs for NE Stoney didn't require the types of heads the City uses, so you can see those lights from really far away. If they did the same for SE Stoney...yeah.

Good timing coming back into town this morning, these signs went up ~6 hours ago.


Basketweave. Still a long way to go here.


White tab on here surely is covering up "Exit Only"; there will be 4 lanes right here.

Compared to how that bridge looked when girders first went up on April 1st

I'm not down there to see but I suspect winds gusting over 80 kph this afternoon have shut down crane operations for the bridges (the second EB-NB bridge and the first WB-S bridge), probably hampering 52 St paving as well.

As per this Aug 29 press release, tomorrow should be the last day for major works at Sun Valley/Chap, but I don't think they're done yet.

Here's my attempt to explain where things currently stand at Deerfoot/22X.



Red arrows: last major retaining walls to start construction that are the furthest from being done
Blue arrows: long steel bridges that are also far from being done
Orange ramp: now open
Green loop ramp: had been graded a while ago and then left alone, work recently restarted on it. Can't really open in the pictured config until the retaining wall next to its approach is done
Purple ramps: Old SB-EB/WB that are still open

Overview.

[ken0042]

^^ I'm getting "The image your are requesting does not exist......"

Originally Posted by ken0042

^^ I'm getting "The image your are requesting does not exist......"

It's good now, I was changing it cause I wanted to add some stuff to it.

[DoubleK]

^^ Works for me.

The good news. EB-NB flyover is opening in a week, apparently. That's a big deal.

The good news. They must have paved the last little bit of McKenzie/Cranston cause it looks like the bridge is opening tomorrow, and they're gonna start to cut and fill.

The bad news. What follows is the most ridiculous detour of the entire project so far, which I suppose isn't that ridiculous since the final interchange configuration is nearly as ridiculous. Have fun.

http://www.sestproject.ca/wp-content/upl...ke-Cranston-interchange-FINAL-0916-2.pdf

[H.E.Pennypacker]

^ Remind me to stay away from that part of the city for the next while

[mersar]

Originally Posted by H.E.Pennypacker

^ Remind me to stay away from that part of the city for the next while

That was my thought when I saw the email outlining the detours yesterday.

In the NW... the third eastbound lane between CHB and Shag is now ready to go... they're just finishing up between Shag and Beddington. Barriers are in the median ready to be installed so work can start on the next section between Beddington and HHB.

Westbound paving between Beddington and Sarcee is done and the limit is back up to 100. Lines not yet painted (do it at night, for Christ's sake)

[yyc_engineer]

Originally Posted by Acey

The good news. EB-NB flyover is opening in a week, apparently. That's a big deal.

The good news. They must have paved the last little bit of McKenzie/Cranston cause it looks like the bridge is opening tomorrow, and they're gonna start to cut and fill.

The bad news. What follows is the most ridiculous detour of the entire project so far, which I suppose isn't that ridiculous since the final interchange configuration is nearly as ridiculous. Have fun.

http://www.sestproject.ca/wp-content/upl...ke-Cranston-interchange-FINAL-0916-2.pdf

The bridge should be opened overnight tonight.

* The flyover to NB Deerfoot will open Oct. 1. No access from Cranston/McKenzie to NB Deerfoot Trail for the next two weeks. Also, no access from Cranston/ McKenzie to SB Deerfoot ever.

Access to/from the west will be maintained during the detour phase but as of a few hours from now access to/from the east will be permanently closed.

Care to share any info on the stuff we're guessing at? Timeline of the WB-SB bridges, SB-EB loop, and basketweave?

[You Need A Thneed]

Originally Posted by Acey

The good news. EB-NB flyover is opening in a week, apparently. That's a big deal.

The good news. They must have paved the last little bit of McKenzie/Cranston cause it looks like the bridge is opening tomorrow, and they're gonna start to cut and fill.

The bad news. What follows is the most ridiculous detour of the entire project so far, which I suppose isn't that ridiculous since the final interchange configuration is nearly as ridiculous. Have fun.

http://www.sestproject.ca/wp-content/upl...ke-Cranston-interchange-FINAL-0916-2.pdf

The same detour map off of Sestproject.ca now says Opening Oct 1 for the McKenzie Lake/Cranston to NB Deerfoot Ramp - instead of "opening a week later".

*Shocked*

[DoubleK]

That's the best use of GIS I've seen in years!

Originally Posted by You Need A Thneed

The same detour map off of Sestproject.ca now says Opening Oct 1 for the McKenzie Lake/Cranston to NB Deerfoot Ramp - instead of "opening a week later".

I wonder if this is some kind of evidence that they were told to get McKenzie/Cranston done as soon as possible. It'll be 13 days of no access to NB Deerfoot, creating extremely detrimental detours.

Ideally I'm sure they would have liked to open the EB-NB flyover before they started to cut and fill.

[You Need A Thneed]

The Herald is reporting that the province and the Tsuu Tina have a tentative deal in place for the land required for the SW ring road.

Holy shit. I had heard a rumour about this today but immediately assumed it to be 1000% BS. It'd be funny if the deal mandates they start digging in X number of months or we never get to do it EVER, but then the province gets held up with financing or something.

Anybody have $2 billion laying around? Over-under on the price?

So they rejected the last deal because they wanted more land, more accesses and unused ROW after construction?

Tsuu T’ina First Nation members will vote next month on a new proposal for the southwest leg of the ring road, the province confirmed late Wednesday.

The tentative agreement is similar in nature to a 2009 deal that was rejected by band members, according to Alberta Transportation spokesperson Parker Hogan.

“It’s in the hands of Tsuu T’ina First Nation,” he said. “They’re going through their process to ratify it and that will happen in October.

The proposed deal comes after a new chief, Roy Whitney, was elected in December 2012 and a new expansion of the Grey Eagle Casino and nearby performance hall will almost certainly drive more traffic to the First Nation, located on Calgary’s southwest outskirts.

The deal will still need to receive support from Tsuu T’ina members. No member of the band council could be reached for comment Wednesday evening.

[DoubleK]

Pinch me, Acey