Edmonton Construction 13 (November 2015) - Page 745

Black Star · #**14881** Posted **Mar 26, 2020, 4:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by Coldrsx

I am almost wondering if they should just shut it down entirely... and get it done in 90 days. The last thing we need is more disruption as we come out of this...

Agree...go full throttle.

Harrison · #**14882** Posted **Mar 26, 2020, 4:32 PM**

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Originally Posted by Black Star

Agree...go full throttle.

Big time, no better time then over the next 1-3 months to close the entire stretch. If businesses are opening up with the construction still ongoing, I can't even imagine how hard it would be for them to recover.

CMD UW · #**14883** Posted **Mar 26, 2020, 4:44 PM**

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Originally Posted by Coldrsx

I am almost wondering if they should just shut it down entirely... and get it done in 90 days. The last thing we need is more disruption as we come out of this...

AB-SO-LUTE-LY agree....

Coldrsx · #**14884** Posted **Mar 26, 2020, 5:03 PM**

Formal inquiry is going in.

Airboy · #**14885** Posted **Mar 26, 2020, 5:45 PM**

For that stretch there are not many businesses open right now. Leave one lane open makes sense. There is a lot of emergency equipment that use the stretch

kcantor · #**14886** Posted **Mar 26, 2020, 5:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by Coldrsx

I am almost wondering if they should just shut it down entirely... and get it done in 90 days. The last thing we need is more disruption as we come out of this...

if it could be done in 90 days it might be less painful than a more protracted outcome but i'm not even positive about that. don't forget that even during that 90 days, without jasper avenue there is no other east-west connection for emergency vehicles and transit, not just private vehicles, between grierson hill road and 103a/104 avenue and losing one of those to an accident or anything else could be catastrophic.

additional concerns would be opting for a full shut-down and then, in 45 days (once it's impassable until completed) finding out that the supply chain for needed materials has been closed and it might be months on top of the original schedule until that changes or that construction becomes "non-essential" and needs to shut down or that labour and consultants simply refuse to visit job sites or that project scope (and duration with it) expands because of "unforeseen circumstances" or simple underestimation or excessive optimism. not that we ever see any of those things happen in edmonton.

ronron · #**14887** Posted **Mar 26, 2020, 6:39 PM**

They definitely won't shut down 99 st and Jasper portion completely. That intersection is the only point of entry and exit for MacDonald Estates, Courtyard, and what's going on north of 99st into the central library cargo bay, LRT construction, etc

Coldrsx · #**14888** Posted **Mar 26, 2020, 6:48 PM**

Obviously a bunch of logistics and other discussions needed, but the last thing we need is another year of disruption during a recovery period.

Airboy · #**14889** Posted **Mar 26, 2020, 7:52 PM**

Looking at it right now. the full south lanes are closed. even the entrance to the Convention centre. They can easily work on one side then switch over. Looks like the south side has more work involved.

They have started taking out the light poles.

Also did not know PCL has the contract.

Their job trailers are just starting to show up on site. In front of MacDonald Place

Black Star · #**14890** Posted **Mar 27, 2020, 10:50 PM**

Scaffolding collapses in southwest Edmonton, OHS investigating.

Alberta’s Occupational Health and Safety officials are investigating a scaffolding collapse in southwest Edmonton on Thursday evening.

Wooden planks and metal bars came crashing down onto a line of vehicles in the parking lot beside a multi-storey condominium building under construction at 1238 Windermere Way.

https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...cm/4995d791-1e21-4ea1-8899-aa2e07868002/

CMD UW · #**14891** Posted **Mar 28, 2020, 10:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by Black Star

Scaffolding collapses in southwest Edmonton, OHS investigating.

Alberta’s Occupational Health and Safety officials are investigating a scaffolding collapse in southwest Edmonton on Thursday evening.

Wooden planks and metal bars came crashing down onto a line of vehicles in the parking lot beside a multi-storey condominium building under construction at 1238 Windermere Way.

https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...cm/4995d791-1e21-4ea1-8899-aa2e07868002/

Whoops! Someone's in trouble. Thankfully no one was injured or killed as this could have been much, much worse.

Airboy · #**14892** Posted **Mar 31, 2020, 9:16 PM**

Scaffolding is starting to come down on the exterior of the Shaw Conference centre.

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Shaw Centre solar by Tim Taylor-Smith, on Flickr[/IMG]

Coldrsx · #**14893** Posted **Mar 31, 2020, 10:27 PM**

Gotta say, that is pretty cool... although I need to go experience the atrium again.

Coldrsx · #**14894** Posted **Apr 1, 2020, 6:52 PM**

Crane going up at BG (former Greyhound) for further construction and the City Market.

https://twitter.com/chrisbuyze/status/1245423256670097409

Airboy · #**14895** Posted **Apr 1, 2020, 6:56 PM**

I was just about to post that

Hallsy's Toupee · #**14896** Posted **Apr 1, 2020, 6:56 PM**

About farging time!

brenGT2 · #**14897** Posted **Apr 1, 2020, 8:12 PM**

Another luffing jib style too. Interesting that this has become more common around here.

CMD UW · #**14898** Posted **Apr 1, 2020, 10:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by Hallsy's Toupee

About farging time!

Yup. This makes me happy

Harrison · #**14899** Posted **Apr 1, 2020, 10:48 PM**

Great to see construction FINALLY started!

Given that it is just the podium section, any ideas on how long until it opens to the public? One year? A year and a half?

Coldrsx · #**14900** Posted **Apr 1, 2020, 10:57 PM**

Summer 2021 I believe.