Winnipeg | The Forks Market | Railside at The Forks

[optimusREIM]

Originally Posted by KnickKnack

Folks, it’s happening. Real honest to god construction.

I know they brought in some equipment for a sod turning a few weeks ago, but things had been sitting idle since. I walk by there most days and yesterday was the first time there was any real action on site.

Yeah I drove by and noticed a couple piling rigs on site. Let’s go!

[ColdRain&Snow]

Exciting news!

[davequanbury]

I was by there today and piles are in for several buildings, some to the north of the tree-lined path to the bridge and some to the south. As I was there a semi pulled up to the south site with another load of piles. I forget how many buildings are starting but it seemed like 4-5

[bomberjet]

Nice. IIRC it's 3 buildings.

[Wpg_Guy]

Originally Posted by davequanbury

I was by there today and piles are in for several buildings, some to the north of the tree-lined path to the bridge and some to the south. As I was there a semi pulled up to the south site with another load of piles. I forget how many buildings are starting but it seemed like 4-5

Site 10 & 12 are south of the path, site 08 is on the north side.

[bussche]

Piles

[ColdRain&Snow]

Hooray, it's finally happening!

[wags_in_the_peg]

u sure that not new art installation "Stonehedge @ The Forks"?

[WinCitySparky]

When having piles is a good thing

[GeminiMan]

Redditt 15h23 20h58 35 mins
Minaki 15h44 21h19 56 mins
Ottermere 16h01 — —
Malachi 16h07 — —
Copelands Landing 16h09 — —
Rice Lake 16h12 — —
Winnitoba 16h26 — —
Ophir 16h31 — —
Brereton Lake 16h49 — —
Elma 17h10 — —
Winnipeg 19h30 (Arr.) 21h30 (Dep.) — —

Arriving sometime after 11:30 pm and sitting right beside the piles idling for 3 hours.

Who needs to sleep.....

[Mr Tall Forehead]

I’m not sure how you read the 24 hour clock, but it says it arrives at 7:30 PM and leaves at 9:30 PM…not 11:30 and not three hours.

We get it. You think it will be noisy. The city and the Forks thank you for your concern.

[James Bond Agent 007]

Wow, dirt being moved!

[neutroniks]

Originally Posted by GeminiMan

Redditt 15h23 20h58 35 mins
Minaki 15h44 21h19 56 mins
Ottermere 16h01 — —
Malachi 16h07 — —
Copelands Landing 16h09 — —
Rice Lake 16h12 — —
Winnitoba 16h26 — —
Ophir 16h31 — —
Brereton Lake 16h49 — —
Elma 17h10 — —
Winnipeg 19h30 (Arr.) 21h30 (Dep.) — —

Arriving sometime after 11:30 pm and sitting right beside the piles idling for 3 hours.

Who needs to sleep.....

You're right, I'm sure the architects and engineers didn't put any thought into sound deadening materials in their buildings. As the Gen Z would say; They're cooked! /s

[jim_bred]

Originally Posted by GeminiMan

Redditt 15h23 20h58 35 mins
Minaki 15h44 21h19 56 mins
Ottermere 16h01 — —
Malachi 16h07 — —
Copelands Landing 16h09 — —
Rice Lake 16h12 — —
Winnitoba 16h26 — —
Ophir 16h31 — —
Brereton Lake 16h49 — —
Elma 17h10 — —
Winnipeg 19h30 (Arr.) 21h30 (Dep.) — —

Arriving sometime after 11:30 pm and sitting right beside the piles idling for 3 hours.

Who needs to sleep.....

Then just don’t choose to live there?

Simple solution.

[bomberjet]

An idling train puts babies to sleep.

[biguc]

Speaking of how nobody lives nex to freight rail lines, how have they been allowed to build so close in New West?

Originally Posted by giallo

[bomberjet]

There are recommendations. But they are not law unless the municipality enacts laws to follow the guidelines. There are also ways around the guidelines if the municipality want to allow it.

Generally the building must be 100' from the property line per the guidelines. And also include mitigation measures for noise and vibration. May also include crash walls designed into the building. Again it's up to the municipalities to enforce whatever they want.

This is the website. Looks like there is an ongoing study to 'modernize' the guidelines issued in 2013.
https://www.railcan.ca/safety/proximity-initiative/

2013 guidelines are here:
https://www.railcan.ca/wp-content/up...elopment_E.pdf

[neutroniks]

Have a couple of friends that live at The Vue in St. B and they never hear the train when it comes by unless they're at the balcony or right beside their windows. Mind you, that building is concrete, so that mitigates most of the noise.

[Biff]

Originally Posted by biguc

Speaking of how nobody lives next to freight rail lines, how have they been allowed to build so close in New West?

Did you actually mean to say "in any significant city on the planet"

[1ajs]

Originally Posted by biguc

Speaking of how nobody lives nex to freight rail lines, how have they been allowed to build so close in New West?

the city signed onto the bylaw changes the railways wanted to happen coast to coast around their rail lines if im not mistaken over the last 20yrs