New Central Library | Construction

[93JC]

Regarding Bankers Hall, a post from four years ago:

Originally Posted by 93JC

The auditorium is built beside the foundation wall, which is right at the property line. Bankers Hall's foundation doesn't extend below the street.

Hypothetically you might able to repurpose part of the auditorium as a subway station but it would entail major modifications, the least of which would be punching out a large portion of the foundation wall. I'm not a structural engineer but I'd guess that would not be a simple task...


On the other hand there really are tunnels underneath the Municipal Building and Olympic Plaza.

It's not even close to being roughed-in at Bankers Hall; it is at the Municipal Building. Tunnels really are already built below it and Olympic Plaza, just waiting to be connected to some day...

[Blue_Cypress]

Originally Posted by s211

Not exactly. The lobby area just to the east of the auditorium is where the building would connect to a subway station entrance. There is no station rough-in within the Bankers Hall perimeter, from my prior experience with this project.

In short, there's a design allowance for what could then be a hallway connection to a station, but no rough-in for the station itself.

Not a station, but certainly convertible spaces. I often times wish the 8th ave tunnel project would go ahead just so I could have the opportunity to work on it. I think we'd need an initiative like the Transportation Project Office again to make it a reality.

I've got drawings for the portion under city hall. Maybe I'll dig those up this eve.

[craner]

Originally Posted by DizzyEdge

Yeah I believe they only roughed in two stations, Bankers Hall and City Hall?

I recall Western Canadian Place (Husky) putting in provisions for a future underground LRT station when it was built.

[Chadillaccc]

Originally Posted by Blue_Cypress

Not a station, but certainly convertible spaces. I often times wish the 8th ave tunnel project would go ahead just so I could have the opportunity to work on it. I think we'd need an initiative like the Transportation Project Office again to make it a reality.

I've got drawings for the portion under city hall. Maybe I'll dig those up this eve.

That would be fantastic and I'm sure much appreciated if they are allowed to be posted here

[Barnes]

You can see the tunnel here:

• Video Link

[The Fisher Account]

This stupid underground City Hall/Bankers Hall station discussion comes up at least once every 6 months

[Calgarian]

Good thing that tunnel will sit empty for probably another 30 years...

[lineman]

Originally Posted by The Fisher Account

This stupid underground City Hall/Bankers Hall station discussion comes up at least once every 6 months

I was thinking the same thing, but with Whole Foods.

[UofC.engineer]

Originally Posted by The Fisher Account

This stupid underground City Hall/Bankers Hall station discussion comes up at least once every 6 months

Yup, I'll post something about it Aug. 3 2015 under the construction thread. I'll veil in causally with the hopes of derailing the thread.

[H.E.Pennypacker]

So... Has excavation started on the NCL?? Chad you promised a picture

Really excited to see it get started

[Spring2008]

From the webcam

Looks like they've started, don't they still need to drill piles around the perimeter?



http://www.calgarymlc.ca/explore-pro...ruction-camera

[You Need A Thneed]

I don't think there is much underground to excavate for.

[outoftheice]

Originally Posted by Spring2008

From the webcam

Looks like they've started, don't they still need to drill piles around the perimeter?

I believe the ditch we're seeing on the construction webcam is related to this "pipe ramming" project which has to do with placing some sort of piping underneath the LRT tracks without disturbing the tracks. The CMLC sent out a little email blurb about it last month but this is all I could find that mentions the project now:

http://www.evexperience.com/tunnelin...-site-pipe-ram

I think we're still a few months away before we see construction on the actual library building begin.

[suburbia]

Originally Posted by Spring2008

From the webcam

Looks like they've started, don't they still need to drill piles around the perimeter?



http://www.calgarymlc.ca/explore-pro...ruction-camera

I'm not liking how the NMC looks virtually integrated with the Salvation Army. I've noticed that from a variety of images / angles.

[O-tacular]

Originally Posted by outoftheice

I believe the ditch we're seeing on the construction webcam is related to this "pipe ramming" project which has to do with placing some sort of piping underneath the LRT tracks without disturbing the tracks. The CMLC sent out a little email blurb about it last month but this is all I could find that mentions the project now:

http://www.evexperience.com/tunnelin...-site-pipe-ram

I think we're still a few months away before we see construction on the actual library building begin.

[Chadillaccc]

Sorry H.E.! Haven't had the chance to snap an update yet, but the pic Spring posted shows what I was talking about!

[Spring2008]

Not much progress since last month.

[speedog]

Kind of off track a bit, but as I drove by the existing main library last night I started wondering what will the city do with that building once the new library building is up and running. Anyone have any insider knowledge or hunches?

[The Fisher Account]

Originally Posted by speedog

Kind of off track a bit, but as I drove by the existing main library last night I started wondering what will the city do with that building once the new library building is up and running. Anyone have any insider knowledge or hunches?

Place is ripe to be demoed and redeveloped

[Spring2008]

Originally Posted by speedog

Kind of off track a bit, but as I drove by the existing main library last night I started wondering what will the city do with that building once the new library building is up and running. Anyone have any insider knowledge or hunches?

10 storey club. Euro style.