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Global News
07-06-2025
- Business
- Global News
Valley Line LRT West construction, road closures enter Phase 2
The City of Edmonton is moving into the second of three phases of its accelerated roadwork this summer, to make room for the 14-kilometre second leg of the Valley Line LRT from the downtown core to the west end. The city elected to shut down select intersections so the builder, Marigold Infrastructure Partners, can get work done about twice as fast as previously expected, instead of maintaining access and dragging out construction for a few more years. 4:57 Valley Line West builders aim to condense construction schedule with closures Starting next week, Stony Plain Road and 139 Street will be fully closed to traffic for about nine weeks. There will be a partial closure upcoming at Stony Plain Road and 142 Street. Story continues below advertisement Roadwork will also commence on 95 Avenue and 156 Street area, resulting in some partial closures, but that won't begin until road work along Stony Plain Road and 156 Street is complete. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy 'We know this work is disruptive to commuters, residents and businesses, and we appreciate everyone's continued patience,' City of Edmonton's Valley Line West Director Brian Latte said in a statement. As the project enters Phase 2, that means some construction will wrap up shortly in the intersections under Phase 1. Traffic is expected to flow through the intersection of Stony Plain Road and 124 Street sometime next week ,after being closed for seven weeks. 'Thanks to favourable conditions, we're able to open the 124 Street intersection on schedule,' Marigold Infrastructure Partners construction manager Jonathan Cox said in a statement. 'We recognize this closure had a significant impact on the businesses in the area, and we sincerely appreciate their patience during this important construction period.' The three-phase accelerated plan began in April and is expected to wrap up by the end of November, resulting in significant traffic restrictions at key intersections and along busy corridors. In a news conference Friday morning, both the city and Marigold said closing down whole intersections is a strategy they hope to adopt in future projects. Story continues below advertisement 'Everything is different. Locations are different. Traffic impacts are different. If there's something we can do to a location that's similar that has the same results, then absolutely,' Latte said. 'This performed exactly as we expected,' Cox explained. 'I think, maybe, some members of the public had some skepticism — which was justified, based on previous projects in the city and previous performance. But, this is the new normal, I think for us, and we can deliver in these time frames.' The work along the 104 Avenue corridor between 106 Street to 121 Street will remain ongoing throughout all three phases. By the end of 2025, the city said Marigold aims to have all of the roads around the LRT in their final configuration. Major construction began in 2021, and so far, the line is more than 40 per cent complete. Marigold projects that roughly 60 per cent of the project will be complete by the end of the year. The entire west leg of the Valley Line LRT is expected to be complete in 2028. The Valley Line is a public-private partnership being built by Marigold Infrastructure Partners, which is made up of a team from French civil engineering and construction firm Colas and American technology-focused defense, intelligence, and infrastructure engineering firm Parsons. Story continues below advertisement Forty-six low-floor train cars for the line will be supplied by Hyundai Rotem Company. — With files from Karen Bartko, Global News
CBC
12-02-2025
- Business
- CBC
Stony Plain Road businesses dreading expedited construction plan for Valley Line West LRT
A series of staggered full and partial road closures to build the Valley Line West LRT has businesses in the Stony Plain Road area worried. Business owners made their concerns heard during Tuesday's urban planning committee meeting at city hall. Traffic woes have already plagued the construction area along Stony Plain Road, 156th Street and 87th Avenue for several years. More major road closures are set to come along the LRT route, as the city and project builder Marigold Infrastructure Partners start partial and full closures to speed up its construction. With the expedited construction schedule, the LRT expansion is set to be complete in 2028. WATCH | Some business owners worry as Edmonton wants to speed up Valley Line West construction: Edmonton plans to speed up Valley Line West construction. But there's a catch Duration 1:55 The City of Edmonton is looking to quicken the road construction portion of the Valley Line West project, as construction enters it's fourth year. As CBC's Travis McEwan reports, it will come with phased intersection closures until the end of November. Restaurant El Corazon is one of many businesses that have had to deal with reduced clientele because of access cut off by construction. "Although we can all agree that the construction needs to be expedited, closing down major intersection is not the answer," said El Corazon owner Percy Wiredu during the meeting. "There are over 400 employees and thousands of patrons that use 142nd street to access the West Block. Road closure on 142nd Street would see job losses, significant reduction in traffic to the businesses, which ultimately would lead to business closures." The $2.6-billion project, now in its fourth year of construction, is the largest infrastructure project the City of Edmonton has undertaken. The accelerated roadwork plan involves a three-phase approach from April to November: Phase 1 (April to July) 104th Avenue corridor (106th Street to 121st Street) Stony Plain Road at 124th Street (full closure) Stony Plain Road at 156th Street 87th Avenue at Meadowlark Road Phase 2 (July to September) 104th Avenue corridor (106th Street to 121st Street) Stony Plain Road at 142nd Street 95th Avenue at 156th Street Phase 3 (September to November) 104th Avenue corridor (106th Street to 121st Street) Stony Plain Road at 149th Street Marian Switzer owns The Gilded Rabbit Art and Framing along 149th Street and Stony Plain Road. She's worried she'll lose half of the store's revenue with a full closure of a major intersection. (Madeleine Cummings/CBC) Marian Switzer, another business owner in the area, said she's worried she'll lose half of her store's revenue with a full closure of a major intersection. She owns The Gilded Rabbit Art and Framing along 149th Street and Stony Plain Road "The timing for my phase two, phase three also hits us at a really inconvenient time," Switzer said during the meeting. "September to December is our busiest time of the store. It's where we make half of our money for the year. That's what keeps us going through the summer. "It's been a lot. It's been COVID, construction, inflation, possible looming tariffs coming from the States." A common concern from the business community was a lack of consultation on the part of city administration when it came to determining options that would allow for some traffic for people to check out businesses. "The crux of the issue is that the plan completely cuts off access from all neighbourhoods to the south, as well as all traffic from both westbound and downtown, westbound from downtown and eastbound into downtown," said Stewart Fraser with land developer and builder Cantiro. Cantiro developed the West Block, at 142nd Street and Stony Plain Road, which houses businesses like El Corazon. "What guarantees do we have that this work will be completed in the proposed nine-week timeline? What really irks me about this plan is the blatant disregard for the directly affected stakeholders," Fraser said. This frustration was also voiced by Mayor Amarjeet Sohi who called on administration and Marigold Infrastructure to communicate more with the business community to reach solutions that would alleviate the hit to vehicle traffic. The push to complete roadwork is being spearheaded by Ward Nakota Isga Coun. Andrew Knack. "I saw a lot more progress on the roads in 2024 than I did in 2022 and 2023, so let's see that multiplied instead of the first two years, which was, if I'm just being very blunt, it was disappointing," Knack said about Marigold's progress on the project. "Let's get moving, get the work started, get it done as per that new schedule, and I think that'll be better for everyone." Committee voted unanimously to have administration take the feedback presented during Tuesday's meeting and determine what can be done to address specific concerns.
Yahoo
07-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Latest leg of Edmonton's Valley Line West LRT construction to bring more major road closures
More major road closures are coming along the Valley Line West LRT route, as the city and project builder Marigold Infrastructure Partners start partial and full closures to speed up its construction. Traffic woes have plagued the construction area along Stony Plain Road, 156th Street and 87th Avenue for several years. The new push will lead to the roadwork part of the project being completed this fall, instead of taking two more years, Ward Nakota Isga Coun. Andrew Knack told CBC News. "We've had so much construction fatigue, and I'm hearing it from folks all the time," Knack said, pointing to a motion he made last October to look into having more construction done in a shorter amount of time. Constituents often tell Knack that they want to "rip the band aid off, get it done," he said, adding that Wellington Bridge, a major east-west corridor on 102nd Avenue, is coming down at the end of 2025. "We need to be done the road construction throughout the rest of the west end, so people can at least use Stony Plain Road as their main east-west corridor going in, because they won't have 102nd Avenue," Knack said. "If we're doing all this work at the same time — it's already a lot for people, I think that would be a disaster." The $2.6-billion project, now in its fourth year of construction, is the largest infrastructure project the City of Edmonton has undertaken. The accelerated roadwork plan involves a three-phased approach from April to November: Phase 1 (April to July) 104th Avenue corridor (106th Street to 121st Street) Stony Plain Road at 124th Street (full closure) Stony Plain Road at 156th Street 87th Avenue at Meadowlark Road Phase 2 (July to September) 104th Avenue corridor (106th Street to 121st Street) Stony Plain Road at 142nd Street 95th Avenue at 156th Street Phase 3 (September to November) 104th Avenue corridor (106th Street to 121st Street) Stony Plain Road at 149th Street Marigold Infrastructure would then shift the focus to work on building tracks and system infrastructure. Tammy Hennig is one of many residents in the area whose patience is running thin with project construction. "Even for walking, it's a headache, because we never know where you can cross and where it's safe to go — anywhere from usually about 149th to farther down," Hennig said. A full report on progress of the Valley Line West LRT will be made available on Feb. 11, during an urban planning committee meeting at city hall.
CBC
07-02-2025
- Business
- CBC
Latest leg of Edmonton's Valley Line West LRT construction to bring more major road closures
More major road closures are coming along the Valley Line West LRT route, as the city and project builder Marigold Infrastructure Partners start partial and full closures to speed up its construction. Traffic woes have plagued the construction area along Stony Plain Road, 156th Street and 87th Avenue for several years. The new push will lead to the roadwork part of the project being completed this fall, instead of taking two more years, Ward Nakota Isga Coun. Andrew Knack told CBC News. "We've had so much construction fatigue, and I'm hearing it from folks all the time," Knack said, pointing to a motion he made last October to look into having more construction done in a shorter amount of time. Constituents often tell Knack that they want to "rip the band aid off, get it done," he said, adding that Wellington Bridge, a major east-west corridor on 102nd Avenue, is coming down at the end of 2025. "We need to be done the road construction throughout the rest of the west end, so people can at least use Stony Plain Road as their main east-west corridor going in, because they won't have 102nd Avenue," Knack said. "If we're doing all this work at the same time — it's already a lot for people, I think that would be a disaster." The $2.6-billion project, now in its fourth year of construction, is the largest infrastructure project the City of Edmonton has undertaken. The accelerated roadwork plan involves a three-phased approach from April to November: Phase 1 (April to July) 104th Avenue corridor (106th Street to 121st Street) Stony Plain Road at 124th Street (full closure) Stony Plain Road at 156th Street 87th Avenue at Meadowlark Road Phase 2 (July to September) 104th Avenue corridor (106th Street to 121st Street) Stony Plain Road at 142nd Street 95th Avenue at 156th Street Phase 3 (September to November) 104th Avenue corridor (106th Street to 121st Street) Stony Plain Road at 149th Street Marigold Infrastructure would then shift the focus to work on building tracks and system infrastructure. Tammy Hennig is one of many residents in the area whose patience is running thin with project construction. "Even for walking, it's a headache, because we never know where you can cross and where it's safe to go — anywhere from usually about 149th to farther down," Hennig said. A full report on progress of the Valley Line West LRT will be made available on Feb. 11, during an urban planning committee meeting at city hall.
