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[J.OT13]

Interesting bit on the latest Confederation Line update regarding Lyon Station;

"installation of washroom fixtures concludes this week"

What?

http://www.ligneconfederationline.ca...on-update-140/

[rocketphish]

Originally Posted by J.OT13

Interesting bit on the latest Confederation Line update regarding Lyon Station;

"installation of washroom fixtures concludes this week"

What?

http://www.ligneconfederationline.ca...on-update-140/

Well, there are going to be washrooms at the station, no? And they have fixtures (sinks, toilets, urinals, etc).

[kmcamp]

Originally Posted by rocketphish

Well, there are going to be washrooms at the station, no? And they have fixtures (sinks, toilets, urinals, etc).

Not public ones that I know of. I thought only Tunneys, Bayview, Hurdman and Blair had public ones

[J.OT13]

That's right, it was just the transfer stations.

[McC]

Guess: Place de Ville food court washrooms that had to be removed to build the station access and are now being replaced?

[kevinbottawa]

Originally Posted by kmcamp

Not public ones that I know of. I thought only Tunneys, Bayview, Hurdman and Blair had public ones

Maybe it's now considered a transfer station after the STO deal. That's going to be a major stop for Gatineau residents working in downtown Ottawa. I imagine they'll need a washroom.

[harls]

Shots from today near Scott/Parkdale

[kevinbottawa]

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Construction Update

Crews are hard at work completing the tamping, and installation of Overhead Catenary System (OCS) cables and contact wires up to uOttawa Station this month. Work at Lyon Station is to resume at the end of this week following Kontinuum. Work also continues with a sequence of rebar and concrete pours to build the invert slabs inside the West Portal.


Platform roofing continuing at Bayview Station

West Stations

Tunney’s Pasture Station
Crews finalize the curb at the concourse level and work on installing the sprinkler system, waterline, and heat tracing. Work on the mechanical and electrical rough-ins continues. The masonry on the outside of the concourse wall is also ongoing.

Bayview Station
Platform roofing is ongoing for the next few weeks. Crews are also applying intumescent paint to station columns and completing the mechanical and electrical infrastructure at the concourse level.

Pimisi Station
Crews on the lower concourse are working on pulling wire, electrical equipment installation, and the fire protection and mechanical rough-ins. One of the elevators will also be prepared for service in the coming weeks.


Concrete works occurring near Rideau Station

Central Stations

Lyon Station cavern
Main work inside the station is on hold until Kontinuum concludes in the fall. Meanwhile behind the scenes, masonry and electrical activities continue.

Lyon Station west entrance
Main work inside the station is on hold until Kontinuum concludes in the fall. Streetscaping along Lyon Street continues with paving and landscaping to commence next week. The west TVS progresses with formwork and concrete pours.

Lyon Station east entrance
Main work inside the station is on hold until Kontinuum concludes in the fall. The east TVS progresses with formwork and concrete pours.

Parliament Station cavern
Occurring this week in the cavern are the ongoing works of escalator support walls, priming and painting the elevator shafts and the first stage of electrical rough-ins. In addition to the ongoing work, crews finish up masonry walls on the concourse.

Parliament Station west entrance
Construction activities this week include work on the duct banks and north and south wall waterproofing. Next week, rebar installation takes place for the south wall and falsework and concrete pours for the north wall.

Parliament Station east entrance
Falsework continues for the suspended slab so rebar and concrete pours can begin next week. The adit continues to take shape with forming and concrete pours as well.


Running tunnel between Rideau Station and East Portal

Rideau Station cavern
Arch waterproofing is ongoing along with rebar installation and concrete pours. At the concourse, slab rebar, formwork and conduit installation progresses as well.

Rideau Station west entrance
Crews have received the tunnel arch formwork and work over the course of the week to finish installing it. Arch pours begin at the end of the week.

Rideau Station east entrance
Installation of structural steel for the head house wraps up this week along with waterproofing the adit arch and TVS slab. The escalator control room advances alongside the HVAC room, and electrical installations for the TPSS room.

East Portal
Crews continue to advance work on the east duct banks with conduit installation and concrete pours. Starter walls for the cut and cover tunnel section progress and concrete finishing takes place as well at the East Portal.

uOttawa Station
At the concourse level, work is proceeding on the duct, plumbing, and fire protection systems. Crews are also finalizing the roof to achieve a water-tight condition. The installation of ballast and track continues, while the curved plaza ramp excavation has begun.



East Stations

Lees Station
The windscreen bases will be installed at the concourse level this week. Crews are also completing the electrical, HVAC, and plumbing work in the ancillary building which is expected to be energized around mid-September. On the concourse and platform, steel and concrete crews will also be finalizing the retaining wall.

Hurdman Station
Concrete crews are scheduled to begin pouring the topping slab at Hurdman Station. Fireproofing and intumescent painting continues to progress.Finally, crews are at work completing the roof drains on the north roof.

Tremblay Station
Skylight framing and installation is in progress. Pulling wires, equipment installs and lighting are continuing through September. Electrical contractors are working in the east and west ancillary building and installing heat tracing on stairways. Crews are also working on getting the elevators operational.


Progress of construction at Blair Station

St-Laurent Station
Scheduled work includes the mechanical and electrical work in the plenum area of the station. The tunnel ventilation shaft is being completed, including installation of the jet fans. Platform topping pours are being finalized.

Cyrville Station
Final grading begins this week and is scheduled to take place through September. Other activities include completion of the topping platform, closing the ceiling near the elevators, waterproofing the platform around one of the elevators, and finalizing elevator room panels.

Blair Station
Crews will be at work completing the new bus loop at Blair this week. On one of the main stairways, the work on the boxes and fixtures for the lighting is scheduled to conclude this week. In the communications room, installation of the control-system architecture is concluding.


OCS installation at Hurdman Station

In the east, OCS wires have been strung between Lees and uOttawa Station and trackwork through uOttawa Station is now complete. In the downtown segment of the alignment, crews are continuing to install plinths in the u-trench and have started assembling the diamond crossover at Parliament Station. Tamping is now complete between Bayview and Pimisi Station.

[rocketphish]

Originally Posted by kevinbottawa

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Construction Update

Thanks for picking up the torch on this, Kevin!

One small tip: If you do a "Copy Link Location" when grabbing the image URLs in your browser, instead of a "Copy Image Location", you'll get the larger high-quality images.

[kevinbottawa]

Originally Posted by rocketphish

Thanks for picking up the torch on this, Kevin!

One small tip: If you do a "Copy Link Location" when grabbing the image URLs in your browser, instead of a "Copy Image Location", you'll get the larger high-quality images.

Hmmmm. I'm not following. I tried posting the pictures bigger but I don't see Copy Link Address when the picture is expanded.

[Norman Bates]

"...and have started assembling the diamond crossover at Parliament Station."

First I hear of a diamond in the system.

[rocketphish]

Originally Posted by kevinbottawa

Hmmmm. I'm not following. I tried posting the pictures bigger but I don't see Copy Link Address when the picture is expanded.

OK, I guess it depends what browser you're using, and how you're acquiring the link from the image. Most browsers have 2 similar options when you right-click on an image, one to copy the image's web address, and another to copy the image's link address, that is, the page that will open if you click on the image. In this case, copying the image's address will give you a link to the small image used in the body of the report, whereas copying the image's link address will give you the link to a larger version of the image. The names of these options vary from browser to browser, but are usually similar.

[PHrenetic]

Originally Posted by Norman Bates

"...and have started assembling the diamond crossover at Parliament Station."

First I hear of a diamond in the system.

Lucy in the Sky with .... ?

[Hybrid247]

Originally Posted by kevinbottawa

Hmmmm. I'm not following. I tried posting the pictures bigger but I don't see Copy Link Address when the picture is expanded.

It shows when you right click the small picture. It might be different for different browsers, but I click on "Copy link address".

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Construction Update

Crews are hard at work completing the tamping, and installation of Overhead Catenary System (OCS) cables and contact wires up to uOttawa Station this month. Work at Lyon Station is to resume at the end of this week following Kontinuum. Work also continues with a sequence of rebar and concrete pours to build the invert slabs inside the West Portal.


Platform roofing continuing at Bayview Station

West Stations

Tunney’s Pasture Station
Crews finalize the curb at the concourse level and work on installing the sprinkler system, waterline, and heat tracing. Work on the mechanical and electrical rough-ins continues. The masonry on the outside of the concourse wall is also ongoing.

Bayview Station
Platform roofing is ongoing for the next few weeks. Crews are also applying intumescent paint to station columns and completing the mechanical and electrical infrastructure at the concourse level.

Pimisi Station
Crews on the lower concourse are working on pulling wire, electrical equipment installation, and the fire protection and mechanical rough-ins. One of the elevators will also be prepared for service in the coming weeks.


Concrete works occurring near Rideau Station

Central Stations

Lyon Station cavern
Main work inside the station is on hold until Kontinuum concludes in the fall. Meanwhile behind the scenes, masonry and electrical activities continue.

Lyon Station west entrance
Main work inside the station is on hold until Kontinuum concludes in the fall. Streetscaping along Lyon Street continues with paving and landscaping to commence next week. The west TVS progresses with formwork and concrete pours.

Lyon Station east entrance
Main work inside the station is on hold until Kontinuum concludes in the fall. The east TVS progresses with formwork and concrete pours.

Parliament Station cavern
Occurring this week in the cavern are the ongoing works of escalator support walls, priming and painting the elevator shafts and the first stage of electrical rough-ins. In addition to the ongoing work, crews finish up masonry walls on the concourse.

Parliament Station west entrance
Construction activities this week include work on the duct banks and north and south wall waterproofing. Next week, rebar installation takes place for the south wall and falsework and concrete pours for the north wall.

Parliament Station east entrance
Falsework continues for the suspended slab so rebar and concrete pours can begin next week. The adit continues to take shape with forming and concrete pours as well.


Running tunnel between Rideau Station and East Portal

Rideau Station cavern
Arch waterproofing is ongoing along with rebar installation and concrete pours. At the concourse, slab rebar, formwork and conduit installation progresses as well.

Rideau Station west entrance
Crews have received the tunnel arch formwork and work over the course of the week to finish installing it. Arch pours begin at the end of the week.

Rideau Station east entrance
Installation of structural steel for the head house wraps up this week along with waterproofing the adit arch and TVS slab. The escalator control room advances alongside the HVAC room, and electrical installations for the TPSS room.

East Portal
Crews continue to advance work on the east duct banks with conduit installation and concrete pours. Starter walls for the cut and cover tunnel section progress and concrete finishing takes place as well at the East Portal.

uOttawa Station
At the concourse level, work is proceeding on the duct, plumbing, and fire protection systems. Crews are also finalizing the roof to achieve a water-tight condition. The installation of ballast and track continues, while the curved plaza ramp excavation has begun.



East Stations

Lees Station
The windscreen bases will be installed at the concourse level this week. Crews are also completing the electrical, HVAC, and plumbing work in the ancillary building which is expected to be energized around mid-September. On the concourse and platform, steel and concrete crews will also be finalizing the retaining wall.

Hurdman Station
Concrete crews are scheduled to begin pouring the topping slab at Hurdman Station. Fireproofing and intumescent painting continues to progress.Finally, crews are at work completing the roof drains on the north roof.

Tremblay Station
Skylight framing and installation is in progress. Pulling wires, equipment installs and lighting are continuing through September. Electrical contractors are working in the east and west ancillary building and installing heat tracing on stairways. Crews are also working on getting the elevators operational.


Progress of construction at Blair Station

St-Laurent Station
Scheduled work includes the mechanical and electrical work in the plenum area of the station. The tunnel ventilation shaft is being completed, including installation of the jet fans. Platform topping pours are being finalized.

Cyrville Station
Final grading begins this week and is scheduled to take place through September. Other activities include completion of the topping platform, closing the ceiling near the elevators, waterproofing the platform around one of the elevators, and finalizing elevator room panels.

Blair Station
Crews will be at work completing the new bus loop at Blair this week. On one of the main stairways, the work on the boxes and fixtures for the lighting is scheduled to conclude this week. In the communications room, installation of the control-system architecture is concluding.


OCS installation at Hurdman Station

In the east, OCS wires have been strung between Lees and uOttawa Station and trackwork through uOttawa Station is now complete. In the downtown segment of the alignment, crews are continuing to install plinths in the u-trench and have started assembling the diamond crossover at Parliament Station. Tamping is now complete between Bayview and Pimisi Station.

[Beedok]

Is there any plan to deck over the Scott Street trench once the rail is set up?

[PHrenetic]

Originally Posted by Beedok

Is there any plan to deck over the Scott Street trench once the rail is set up?

Good Day....

None. Zip. Zilch. Nada. Niente. Nothing. Zero.

"- IT WOULD COST TOO MUCH -"

For side-walls, decking, OCS supports, waterproofing, grass overlay, ventilation, etc., etc., etc., ad infinitum, ad nauseum, and so on and on and on. It was brought up - and as quickly slammed down - and eliminated. Everybody else gets, but those who have had to put up with it for decades are - used to it - and so get - nothing. Even though most of these factors can be easily reduced, NADA. Don't hold your breath - hell WILL freeze over first.

No EnJoy!

[kevinbottawa]

Originally Posted by rocketphish

OK, I guess it depends what browser you're using, and how you're acquiring the link from the image. Most browsers have 2 similar options when you right-click on an image, one to copy the image's web address, and another to copy the image's link address, that is, the page that will open if you click on the image. In this case, copying the image's address will give you a link to the small image used in the body of the report, whereas copying the image's link address will give you the link to a larger version of the image. The names of these options vary from browser to browser, but are usually similar.

I'm using Chrome. Anyway, I'll figure it out. Not sure if I'll have time to post every week, but I'll do it when I can if no one else is able.

[rocketphish]

Originally Posted by kevinbottawa

I'm using Chrome. Anyway, I'll figure it out. Not sure if I'll have time to post every week, but I'll do it when I can if no one else is able.

When you view the Construction Reports in Chrome, click the "Open full screen" option, then when you right-click on each image, you'll choose "Copy link address".

[rocketphish]

I was driving along Belfast Rd. this afternoon, and spotted this photo opportunity...

Good bye berm... Hello sound wall!! And it's going to be a tall one too.

[swimmer_spe]

Originally Posted by PHrenetic

Good Day....

None. Zip. Zilch. Nada. Niente. Nothing. Zero.

"- IT WOULD COST TOO MUCH -"

For side-walls, decking, OCS supports, waterproofing, grass overlay, ventilation, etc., etc., etc., ad infinitum, ad nauseum, and so on and on and on. It was brought up - and as quickly slammed down - and eliminated. Everybody else gets, but those who have had to put up with it for decades are - used to it - and so get - nothing. Even though most of these factors can be easily reduced, NADA. Don't hold your breath - hell WILL freeze over first.

No EnJoy!

Now, lets say a developer wants to build on adjacent land, this deck would make good parking or a nice entrance way to one of those future buildings, then it might happen. It would be paid for by the developer.