First train to cross Tawatinâ Bridge Tuesday morning
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TransEd will begin train testing an expanded area of the Valley Line Southeast LRT on Tuesday, marking the first time a train will cross the North Saskatchewan River on Tawatinâ Bridge.
TransEd will begin train testing an expanded area of the Valley Line Southeast LRT on Tuesday, marking the first time a train will cross the North Saskatchewan River on Tawatinâ Bridge.
“This is a major milestone achievement for TransEd in the testing phase,” Dallas Lindskoog, TransEd’s communication manager, said in a news release.
“This train movement expands our testing activity from the south to the north side of the river for the first time, where testing activity will soon occur in the new Quarters Tunnel and in the Downtown core.”
Train testing and energization has already happened south of the river.
Moving forward, the same work will begin in Edmonton’s downtown core and along the full 13 kilometres of the Valley Line.
Tawatinâ Bridge’s first train is expected to cross around 10:30 a.m.
The 260-metre bridge connecting the Cloverdale and Riverdale communities will feature two LRT tracks and a shared-use path for pedestrians and cyclists below the bridge deck.
