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The Valley Line Southeast

         will run 13 km from
         Downtown to Mill Woods,

         and will feature:



         • 11 street-level stops



         • An elevated station with                            Tawatinâ Bridge Community Led Grand Opening Celebration December 2021.                                     Valley Line Southeast Train on the Tawatinâ Bridge.

         a 1,300-spot Park & Ride
                                                                                                                                                                               “An LRT is a fitting choice for Edmonton because of
         facility and a full transit
                                                                                                                                                                                its size and population,” says Nicholson. “We also
         centre located in the Wagner
                                                                                                                                                                                have a heritage for LRT, as Edmonton was the first
         industrial area
                                                                                                                                                                                 city in North America to have a modern, purpose-

         • The new Tawatinâ Bridge                                                                                                                                                                      built LRT.”

         across North Saskatchewan

         River                                                                                                                                                               Design and construction for the Valley Line West has
                                                                                                                                                                             commenced, says Nicholson. “The organization that we've

         • A short tunnel from the                                                                                                                                           hired to design and construct Valley Line West is Marigold
         north face of the River Valley                                                                                                                                      Infrastructure Partners; last year they broke ground on the
                                                 Gerry Wright Operations and Maintenance Facility
         through to the Quarters                                                                                                                                             project. Valley Line West will be 14 kilometres which will bring

         redevelopment                                                                                                                                                       the total Valley Line to 27 kilometres, and, once complete and
                                                                                                                                                                             commissioned, Valley Line will operate as a single line.”

         • An interchange point at
         Churchill Square to access                                                                                                                                          Naturally, there were a few construction challenges when COVID

         the existing Capital Line and                                                                                                                                       hampered the scheduling, but Nicholson says a substantial

         Metro Line                                                                                                                                                          portion of the work is complete on Valley Line Southeast. “We've
                                                                                                                                                                             had a lot of positive reviews from the public on how it looks,” adds

                                                                                                                                                                             Gentile. “People just can't wait to ride the train.”



                                                                                                                                                                             www.edmonton.ca/projects_plans/transit/valley-line-lrt-mill-

                                                                               Valley Line West groundbreaking ceremony, May 27, 2022, at Lewis Farms.                       woods-to-lewis-farms



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