Page 9 - Edmonton’s Valley Line Southeast LRT

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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