Metro Line

• New NAIT LRT station ahead of schedule, opening of other Blatchford stop remains unclear

  The City of Edmonton announced Tuesday that the new NAIT/Blatchford Market LRT station, part of Phase 1 of the Metro Line Northwest LRT extension, will open on Jan. 20.

  Traffic

  Jan 16, 2024
  
• Construction well underway on Edmonton’s northwest LRT expansion

  Crews have been quietly working on an Edmonton LRT extension to the northwest in Blatchford, even though the community is still under construction.

  Consumer

  Apr 7, 2023
  
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• Edmonton’s Metro Line LRT no longer running on Thales signalling system

  The city spent the last four days testing the Metro Line's alternative signalling system, which led to a complete closure of the LRT system over the weekend.

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  Mar 1, 2021
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• Edmonton LRT closures planned for signalling system work

  The City of Edmonton said the line closures are needed to accommodate testing and commissioning work for the Metro Line's alternative signalling system.

  Traffic

  Feb 17, 2021
• ‘The intersections will fail’: Edmonton city hall responds to Metro LRT Line information now made public

  A Global News investigation raises questions about how future demand could impact future traffic around the major intersections the line crosses.

  Traffic

  Oct 14, 2020
• New signalling system to be installed on Edmonton’s Metro Line LRT

  Seven months after the original signalling contractor for the Metro Line LRT was fired, the city says a brand new system will be installed on the line.

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  Nov 7, 2019
• ‘This is the end of the line for Thales’: Contractor fired from Edmonton’s Metro LRT Line

  Thales said it received written notice of termination from the Metro LRT Line last week, and as a result, the city escorted its crews from the work site.

  Canada

  Apr 9, 2019
• Edmonton LRT system-wide closure on Jan. 27 for Thales signal testing

  Edmonton's LRT network will be closed to passengers on Sunday as the city continues to test the signalling system by Thales — the contractor behind the Metro Line.

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  Jan 24, 2019
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• Edmonton LRT system-wide closure Sunday morning for Thales signal testing

  From 5 a.m. until 11 a.m. Sunday, service on both the Capital and Metro Line LRT will be suspended while the city of Edmonton conducts testing.

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  Jan 7, 2019
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• 1 week from deadline, Thales says Metro Line LRT signalling system ‘ready to go’

  There have been some "difficult discussions" with the City of Edmonton, but the company behind the Metro Line LRT's signalling system insists the technology is ready to go.

  Politics

  Nov 28, 2018