Metro LRT Line

• ‘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
  
• ‘Intersections will fail’ in peak hours when Metro LRT Line reaches five-minute frequency: internal emails

  A Global News Freedom of Information request has resulted in the release of never-before-seen details related to the Metro LRT Line.

  Traffic

  Oct 13, 2020
  
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• ‘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
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• 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.

  Traffic

  Jan 24, 2019
• 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.

  Traffic

  Jan 7, 2019
• Edmonton will spend months testing Metro LRT Line signal system; Thales says it’s ready

  While the signal contractor Thales says the Metro LRT system is ready for service, the city will take "a number of months" to evaluate and field test it.

  Traffic

  Dec 4, 2018
• Edmonton Metro LRT extension public hearing postponed

  A public hearing on the Metro LRT Line extension was postponed Tuesday to Jan. 22. 

  News

  Nov 6, 2018
• New Metro LRT plan includes Thales deadline, bridge over Yellowhead, proposed train to St. Albert

  A firm deadline is in place for the Metro Line to finally get up to full speed: Dec 4. City staff have also created a plan to eventually extend the Metro Line north from Blatchford.

  Politics

  Sep 13, 2018
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• New money for Metro LRT approved as part of Edmonton budget talks

  The undisclosed amount is to give the infrastructure branch some money to work with to create a Plan B for the signalling system in case Edmonton formally walks away from Thales.

  Money

  Jul 11, 2018
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• Edmonton looking at alternate solution for Metro LRT Line if Thales can’t deliver

  Mayor Don Iveson was tight-lipped on Wednesday about a closed-door meeting this week where councillors heard from the City of Edmonton's legal experts about the problem-plagued Metro LRT line.

  Politics

  Jun 13, 2018