Metro LRT

• ‘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 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
  
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• Thales says Metro LRT signalling system is ready to run

  The contractor in charge of the Metro LRT Line's signals says the system is ready to go, as designed. In fact, Thales suggested the city start incorporating the system back in August.

  Politics

  Oct 5, 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
• Deadline for Edmonton transit signalling contractor Thales passes with no word

  The company responsible for the signalling system along Edmonton's Metro LRT Line had until Tuesday to respond to a notice of default filed by the city last week.

  Politics

  May 8, 2018
• Edmonton serves notice of default to Metro LRT signalling contractor

  The signalling contractor responsible for Edmonton's Metro LRT Line has not met the April 30 deadline, city officials said Tuesday.

  Traffic

  May 1, 2018
• April 30 deadline to fix Edmonton’s Metro LRT Line looms

  The Metro LRT Line was originally supposed to open in April 2014. Four years later, it's still not running at full speed or frequency.

  Politics

  Apr 27, 2018
• Edmonton continues to wait: Date to fix Metro Line LRT issues approaches

  The deadline is fast approaching for a fix to be in place for the problem-plagued Metro Line LRT.

  Traffic

  Apr 16, 2018
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• Metro Line LRT running at full speed: ‘so far so good’

  Trains on the Metro Line LRT picked up speed on Sunday. So how are things going? The city said Tuesday "so far so good."

  Politics

  Feb 21, 2017
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• LRT trains along Metro Line finally running at full speed

  It was a milestone years in the making. On Sunday, LRT trains on Edmonton's Metro Line were operating at full speed for the first time.

  Traffic

  Feb 19, 2017