Elevated Guideway Launching Truss Construction on the 117-metre long launching truss is complete. It was installed in early July and is now building the elevated LRT guideway. The 1.5 km elevated guideway is the first of its kind in Calgary traveling from Shaw Millennium Park to the Bow Trail and Crowchild Trail interchange. Over the next six months, it will pick up and install hundreds of 12 tonne concrete segments on 37 piers, some of which are 20 metres tall. You can watch a time lapse of the truss being installed onto the first two piers on the Construction News web page. The Route Animation shows you a rendering of what the elevated guideway will look like when it's complete. How to minimize the impact on your commute: 
- Use a different route
- Take the bus, car pool, ride your bike or walk; for assistance in finding a carpool, please visit www.carpool.ca.
- Leave earlier/later to avoid rush hour traffic
- Expect significant delays
For timely e-mail updates on traffic impacts, sign up to receive Traffic Alerts. For updates on Calgary Transit bus route detours and bus stop relocations during West LRT construction, please visit www.calgarytransit.com. |
The Construction and Traffic map has been redesigned to provide simpler access to information about your area. Now, on the home page, you can click on one of the six station areas, which will take you to zoomed in area that shows the construction and traffic impacts. Also recently launched is the Media Archive, which will act as a back catalogue for videos, time-lapses, panoramas, and construction photos.
| Recent project updates on the West LRT project have been added to the What's New page. The July 2010 Status Report explains the current state of construction throughout the alignment and outlines the major traffic impacts under way and expected through July. The June 2010 newsletter, which was mailed to 50,000 businesses and residences, provides a general project update and construction report such as soil stockpiles and the launching truss in Millennium Park. | For more detail on these and other traffic impacts, visit the Construction and Traffic Map. - On July 16, 2010, utility relocations will move further west of 69 Street near 73 Street S.W. Eastbound and westbound 17 Avenue S.W. will be reduced to one lane through this area until July 31, 2010.
- During the week of July 19, 2010, northbound and southbound 37 Street north of 17 Avenue S.W. will expand to two lanes and all turning movements will be restored at 17 Avenue.
- During the week of July 26, 2010, 33 Street S.W. will close at Bow Trail for three months. The 12 Avenue access road will permanently close also at this time.
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