Ontario Highway 129 edit

Major intersections edit

The following table lists the major junctions along MuzikMachine/sandbox, as noted by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario.[1] 

DivisionLocationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
AlgomaThessalon0.00.0    Highway 17 / TCHSault Ste. Marie, Sudbury / River StreetSouthern terminus; formerly Highway 17B west
Unorganized Algoma30.819.1  Highway 554 east
96.660.0  Highway 556 west
SudburyUnorganized Sudbury184.3114.5Five Mile Provincial Park entrance
189.7117.9  Highway 667 (Sultan Road)
210.1130.6  Highway 101 west – WawaSouthern end of Highway 101 concurrency
217.7135.3  Highway 101 east – TimminsNorthern end of Highway 101 concurrency
Chapleau220.7137.1Monk StreetChapleau town limits; northern terminus; continues as Monk Street
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Ontario Highway 132 edit

Major intersections edit

 
Highway 132 entering Renfrew

The following table lists the major junctions along MuzikMachine/sandbox, as noted by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario.[1] The entire route is located in Renfrew County.[2] 

Locationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
Renfrew0.00.0  Highway 60 (Raglan Street) – Douglas, Huntsville
Admaston Bromley5.73.5  County Road 5 (Stone Road)
11.97.4  County Road 34 (Whelan Road)
Greater Madawaska – Bonnechere Valley boundary27.717.2Scotch Bush RoadDacre; formerly Highway 513 north
Bonnechere Valley30.318.8  Highway 41Denbigh, Eganville
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Ontario Highway 137 edit

Exit list edit

The following table lists the major junctions along MuzikMachine/sandbox, as noted by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario.[1] The entire route is located in Leeds and the Thousand Islands, the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville

km[1]miDestinationsNotes
0.00.0 
 
I-81 south – Syracuse
Hill Island; continuation into New York
Canada–United States border at Thousand Islands Border Crossing
1.3–
2.3
0.81–
1.4
Thousand Islands Bridge crosses St. Lawrence River
2.71.7Thousand Islands ParkwayBeginning of divided freeway
4.32.7  Highway 401Toronto, Kingston, Ottawa, MontrealHighway 401 exit 661
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

7 Avenue S edit

Downtown Transit Mall edit

As part of the construction of the original South leg, nine single-platform stations were built along the 7th Avenue South transit mall, which formed the 7th Avenue free fare zone. All nine stations opened May 25, 1981. The tracks run at grade in a semi-exclusive right of way, shared with buses, city and emergency vehicles. This is a free-fare zone intended to act as a downtown people mover. Fares are only required after trains exit the downtown core.

Westbound stations used to consist of Olympic Plaza (formerly 1 Street E, renamed in 1987), 1 Street W, 4 Street W, and 7 Street W. Eastbound stations consisted of 8 Street W, 6 Street W, 3 Street W, Centre Street and City Hall (formerly 2 Street E, renamed in 1987).

When the Northeast leg opened on April 27, 1985, two stations were added: 3 Street E serving Westbound Blue Line trains only and 10 Street W, a centre-loading platform, which served as the terminus of both Red and Blue lines, until the Northwest leg opened in 1987, after which it was the terminus for the Blue line only.

As part of Calgary's refurbishment project,[3] 3 Street E and Olympic Plaza stations have been decommissioned and replaced by the new gateway[4] City Hall station in 2011. 10 Street W was decommissioned and replaced with the Downtown West–Kerby (formerly called 11 Street W) station in 2012.[5]

Downtown station refurbishment edit

In June 2007, the City of Calgary released information on the schedule for the refurbishment of the remaining original downtown stations.[6] The plan involved replacing and relocating most stations, and expanding Centre Street station which was relocated one block east (adjacent to the Telus Convention Centre) in 2000, to board four-car trains. The new stations have retained their existing names (with the exception of 10 Street W becoming Downtown West–Kerby in 2012); however, they may be shifted one block east or west, or to the opposite side of 7th Avenue. The refurbishment project was completed on December 8, 2012, when the Downtown West–Kerby station was opened to the public in conjunction with the West LRT opening event.[7]

  • 1 Street SW – new platform relocated one block east opened October 28, 2005.
  • 7 Street SW – new platform relocated one block east opened February 27, 2009.
  • 6 Street SW – reconstructed in original location. Original platform closed April 7, 2008 and new platform opened March 27, 2009.
  • 8 Street SW – new platform relocated one block east opened December 18, 2009.
  • 3 Street SW – reconstructed in original location. Original platform closed April 20, 2009 and new platform opened March 12, 2010.
  • 3 Street SE – permanently closed May 3, 2010. Replaced by new dual-platform City Hall Station opening July 6, 2011.
  • 4 Street SW – reconstructed in original location. Original platform closed January 7, 2010 and new platform opened January 21, 2011.
  • City Hall – original Eastbound platform rebuilt with new Westbound platform to replace 3 Street E and Olympic Plaza. Original platform closed May 3, 2010 and new dual-platform station opened July 6, 2011. Olympic Plaza was closed permanently at this time. Eastbound platform re-closed following the 2011 Stampede to finish construction and officially opened September 19, 2011.
  • Olympic Plaza – permanently closed July 6, 2011. Replaced by new dual-platform City Hall Station.
  • 10 Street SW – permanently closed and removed on September 15, 2012.[5][8] The new station replacing it, which opened on December 8, 2012, has dual side-loading platforms and is located one block west. This project was initially proposed to be undertaken in 2006, following the opening of the new 1 Street W station. However, the City of Calgary decided to defer the project to coincide with the opening of the West Line and continue on with refurbishment of the other stations. This new station was initially called "11 Street W" up until the Summer of 2012 when it was renamed to Downtown West–Kerby.[9]

This required that the stations be closed during demolition and reconstruction. The new stations feature longer platforms for longer trains, better integration of the platforms into the sidewalk system, better lighting, and more attractive landscaping and street furniture. This project was shortlisted[10] for the New/Old category in the 2012 World Architecture Festival in Singapore.[11]

Diagram edit

7 Avenue S
 
  Blue Line continues west
 
11 Street SW
 
Downtown West–Kerby station
 
10 Street SW
 
 
9 Street SW
 
 
  Red Line
 
8 Street SW
 
8 Street SW station
 
7 Street SW
 
7 Street SW station
 
6 Street SW
 
6 Street SW station
 
5 Street SW
 
4 Street SW station
 
4 Street SW
 
 
3 Street SW
 
3 Street SW station
 
2 Street SW
 
 
1 Street SW
 
1 Street SW station
 
Centre Street S
 
Centre Street station
 
1 Street SE
 
 
Macleod Trail
 
City Hall station
 
3 Street SE
 
 
  Red Line
 
  Blue Line
 
4 Street SE
 
 
5 Street SE
 
 
6 Street SE

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (2016). "Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) counts". Archived from the original on December 15, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2021. Cite error: The named reference "km" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2010 mapart was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ 7 Avenue calary.ca Archived December 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ calgary.ca
  5. ^ a b "Closure of 10 Street west downtown station" (PDF). The City of Calgary (website). Retrieved 2012-08-28.
  6. ^ Calgary Transportation Infrastructure (2007). "7 Avenue Refurbishment". City of Calgary. Archived from the original on August 24, 2007. Retrieved December 22, 2007.
  7. ^ West LRT Opening Event Archived November 16, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "10 Street CTrain Station Closure". Archived from the original on September 4, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  9. ^ "7 AVENUE REFURBISHMENT PROJECT UPDATE: DOWNTOWN WEST-KERBY STATION" (PDF). The City of Calgary (website). Retrieved 2012-04-04.
  10. ^ "Transit Corridor Renewal (World Buildings Directory)". Archived from the original on February 9, 2013.
  11. ^ World Architecture Festival Website