ValleyLineSoutheastLRT
The Valley Line LRT has been open for less than a year and already there have been 18 collisions reported, more than reported in the Metro and Capital Lines combined in all the time they've been running. Lord Gunter's comment on the most recent collision between an LRT and semi highlights points out that although these collisions may not be the city’s fault, they most definitely are the city’s problem. And rather than admit a design and decision mistake and doing what should be done to correct it, the City has thus far passed the problem on to the public and said deal with it.
Its only been a matter of weeks and the 1st accident on the Valley Line LRT has already happened and fortunately no one was injured. Without any controlled crossings its not unreasonable to think that this accident may have been first but odds are it won't be the last. There are a number of casinos in Edmonton for people who like to gamble so ETS should reconsider controlled crossings and not gamble with peoples' lives.
Edmonton’s 13 kilometer Valley Line Southeast LRT was originally scheduled to open late 2020 but that was delayed and rescheduled again and again. and now is scheduled to open sometime this summer, but no specific date has been announced as yet.As I understand it it there won't be controlled crossings (crossing arms, gates or bells) at intersections.I'm not a pessimist but I wonder if the lack of controlled crossings is an accident waiting to happen?