Engineering, Quality, Safety, and,
most notably, challenges of the work-
ing environment. “[This was the] very
definition of a project executed in
a “live” environment,” says Krotkiy.
“The Metrotown site team managed
an average 50,000 passengers every
day and worked countless night shifts
to successfully tackle changes and
challenges and turn over the station
as scheduled, meeting TransLink’s
objectives. Major passenger manage-
ment required multiple changes in the
station access, Graham developed a
plan of temporary emergency stairs
that shaved 1.5 years off the schedule.”
This was the first live station reno-
vation of this scale in Vancouver
that included prefabrication on the
ground of 250 feet long, weighing
130,000 pounds roof trusses with all
the finishes installed prior to lifting it
above the guideway.
Specifically,ontheMetrotownSkyTrain
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