Quartier Concordia

[vincethewipet]

C'est un délimitation pour un passage pour des véhicules, je crois.

[MTLskyline]

Je pense que les travaux majeurs dans ce quartier sont finis, non?

[monctezuma]

En fait, on incluait jusqu'à présent la rénovation de l'édifice du métro dans ce fil. Si un jour ce projet vas de l'avant, il méritera son propre fil. D'ici là, je ne sais pas s'il reste des travaux à faire au niveau de la rue ?

[Cataclaw]

Il reste quelques petits travaux encore.

 

Il y a deux semaines ils installent encore des tuyeaux, et aujourd'hui même il y avait quelques équipements sur le bord de la rue. Le gros des travaux est fini, par contre!

[Alexcaban]

They still have to finish the bike path and some work outside the LB and Hall buildings.

[MTLskyline]

Major renovations to escalators

 

Posted on September 14, 2010

 

 

After months of planning, the replacement of 17 of the 18 escalators in the Hall Building, which opened in 1966, will begin in the final months of 2010.

 

Funded by Quebec’s infrastructure program, this $12-million project will last two years and will be completed in phases.

 

A request for proposals was issued and interested companies will respond by September 22. At that time, submissions will be examined and evaluated on both cost and technology. The mode of installation, dependant on selected technology, will have a tremendous impact on building activity.

 

The newest technology allows for escalators to be installed by assembling pieces on site while traditional technology only permits installation of large modules (entire escalators). With the older technology, building access would involve removal of part of the building facade. The evaluation of cost over possible disruptions to building activity will determine which technology is selected.

 

Jean Pelland, Director of Project Management in Facilities Management, is pleased with progress made during the last few months on the escalators replacement project. He is excited to put the era of escalator-related complaints behind us. A communication team will ensure the Concordia community is kept up to speed on this project.

 

Want to know more? An in-depth article will appear in the Concordia Journal on Oct. 12.

http://now.concordia.ca/university-affairs/governance/20100914/hall-building-escalators-to-be-replaced.php

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http://now.concordia.ca/university-affairs/governance/20100914/hall-building-escalators-to-be-replaced.php

 

Finally! But on my last year... bastards.

[Cataclaw]

Part of the project to modernize the Hall building along with the rest of the campus.

 

The 10th floor is currently undergoing renovations (several other floors are already "done" and eventually the whole building will be modernized)

[Cyrus]

I guess it is really modernizing to have escalators that work... though the article doesn't actually say that, maybe they will be glassy and shiny and still not be working

 

I wonder how many millions they have invested in them... they always have the CNIM guys with one or two escalators roped off working inside...

 

What is the problem, the wires were under specification and the breakers trip? But sometimes they conk out with only a few people on them and not a "traffic jam". It would be really nice to have a speed boost on the escalators too, we are young people we can handle it and it would cut down on the congestion at certain times of day (4 PM for example). For 4 PM they could even take the 2-4 floor escalator and run it backwards like a reversible lane on a road bridge, since only like 5 people are going up and 500 are trying to go down...

 

Maybe too they will add down escalators on the 10/11/12... you can get in, but not out

Modifié 18 septembre 2010 par Cyrus

[Habsfan]

I was at Concordia from 1998 to 2000, and I remember the damn escalators were almost always out of order. This is a good thing!