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CW: Ann Arbor, Bandemer tunnel
Concrete work looks about finished, awaiting lamp posts etc.
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CW: Ann Arbor B2B tunnel; Amtrak
#Amtrak rails over the new pedestrian tunnel have been reconnected and leveled. Confirmed by midday Wolverine eastbound passing by! Very few workers onsite, who I assume are getting rest after the marathon work session.
My realization is that installing the Lake Shore Drive siding switch will probably involve blocking off that road, which they could not do during the parade of vehicles arriving/leaving tunnel job site.
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Now can confirm that the tracks are pulled and excavators are munching away on the railroad berm; spoils are hauled away in a parade of double-trailer trucks. Pedestrians can still gawk for now from the park drive, but not sidewalk.
Amtrak vehicles also buzzing around the Lake Shore Dr. siding but the new switch waiting nearby hasn't moved.
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Today's supposed to be the big day for pulling up the Amtrak rails, and using cranes to plunk the precast tunnel sections into place between Bandemer Park and Huron River Drive. Portable floodlight towers are at the jobsite, so presumably work will continue around the clock until the rails are reconnected, aligned and tamped. https://engage.a2gov.org/barton-bandemer-pedestrian-tunnel
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Plenty of activity and heavy machinery at the Bandemer tunnel project. As a bonus for you rail nerds, Amtrak has staged a bunch of "maintenance of way" (MoW) equipment over by Lakeshore Drive. It looks like they're going to install new siding switch points there—likely on the same day that the rails are closed for the tunnel cut-through?
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Hey Ann Arbor regional people,
There is an open house to hear and comment on the plans for improving US-23 from Plymouth to I-94 on October 21. This is sure to impact the B to B trail under US23. Learn more about the plans and open house here:
#AnnArbor #BicycleCommute #Transit #B2BTrail
Please boost/add appropriate hastags to get this seen by the community.
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Hey Ann Arbor regional people,
There is an open house to hear and comment on the plans for improving US-23 from Plymouth to I-94 on October 21. This is sure to impact the B to B trail under US23. Learn more about the plans and open house here:
#AnnArbor #BicycleCommute #Transit #B2BTrail
Please boost/add appropriate hastags to get this seen by the community.
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Followup on some earlier toots re: Barton Nature Area https://www.a2gov.org/news/pages/article.aspx?i=1087
