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Maintenance facility in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

53°29′12″N 113°26′20″W / 53.48667°N 113.43889°W / 53.48667; -113.43889

Edmonton LRT
Legend
CN lines
Clareview Parking Clareview Transit Centre
Alberta Highway 15.svg
Highway 15
50 Street
137 Avenue
D.L. MacDonald Yard
Belvedere Parking Belvedere Transit Centre
CN lines
Alberta Highway 16.svg
Highway 16
Yellowhead Trail
Wayne Gretzky Drive
Blatchford Gate Coliseum Coliseum Transit Centre
NAIT/Blatchford Market 118 Avenue
Kingsway/Royal Alex Transit Centre Kingsway/​Royal Alex CN Spur End
MacEwan Stadium Parking Stadium Transit Centre
102 Street
to Lewis Farms (2028)
 Churchill
Quarters
Central
Bay/Enterprise Square
Tawatinâ Bridge over
North Saskatchewan River
Corona Muttart
Government Centre Transit Centre Government Centre Strathearn
Dudley B. Menzies Bridge over
North Saskatchewan River
 Holyrood
University Transit Centre University Bonnie Doon
Health Sciences/Jubilee Avonmore
McKernan/​Belgravia Mill Creek
Belgravia Road Davies Parking Davies Transit Centre
South Campus/Fort Edmonton Park Transit Centre
South Campus/
Fort Edmonton Park
 75 Street
111 Street southbound lane Gerry Wright OMF
Southgate Transit Centre Southgate Alberta Highway 14.svg
Highway 14
Whitemud Drive
Alberta Highway 2.svg
Highway 2
Whitemud Drive
 Millbourne/​Woodvale
Century Park Transit Centre Century Park Grey Nuns
Mill Woods Mill Woods Transit Centre
Key
Capital Line Valley Line
Metro Line CN tracks

Handicapped/disabled access All stations are accessible

The Gerry Wright Operations and Maintenance Facility (OMF) is the maintenance facility, garage, and operations centre for the light rail transit Valley Line, in the city of Edmonton, Alberta. Located in the Roper industrial area, on the north side of Whitemud Drive, it has housed the light rail vehicles for the Valley Line since 2018.

The Gerry Wright Operations and Maintenance Facility

History

Gerald "Gerry" H. Wright was an associate professor of Community Development and Public Affairs at the University of Alberta from 1972 to 1992. In this position, he became a major proponent for the development of a light rail transit (LRT) system in Edmonton, and played a key role in bringing such a system to the city. He, and others who shared similar views, touted the LRT as an answer to Edmonton's car culture despite facing many opposing views, and he also worked towards the preservation of Edmonton's river valley. Gerry Wright served on numerous city committees, he was a member of city council from 1980 to 1983, and he was named an "Edmontonian of the Century" in 2004, by the city during its centennial celebration. Wright died on March 27, 1996.

See also

References

  1. "Construction Areas – TransEd Valley Line LRT". www.transedlrt.ca. TransEd LRT. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  2. "Construction Project Update: Whitemud & 75th Street". Edmonton Commercial Real Estate. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  3. CBC News (27 July 2018). "The first Valley Line light rail vehicle arrives in Edmonton". CBC News. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  4. ^ Ferchoff, Danielle (1 November 2013). "Gerald "Gerry" H. Wright" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
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