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QLINE
Track
testing
begins
on
Woodward,
meaningful
construction
to
complete
this
fall
DETROIT
- A
small
motorized
inspection
car
called a
“speeder”
travels
on
Woodward
between
Larned
and
Adams on
Tuesday
as part
of
ongoing
construction
testing
for the
QLINE.
The
speeder
ensures
that the
route is
free of
obstructions
taking
into
account
the
physical
dimensions
of the
vehicle
and
ensures
proper
maintenance
of
traffic.
“Construction
progress
continues
on
schedule,”
said M-1
RAIL
Chief
Operations
Officer
Paul
Childs.
“Speeder
tests
will be
ongoing
over the
next few
weeks,
eventually
covering
the full
6.6 mile
track.
It’s one
of
nearly
1,000
tests
we’ll be
going
through
over the
course
of the
project.”
The
motorized
speeder
is
operated
by a
driver
and will
be
flanked
from
both
ends by
safety
vehicles
and
travel
slowly
along
Woodward.
Motorists,
cyclists
and
pedestrians
are
asked to
keep a
safe
distance
and obey
all
posted
traffic
signs
throughout
testing
and
remaining
construction.
Intermittent
street
closures
will be
in
affect
as part
of the
testing.
M-1 RAIL
continues
to work
closely
with
City of
Detroit
departments
in
preparation
for
construction
completion,
ongoing
testing
and the
start of
passenger
operations
in early
2017.
As part
of that
effort,
courtesy
notices
will be
placed
on
vehicles
impeding
track
access
to
remind
motorists
to avoid
parking
in
roadway
lanes
where
the
QLINE
will
operate.
M-1 RAIL
also
announced
today
the
installation
of
overhead
catenary
wiring
along
the
route
from
Warren
to Ferry
and
Congress
to
Larned.
While
the
lines
are not
yet
active,
the
public
is urged
to treat
the wire
as live.
Additional
testing
will
continue
throughout
the
fall,
including:
• Track
power
and
efficiency
testing
• Track
switch
access
for
emergency
vehicles
•
Electrical
testing
for the
communications
system
and
overhead
catenary
system
•
Traction
power
substation
readiness
• ADA
compliance
QLINE
construction
is
expected
to be
complete
in 2016.
To date,
• Track
installation
is 83%
complete
•
Station
construction
is over
40%
complete
•
Traction
Power
Substations
(the
facilities
that
will
power
the
QLINE)
are
nearly
40%
constructed
•
Overhead
Catenary
System
is 60%
complete
with 85%
of the
poles
installed
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