The Strathearn screech: Edmonton residents ask city to quiet noisy Valley Line LRT trains – Edmonton [Video]

It’s a grinding, screeching noise that echoes into the surrounding neighbourhood all day, every day.

Residents in Bonnie Doon and Strathearn want the City of Edmonton to quiet noise coming from sections of the southeast leg of the Valley Line LRT.

Stormy Sopp lives along 95th Avenue in the Bonnie Doon neighbourhood. Her yard overlooks the LRT as it travels along Connors Road.

She can hear the screech of the train every day as trains come and go.

Since the Valley Line opened in November 2023, the City has received 18 complaints through 311 about the track squealing near Donnell Road, at the top of Connors Hill. Some complaints have been made by the same person.

In a statement, the City of Edmonton writes that the noise caused by the train is within acceptable volumes, “as defined by the Project Agreement and City bylaws.”

The total noise generated by the Valley Line train …