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City of Edmonton officials say they have figured out a new way to run Edmonton’s Metro Line LRT if Thales Canada doesn’t meet its new Dec. 4 deadline.

In a report released Thursday afternoon, city officials said Thales Canada proposed that date as its last chance to have the line to NAIT running as designed, restoring full frequency to the original Capital Line. If it makes the deadline, Edmonton officials would then start testing the line, which could last into the new year.

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Thales had originally committed to finish its work in December 2013.

If Thales doesn’t meet the new deadline, city officials say they’ve already hired alternate consultants and figured out a way to use the old signalling system to run the line, restore frequency and even support expansion into the northwest.

That new technique would be able to:

• Return the original line to a five-minute frequency during peak service (Clareview currently misses one train in three to serve the Metro Line);