[Richard White]

My concern is snow plows are going to destroy them in the winter assuming the material can stand a wide range of temperature swing. If they harden in harsh winter weather or ice builds up on the rail edges, then there is a fear streetcars will derail too. Who knows what road salt will do to them.

In some cases like at Birchmount and Eglinton the road has been raised and there is now a steep incline/decline on either side of the tracks.

It is very much noticeable on the sidewalk too as the bus stop is now below grade. This is because the road was raised up to meet the tracks. Sidewalk plows will have a hard time clearing the area and TTC passengers will have to climb up out of a pit to board a bus.

Snowplows navigating this will have a hell of a time.

All these issues only appeared AFTER the tracks went in.

 

[Aplus23]

Kennedy Station Portal looking west

 

[Richard White]

Kennedy Station Portal looking west

I await the day when this mess will be over and done with. Kennedy and Eglinton is a disaster.

 

[raptor]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1169975798893305857

 

[drum118]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1169975798893305857

I last shot that area on Aug 23, concrete not pour for the rails yet and it was ready except for a small area. That photo say no work has taken place since my last visit when it was that way and waiting splicing of the rail to the road section. They should be on the east side of Pharmacy setting up now with the west side completed

 

[Monarch Butterfly]

I await the day when this mess will be over and done with. Kennedy and Eglinton is a disaster.

Therefore, NEVER do repairwork, upgrades, improvements, nor construction of any kind that will disrupt traffic flow. Not even filling potholes, because they will block traffic in the process.

 

[nstuch]

Therefore, NEVER do repairwork, upgrades, improvements, nor construction of any kind that will disrupt traffic flow. Not even filling potholes, because they will block traffic in the process.

it's the disorderly, mickey mouse approach to the project, lanes randomly ending with no warning, stuff scattered all over the place, the glacial pace of everything with no sense of urgency. Sad that our public infrastructure projects are now approached like they used to be in the developing world, whereas the developing world is able to get stuff done and build impressive stuff quickly.

 

[Steve X]

it's the disorderly, mickey mouse approach to the project, lanes randomly ending with no warning, stuff scattered all over the place, the glacial pace of everything with no sense of urgency. Sad that our public infrastructure projects are now approached like they used to be in the developing world, whereas the developing world is able to get stuff done and build impressive stuff quickly.

This is the P3 approach to the infrastructure construction. They build to see what fits the budget the best while fulfilling all the contract criterias. They just have to finish by a certain date.

Although it looks like a disaster, they really have another full year to do this. There is no rush and thus I don't see why they need to rush this by hiring more people and spending more public funds.

 

[robmausser]

This is the P3 approach to the infrastructure construction. They build to see what fits the budget the best while fulfilling all the contract criteria. They just have to finish by a certain date.

Although it looks like a disaster, they really have another full year to do this. There is no rush and thus I don't see why they need to rush this by hiring more people and spending more public funds.

If its the private P3 consortium fault for the delay, no public funds should be spent. Of course they will always try to blame the government to not have to pay haha..

 

[Steve X]

If its the private P3 consortium fault for the delay, no public funds should be spent. Of course they will always try to blame the government to not have to pay haha..

I mean before ML approved the contract, Crosslinx would have proposed how much it will cost to build the surface section. If ML ask for work to be done quickly (let's say within 3 months), the cost would have been higher upfront. Of course the Libs was trying to keep the project cost as low as possible. So we see what ML brought to us and they are partially to blame for the project scheduling.

 

[Richard White]

it's the disorderly, mickey mouse approach to the project, lanes randomly ending with no warning, stuff scattered all over the place, the glacial pace of everything with no sense of urgency. Sad that our public infrastructure projects are now approached like they used to be in the developing world, whereas the developing world is able to get stuff done and build impressive stuff quickly.

Exactly this. The area in and around Kennedy and Eglinton is a write off. It has been a construction mess for years and is to be avoided like the plague. Repairs are fine but heavy construction is a disaster.

 

[cplchanb]

Therefore, NEVER do repairwork, upgrades, improvements, nor construction of any kind that will disrupt traffic flow. Not even filling potholes, because they will block traffic in the process.

Pain is temporary.....

 

[BurlOak]

Pain is temporary.....

Actually no - the LRT will be in-median and disrupting traffic in perpetuity.

 

[smallspy]

Actually no - the LRT will be in-median and disrupting traffic in perpetuity.

And the loss of buses - running approximately every 3 minutes in their own lane - counts for nothing, of course?

Dan

 

[Heller94]

People in Toronto complain about the lack of public transit and then complain when it actually gets built. Some people just can’t be pleased