[Admiral Beez]

whereas the larger machines - like the one used in the subway system - which can do it in one pass, and at a higher travelling speed, too.

While dripping hydraulic fluid and rendering the track unusable.... apparently.

 

[jordanmkasla2009]

While dripping hydraulic fluid and rendering the track unusable.... apparently.

Nah that one was RT-41 the Tie Tamper that was built in 1993

 

[Admiral Beez]

I'm excited to see this development, but why is the southside of Eglinton not being cleared and developed? There's a lot of parking lots and underutilized strip mall layout here.

 

[drum118]

I'm excited to see this development, but why is the southside of Eglinton not being cleared and developed? There's a lot of parking lots and underutilized strip mall layout here.

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Give it time as thing don't happen at once as well some of the developers need to do one side first before the other side if they own the land.

It takes money to make money as well covering the timeframe cost from clearing the land to building X when the pockets are not deep with cash in the first place.

 

[hawc]

I have a bet at the office for $50 that it will open before 2025. I made that bet in the winter of 2023. I hope I'm not about to lose $50!

 

[eglinton1661]

A request filed by Global News for a list of ongoing problems, along with an attempt to view monthly construction progress reports by the contractor building the route, was denied.

Privacy officials with Metrolinx knocked two separate freedom of information requests about the line and claimed releasing the information could cause economic damage to the provincial government and even harm the future safety of the line.

The Metrolinx CEO also promised updates on the Eglinton Crosstown LRT every two months but has held just two briefings between September 2023 and May 2024.

Metrolinx refuses to share progress and problems with Eglinton LRT - Toronto | Globalnews.ca

Metrolinx has rejected two access to information requests from Global News seeking progress reports on the long-delayed Eglinton Crosstown LRT.

globalnews.ca

 

[Admiral Beez]

I have a bet at the office for $50 that it will open before 2025. I made that bet in the winter of 2023. I hope I'm not about to lose $50!

I'm sticking to my 2023 prediction below. Crosstown achieves fully operational service in Apr-May 2025.

Eglinton Line 5 | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

Metrolinx learned in the sense that they couldn't get anyone to use this kind of P3 model with projects with similar levels of complexity - and what they could get through afterwards has a significantly higher price tag than originally envisioned. AoD Also - instead of starting with a P3 LRT...

urbantoronto.ca

 

[Metroscapes]

I'm excited to see this development, but why is the southside of Eglinton not being cleared and developed? There's a lot of parking lots and underutilized strip mall layout here.

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A lot of those lands are industrial employment lands. Some of them could be better used by industrial / commercial operations with better paying jobs for sure, but this is a broad employment zone that should be protected.

I do see the merits of reclaiming some of the commercial plaza parking lots for residential though. SmartCentres is a major player that could do this at large scale, but I don't see them moving fast.

Metrolinx refuses to share progress and problems with Eglinton LRT - Toronto | Globalnews.ca

Metrolinx has rejected two access to information requests from Global News seeking progress reports on the long-delayed Eglinton Crosstown LRT.

globalnews.ca

That sounds like a candidate for appeal to the Info and Privacy Commissioner.

 

[Admiral Beez]

That sounds like a candidate for appeal to the Info and Privacy Commissioner.

Agreed. There's clearly some significant issues.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ontario/comments/1d45vd0/metrolinx_refuses_to_share_progress_and_problems

 

[christiesplits]

Agreed. There's clearly some significant issues.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ontario/comments/1d45vd0/metrolinx_refuses_to_share_progress_and_problems

From the Toronto thread, someone who claims to have a source identifies a number of current issues:

Rails are undersized as a result trains are prone to derailment

Automated system for the trains communicating with the system doesn't work underground

Many stations deleted waterproofing and used xypex concrete additive in areas with a fair amount of ground water. A couple if stations are constantly wet and rusting away

They are not sure how to fix any of these short of massive rework.

 

[Admiral Beez]

Many stations deleted waterproofing and used xypex concrete additive in areas with a fair amount of ground water. A couple if stations are constantly wet and rusting away

This all sounds apocalyptic.

 

[allengeorge]

From the Toronto thread, someone who claims to have a source identifies a number of current issues:

If the stations bit is true…2030. At any rate, that’s wild.

Metrolinx should refuse possession and nail Crosslinx to the wall.

 

[Northern Light]

From the Toronto thread, someone who claims to have a source identifies a number of current issues:

I definitely want to hear from @smallspy on this.

 

[christiesplits]

I definitely want to hear from @smallspy on this.

I would definitely take these rumors with a grain of salt. The first one, that undersized rails were installed, is egregious if true.

 

[picard102]

Lots of speculation on reddit threads about a station being flooded entirely and/or a sinkhole developed at Mt Pleasant. Also the moon landing was fake.