innsertnamehere
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The impact will be huge on the shoulders of Downtown too - getting to places like Liberty Village, Queen West, and the Distillery is going to be comically easy compared to today. Truly a generational project.
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AlbertC
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Here's the Beach Metro's article on this:
Plan to move students from Pape Avenue Junior Public School due to Ontario Line construction to be discussed at TDSB meeting – Beach Metro Community News
Pape Avenue Junior Public School is located at 220 Langley Ave., just north of the railway tracks. The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) will consider
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generalcanada
Senior Member
Ooh lots of fancy details in the pape school CLC's from November
1. https://assets.metrolinx.com/image/...gley_TechnicalMeeting_Nov_2024_FINAL_NC_1.pdf
2. https://assets.metrolinx.com/image/.../Nov_26_2024_Pape-Riverdale_PJPS_CLC_Deck.pdf
Will bring stuff forward then will add some comments as this relates to the gerrard portal area
1. https://assets.metrolinx.com/image/...gley_TechnicalMeeting_Nov_2024_FINAL_NC_1.pdf
2. https://assets.metrolinx.com/image/.../Nov_26_2024_Pape-Riverdale_PJPS_CLC_Deck.pdf
Will bring stuff forward then will add some comments as this relates to the gerrard portal area
generalcanada
Senior Member
That last picture is the reason why those homes were being expropriated. Thats the article that blew up on the news last year
Sounds like MX doesnt want to expropriate the school, but theyre probably going to be forced to anyway
They call it "exclusion zone" but its "expropriation zone" actually
Sounds like MX doesnt want to expropriate the school, but theyre probably going to be forced to anyway
They call it "exclusion zone" but its "expropriation zone" actually
nfitz
Superstar
The school is a lot further away from the subway tunnelling than the houses. It should be fine after work is complete.
Part of this issue is safety (for the students) with all the vehicles, etc., everywhere. Just look at the most recent (August) photo in Google Streetview.
And this is before they launch the TBMs - I hate to think how much truck traffic there's going to be around there.
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generalcanada
Senior Member
The closure of the school yard is a big part of it I think. the exclusion zone
robmausser
Senior Member
Is it just me or does it seem like the Ontario Line project is being better managed than Crosstown? And things are moving more quickly. Whats everyones opinion on this, so far.
Obviously things can change.
Obviously things can change.
cplchanb
Senior Member
there is definitely a degree of lessons learned in this. even the finch lrt is much better managed though for whatever the last 0.5% just cant get get finished so their commissioning team needs to revamp.
stevedean
Active Member
I wouldn't be so quick to claim that.
The early years of The Crosstown seemed to move quite well. The tunnel boring moved along very well and without major issues.
The last few years have been the worst with the building of the stations, and now all these "unknown" deficiencies they've encountered.
nfitz
Superstar
Crosslinx wasn't involved with the early years, of the tunnelling. Those contract terms - especially the first, came from TTC and the City.
Crosslinx didn't have any feet on the ground until the beginning of 2016.
One aspect of this is that the bored tunnels aren't under warranty from Crosslinx, so if there's any integrity issues with them (some of which are now a decade+ old), then that get's into discussions on responsibility.
I do get the impression (so far at least) that the Ontario Line contractor is indeed doing better management than Crosslinx or even the OnCorridor work.
Undead
Senior Member
It's this government's signature, very high profile transit project so of course oversight is going to be much better.
Allandale25
Senior Member
Certainly not an expert but I have to wonder if breaking up the contract into different segments has helped.
nfitz
Superstar
I don't believe it has anything to do with oversight. Perhaps having 5 major contracts (in addition to the separate Exhibition station and Toronto Viaduct expansion projects) does make things run faster. On the other hand it creates 7 different weak links.
Has there been much sign of work for the elevated section between the Don Valley and Science Centre station? I'm not sure how work is going on with the yard/vehicles contract either.
Looking through the 7 contracts - I don't see any indication that the bridge itself is part of any of them. Does anyone know if it's part of one of those packages, or if there's a different package?
PL1
Active Member
I'm hoping to run by there later this week or weekend and will get photos of the WDVC