[Frankietls]

TBM installation has started inside the portal at Exhibition.
(Not my pic, will be deleted in 24h)
Took it down earlier than planned because someone post it on Reddit

 

[TorontoPotential]

Almost there! One day prior to expected slide into position!

 

[kotsy]

Exhibition updates from today.

North entrance building:

Portal/launch shaft

TBM support area:

 

[eglinton1661]

On the DVP bridge shift: a worker at the site told me it will take 55 hours in total to move the bridge, starting probably after midnight tonight. The exact start time will depend on when the DVP is fully closed.

 

[kotsy]

On the DVP bridge shift: a worker at the site told me it will take 55 hours in total to move the bridge, starting probably after midnight tonight. The exact start time will depend on when the DVP is fully closed.

Thanks for the intel! I'm planning to go at least once tomorrow and once on Sunday to get some shots.

I wonder what speed it will be moved at. I'm expecting/hope Metrolinx will have a time-lapse of the shift. They've done one for smaller stuff like big concrete pours so you would assume this is a no brainer.

Curious thing about the 55 hours... won't that take them to 7am Monday morning? I thought I saw that everything was suppose to re-open at 5AM.

 

[Richard White]

Thanks for the intel! I'm planning to go at least once tomorrow and once on Sunday to get some shots.

I wonder what speed it will be moved at. I'm expecting/hope Metrolinx will have a time-lapse of the shift. They've done one for smaller stuff like big concrete pours so you would assume this is a no brainer.

Curious thing about the 55 hours... won't that take them to 7am Monday morning? I thought I saw that everything was suppose to re-open at 5AM.

Hmm.. watch it go upside down and snarl traffic Monday morning.

 

[crs1026]

it almost kinda sorta looks like there is a 511 camera that might offer a view from the distance, for those watching from home where it’s warm
- Paul

 

[hawc]

I keep trying to figure out if this is EXACTLY one half of the bridge, or whether there will need to be a bit of a middle and then then other half built.

 

[kotsy]

@kotsy will no doubt have a film of the entire move in the next few days, but here are a two shots from 3PM today.

Hate to disappoint but I decided against going off the deep end here for a couple reasons. I'm sure Metrolinx will have a good one

I keep trying to figure out if this is EXACTLY one half of the bridge, or whether there will need to be a bit of a middle and then then other half built.

Its a little less than half. Its missing the crest/middle of the arch.

 

[kotsy]

5:30

 

[hawc]

 

[kotsy]

That move went so much quicker than I was expecting once it got going!

 

[Bojaxs]

Props to all the workers who were out at night working in these frigid temperatures.

Looking at these drone shots, it kills my OCD that the bridge isn't parallel with the railroad bridge beside it.

 

[TorontoPotential]

5:30
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Holy crap it looked like it was full in place last night around 930pm (only 4 hours later) when I drove down Bayview

 

[TorontoPotential]

Yeah same. Tough to look at from above but we will mostly see it from the landscape and it’s gonna be gorgeous