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  1. tnarduzzi

    Toronto Toronto | Crosstown LRT | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

    Uncertainty re: L3 future and possible L2 to STC maybe?
  2. tnarduzzi

    Toronto Toronto | Crosstown LRT | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

    I was wondering the same thing, the Eg station thread has a bit of an update. Platform shift has apparently been minimized to leave the pocket track. https://urbantoronto.ca/forum/threads/toronto-crosstown-lrt-eglinton-station-m-1s-metrolinx-ibi-group.26480/page-27#post-1898518
  3. tnarduzzi

    Toronto Toronto | Crosstown LRT | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

    Drum do you have any insight what the problems at yonge station are exactly?
  4. tnarduzzi

    Toronto Toronto | Crosstown LRT: Eglinton Station | ?m | 1s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

    Good point. The brown tile might not be platform level at all! It has been a very long time since I was there. But most TTC platforms are terrazzo iirc? My comments are based on assumption that Urban Chairman’s photos are on platform level looking north at the new escalator I circled in this...
  5. tnarduzzi

    Toronto Toronto | Crosstown LRT: Eglinton Station | ?m | 1s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

    The govt and the consortium are now fighting over cost over runs. Reporting of leaked documents back early December confirmed as much. I suspect that they “bite off more than they could chew” with regard to the original designs and then throw the PPP model into the mix and nobody wants to pickup...
  6. tnarduzzi

    Toronto Toronto | Crosstown LRT: Eglinton Station | ?m | 1s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

    Indefinitely delayed seems more than just poor utility locates.
  7. tnarduzzi

    Toronto Toronto | Crosstown LRT: Eglinton Station | ?m | 1s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

    Hopefully those are direct platform to platform to new concourse circulation. Worst case will be routing pax up to existing concourse and then down to new concourse. It always seemed a bit ambitious to me to keep L1 open while also undermining and building the new L5 concourse while also...
  8. tnarduzzi

    Toronto Toronto | Crosstown LRT: Eglinton Station | ?m | 1s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

    Going off the photos posted by urban chaiman above it looks a lot to me like they built passageways north of existing platforms but did not move the platforms themselves. Thats just from looking at those three photos but that escalator appears to have walls on three sides (north east and west)...
  9. tnarduzzi

    Toronto Toronto | Crosstown LRT: Eglinton Station | ?m | 1s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

    That doorway you are looking through is the north wall of the existing Yonge line station box? It looks to me like the northbound platform shift is no longer happening… My long shot guess is that the platform shift not happening is related to the delays. Hope they didn’t have to sacrifice too...
  10. tnarduzzi

    Toronto Toronto | Crosstown LRT: Eglinton Station | ?m | 1s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

    I am starting to think they found Jimmy Hoffa down there
  11. tnarduzzi

    Toronto Toronto | Crosstown LRT: Eglinton Station | ?m | 1s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

    Also, anybody got pics of platform level at Eg on Yonge line? Wasnt the whole platform supposed the shift northwards, hows that going?
  12. tnarduzzi

    Toronto Toronto | Crosstown LRT: Eglinton Station | ?m | 1s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

    Didnt they only just cap off the structural concrete on concourse level? Backfill even started yet? Smh what a boondoggle. Who was the engineering firm who did Yonge—Eg? Cause tbh they kinda #**%@ it big time imo
  13. tnarduzzi

    Toronto Toronto | Crosstown LRT: Eglinton Station | ?m | 1s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

    Those flags are the bump line Warning line system — Temporary demarcation erected to warn workers that they are approaching an unprotected edge. This shall outline an area at least 2 metres from a fall hazard in which work may take place without the use of guardrail or safety net systems to...
  14. tnarduzzi

    Toronto Toronto | Union Station Revitalization | ?m | ?s | City of Toronto | NORR

    The connection to royal york dropped down from union promenade into royal york; from what I remember seeing in plans if that tunnel were to flood, then the hotel concourse would have big problems too! I dont think there were stairs “back up” to royal york.
  15. tnarduzzi

    Toronto Toronto | Union Station Revitalization | ?m | ?s | City of Toronto | NORR

    There is no longer any tunnel to TTC from Union. The lower level of union was added to match at grade to TTC/RBC concourse. There is nothing below this lowest level on Bay side of building (it was formerly mechanical and steam tunnel spaces). On York side of building, north of the food court...
  16. tnarduzzi

    Toronto Toronto | Union Station Revitalization | ?m | ?s | City of Toronto | NORR

    Very well possibly was I… Unfortunately I purged all of my photographs from this thread and elsewhere at request of the authorities, but this writeup by Craig White archived some ofnthe keepers: https://urbantoronto.ca/news/2016/05/construction-update-union-stations-mall-and-bay-concourse The...
  17. tnarduzzi

    Toronto Toronto | Union Station Revitalization | ?m | ?s | City of Toronto | NORR

    It was citation under the trespass act, Union is private property owned by the city. Well within their rights. I was well past the hoardings and way out of my lane. It's all well expired by now so all is good.

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