[AlvinofDiaspar]

Now THIS is the sexy infrastructure I came to Urban Toronto looking for. Sewer bypasses! I mean, you can see pics of them on all the Toronto Instagram accounts, but I like to find the nitty gritty details too.

Ok sorry /s I couldnt resist.

I don't know about the /s part - it is pretty interesting on its' own right (and arguably more important than yet another mediocre, poorly executed condo project).

AoD

 

[salsa]

Now THIS is the sexy infrastructure I came to Urban Toronto looking for. Sewer bypasses! I mean, you can see pics of them on all the Toronto Instagram accounts, but I like to find the nitty gritty details too.

Ok sorry /s I couldnt resist.

You could even call it a downtown relief line. People wake up, they relieve themselves, and it goes downtown.

 

[achender]

Seems like this area will get more infrastructure installed after the Enbridge project last year.

 

[Northern Light]

Though it is really its own project; I thought I'd put this here; as there is a relationship.

Toronto Water is replacing the main outfall from the Ashbridges Bay Sewage Plant with a new, larger one that will go further out into the Lake.

I took some photos of the Platform today: (April 19, 2021)

 

[44 North]

So under water would they connect the pipes remotely using a machine, or are there divers welding it?

 

[Northern Light]

So under water would they connect the pipes remotely using a machine, or are there divers welding it?

Its under the Lake Bed, being done by a boring machine.

 

[44 North]

Its under the Lake Bed, being done by a boring machine.

Oh I see now. Those pipes are to be the vertical risers connecting into the tunnel that release the effluent. Neat stuff.

From the (aptly named) Hatch site:

Ashbridges Bay Treatment Plant Outfall

Hatch provided engineering consultant services to the City of Toronto to design and construct a new outfall for the Ashbridges Bay Treatment Plant.

www.hatch.com

 

[Northern Light]

As the Globe and Mail continues its series of articles on the health of our ravines..........

The latest covers this project.

Toronto’s natural drainage systems, its ravines, get a makeover

The City of Toronto is spending billions to help the Don River and its tributary, Taylor-Massey Creek, recover from age-old scourges such as combined sewer overflows. Can they be resurrected after centuries of abuse?

www.theglobeandmail.com

Currently non-paywalled.

 

[DSC]

As this seems to have become the default sewer thread (!) this may be of interest: http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgendaItemHistory.do?item=2022.GL29.20

GL29.20

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Ward: 17, 21​

Emergency Non-competitive Contract with AECOM Canada Limited, and Amendment to Purchase Order 6045596 for Repairs to the East Don Sanitary Trunk and Highland Creek Sanitary Trunk Sewers​

 

[44 North]

Are there any Infiltrators any more? Has anyone gone down into these u/c tunnels and taken some cool pics?

I know these types of things shouldn't be advocated *wink wink*. But I'm advocating it lol. They're deep, they're massive, once complete they'll be almost impossible to access. So let's get some people down there to get some pics.

 

[Northern Light]

Are there any Infiltrators any more? Has anyone gone down into these u/c tunnels and taken some cool pics?

I know these types of things shouldn't be advocated *wink wink*. But I'm advocating it lol. They're deep, they're massive, once complete they'll be almost impossible to access. So let's get some people down there to get some pics.

I have not, but the City has.........

All pictures above source from: https://www.toronto.ca/services-pay...aylor-massey-creek-and-inner-harbour-program/

Most recent update, posted at the above link:

 

[rdaner]

Taken 11 February.

 

[DSC]

Taken 11 February.

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This is the access excavation at Eastern @ DVP on-ramp, yes?

 

[rdaner]

This is the access excavation at Eastern @ DVP on-ramp, yes?

Yes

 

[pesto]

The flooding of the Don river trench that's happening between the Riverside parks and Lake Shore Blvd will continue in the years to come during wet weather events like today until the first project phase here is completed, whenever that'll be.

Meantime, lots of poop in the river! The port lands flood protection valley-landforms won't do much to help with this situation upstream from that.