ssiguy2
Senior Member
I think it would be a lot more expensive and problem plagued then you think and it will most certainly, regardless of whether it can cut-n-cover or not, be very expensive and time consuming.
I can see the logic of wanting to serve the areas od SouthCore/Waterfront but I think it is a waste of money to do so when there are rail corridors already there. I have always been a big Queen supporter as Queen is the downtowns east/west "main drag". Yet another major peeve I had with that supposed DRL report that the TTC just released which was purely a public relations exercise..................it completely ignored Queen as a potential DRL route. Whether you support Queen or not, it is most certainly one of the most suggested routes for a DRL and to not even consider it is a gross oversight bordering on incompetence.
The other big hurdle for any DRL north of Union is of course trying to tunnel under the University Line. That is where Queen also has an advantage as there is no "secret" underground station on the University line but Osgoode is the only station that actually had an underground interchange in mind when built. There is no roughed in station but all the pipes, wiring, and other underground infrastructure was rearranged and put on one side of Queen in case of such an eventuality. That would cut some costs but would really cut down on time and especially disruption.
Question..........does anyone know how large the platforms are on Lower Queen?
I can see the logic of wanting to serve the areas od SouthCore/Waterfront but I think it is a waste of money to do so when there are rail corridors already there. I have always been a big Queen supporter as Queen is the downtowns east/west "main drag". Yet another major peeve I had with that supposed DRL report that the TTC just released which was purely a public relations exercise..................it completely ignored Queen as a potential DRL route. Whether you support Queen or not, it is most certainly one of the most suggested routes for a DRL and to not even consider it is a gross oversight bordering on incompetence.
The other big hurdle for any DRL north of Union is of course trying to tunnel under the University Line. That is where Queen also has an advantage as there is no "secret" underground station on the University line but Osgoode is the only station that actually had an underground interchange in mind when built. There is no roughed in station but all the pipes, wiring, and other underground infrastructure was rearranged and put on one side of Queen in case of such an eventuality. That would cut some costs but would really cut down on time and especially disruption.
Question..........does anyone know how large the platforms are on Lower Queen?