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salsa said:
What better way to restore confidence in the 2021 opening date than to show off a bunch of "massive excavation sites" that are nowhere close to being finished.
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At any construction site, the foundation is always the slowest. Once the foundation is poured and set, the rest speeds up. Without a good foundation, the rest of the project cannot proceed.
 
W. K. Lis said:
At any construction site, the foundation is always the slowest. Once the foundation is poured and set, the rest speeds up. Without a good foundation, the rest of the project cannot proceed.
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A good bad example is the Tower of Pisa.

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...In 1173, construction began on a white marble bell tower for the cathedral complex in Pisa, located between the Arno and Serchio rivers in Tuscany, central Italy. By the time builders had finished the third of eight planned stories about five years later, the tower’s foundation had begun to settle unevenly on the ground beneath it, a dense mixture of clay, sand and shells. As a result, the structure had begun to tilt visibly toward the south. Shortly after that, war broke out between Pisa and Genoa, another Italian city-state, halting construction for nearly a century. This delay allowed the foundation to settle further, likely prevented the bell tower’s premature collapse.../QUOTE]
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Coolstar said:
Now that looks like it can be finished by 2021?
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DECKING REMOVAL AT SCIENCE CENTRE STATION

DON MILLS ROAD AND EGLINTON AVENUE EAST

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Science Centre Station has advanced to a state to allow the temporary traffic deck to be removed from the roadway. The removal will take place in two stages, the first stage (depicted below) will begin as early as February 7, 2020 and continue for approximately two (2) months. The removal of the decking will improve road surface quality.
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WaitingForGodot said:
whats happening at eglinton and caledonia? standalone parking structure??
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Most of the stations and stops will not have private motor vehicle parking. Mt. Dennis Station's 3500 Eglinton Avenue West building (old Kodak building) will have limited parking spaces for non-transit uses (likely for shipping & delivery for the retail spaces, and handicap). However, there will be bicycle parking spaces, both indoor and outdoor.
 
W. K. Lis said:
Most of the stations and stops will not have private motor vehicle parking. Mt. Dennis Station's 3500 Eglinton Avenue West building (old Kodak building) will have limited parking spaces for non-transit uses (likely for shipping & delivery for the retail spaces, and handicap). However, there will be bicycle parking spaces, both indoor and outdoor.
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I'm looking forward to the ample bicycle parking being afforded at most of the stations being built. I think once the construction is finished and Eglinton Connects is underway, we will see a shift in cycling culture along the corridor.
 
WislaHD said:
I'm looking forward to the ample bicycle parking being afforded at most of the stations being built. I think once the construction is finished and Eglinton Connects is underway, we will see a shift in cycling culture along the corridor.
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...especially given its proximity to the western end of the Beltline Trail.
 
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