Allandale25
Senior Member
Cool video of the new platform.
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Bordercollie
Senior Member
Do we know what the hold up is with this line opening? Eglinton station is almost filled in. Can't they do testing on the line without the station being "ready"?
Bordercollie
Senior Member
If Douggie and his friends can figure out how to make his friends rich developing on the protected Greenbelt they can wave a magic wand and make the flood plan dissolved. If there is money to make it can be done, if there is a will there is a way..
Next thing you know the flood plain is re-asessed and turns out it's no longer a flood plain. Tada you can build all the condos you want.
drum118
Superstar
pmacpherson68
New Member
Has anyone noticed on the orange canopy right above the entrances to crosstown stations that there’s an annoying reflection of the signage above (eg. Leaside) when its lit and seen at eye level? I don’t think its something that could have been anticipated from the design alone, but once you see it, you can’t unsee it. Maybe its nit picking, but I don’t think so… a bit disappointing as I generally like the look of the stations. I will try to post a pic of it tomorrow.
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cplchanb
Senior Member
Not surprised at the incompetent CM of this debacle, but still extremely disappointed.
Whoevers responsible cannot be hired back for the next project
smallspy
Senior Member
Eglinton is no where close to being "almost filled in".
They are doing lots of testing already, but you can't test elevators and escalators and fire alarms if they're not installed/wired up.
Dan
Allandale25
Senior Member
UTer @JasonParis quoted in this.
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www.thestar.com
This Eglinton LRT stop is being ripped up before it has even opened. Here’s why
The problem will take a month of construction to fix and is the latest in a long series of delays surrounding the province’s light rail transit project.
Northern Light
Superstar
Good Clip, I've extracted a couple of stills:
Observations. Flooring mostly (but not entirely) complete.
I assume the column in the second shot will have some sort of cladding/build-out.
Ceilings unfinished.
No permanent lighting yet, though wiring for same seems to be in place.
KevinT
Active Member
Waterloo's ION had a few station platforms broken up and re-poured ahead of opening as well. If I recall correctly, it's because the platform edges weren't the correct distance from the tracks. Different cause, similar result.
smallspy
Senior Member
A friend of mine who is an operator on the subway sent me a photo a couple of days ago.
I wonder if the video was taken earlier, as his photo shows most of the columns clad, the flooring done, and much of the permanent lighting in place although not yet turned on.
The current rumour is that the platform extension will open on May 8th.
Dan
cplchanb
Senior Member
Well what ever the reason is, its a result in poor coordination amongst the trades/disciplines. They've had more than enough opportunities measure 5 times to cut once yet they still manage to bungle it up. Then again ML has some of the most complicated communications scheme out there. Even a simple question must be RFIed formally, whereas anywhere else you can just pick up the phone and get a 5min answer tight there..
Allandale25
Senior Member
Jane2021
New Member
sacred
Active Member
How will this affect the current southern end of the platform? Will the train just stop very far away from the south end? The elevator’s proximity to the southern wall prohibits putting up another wall.
In the PM I like going to the southernmost end because it’s much less crowded than the northern part (and doesn’t require three pedestrian crossings to access)…