cplchanb
Senior Member
Sooooo. We are at summers end... when will the infamous announcement take place as promised?
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Amare
Senior Member
Verster is taking a play out of Del Duca's playbook, having an announcement for an announcement.
At this point i'm just expecting Finch will open before Eglinton.
max
Active Member
Labour Day is just the unofficial end of summer. The official end is the autumnal equinox, which is September 23rd this year. You'll have to keep waiting.
urbancog
Active Member
The CEOs report at the Metrolinx Board Meeting last week included a statement that indicated they have agreed a set of tasks to complete the remaining work (testing, training and commissioning) with CTS, but that there are too many variables to commit to an exact opening date. The example they gave was that train-the-trainer for TTC driver training was meant to be happening now but CTS weren't able to field the full compliment of LRVs so that has been delayed, impacting the overall schedule.
I tried to locate this in the meeting video but it hasn't been posted on Youtube yet.
nfitz
Superstar
I think it was streamed live.
EastYorkTTCFan
Senior Member
Youtube doesn't put live streams in with regular videos now it has a separate tab for live videos
felix123
Active Member
Does this count as the announcement?
Coolibop
Active Member
Was a date announced? I certainly didn’t hear one…
Verster mentioned that a high-risk issue to the schedule is the testing and commissioning. My guess is that they probably know the (likely conservative) date by now, but are preparing their communications strategy.
Verster mentioned that a high-risk issue to the schedule is the testing and commissioning. My guess is that they probably know the (likely conservative) date by now, but are preparing their communications strategy.
turini2
Active Member
Politicians are too risk averse to attend an announcement about the opening date of a line, just in case it changes - they much prefer to be there on opening day!Are we still expecting the opening date announcement within 20 days?
End of Summer is Friday, September 22, 2023, and we are supposed to find out before that. I wonder whether Doug Ford and Justin Trudeau are going to make the announcement and make it a big hype deal or what exactly they have in store. Maybe Chow and Metrolinx n TTC CEO join too. Should be a star studded affair lol
Opening date of Eglinton Crosstown LRT to be announced by end of summer: Metrolinx CEO
The tentative opening date of the much-delayed Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit (LRT) line will be revealed by the end of the summer, the head of Metrolinx announced Thursday.toronto.ctvnews.ca
I'm still expecting Finch West to beat Crosstown to opening ... or even around the same time of year (spring 2024?)
SaugeenJunction
Senior Member
Could this be the opening date announcement? The surface section of Line 5 would make for good photo ops (location is Scarborough).
Minister Sarkaria to Hold a Press Conference
Richard White
Senior Member
Unless they are saying there are unforeseen technical issues resulting in a closure of the line for redesign.
cplchanb
Senior Member
a couple of tidbits... Yonge/Eglinton station looks close to completion from their photo
also the TTC trainers are being trained now. wonder how long that will take and how long the actual operator trainer program will take.
or it could be an announcement of the commencement of further "studies" for ECT East lol
nfitz
Superstar
When TTC announced the October/November TTC service increases a few weeks ago, they noted that they've pulled the plug on spending for the line until an opening date is set.
That Metrolinx says that training has begun, either is out-of-date, or TTC has now been given an opening date. Which could likely mean tomorrow presser is some kind of announcement.
grammin
Active Member
Was at Sloane last week, chatted with a. worker who confirms the train the trainer program, things are going pretty well and just trying to iron out a few bugs for training and commissioning. Very good sign though to see Crosslinx and TTC employees working together. Make of that what you will.
Was around some of the new entrances at Yonge and Eglinton in the subway and Yonge and Eglinton place. To me, it feels a little ways off yet there, Not years or a anything but not weeks either.
I know that a little fence sitting of me.
Was around some of the new entrances at Yonge and Eglinton in the subway and Yonge and Eglinton place. To me, it feels a little ways off yet there, Not years or a anything but not weeks either.
I know that a little fence sitting of me.
generalcanada
Senior Member
or the sheppard extension? they said they were going to start studies to extend it