[NYk Drne]

NYk, the attachments do not open.

Yes correct Vz64, see thumbnails now added.

 

[vz64]

Thanks. Looks like a tricky work to remove the rest of the ramp... Are they done with the base? If so, we can expect a crane-mounting day any time soon

 

[CityPlaceN1]

Looking good.

 

[AD27]

Thanks. Looks like a tricky work to remove the rest of the ramp... Are they done with the base? If so, we can expect a crane-mounting day any time soon

Saturday

 

[vz64]

I like your posts, AD27! Not many words, zero redundancy, 100% information.

 

[yyzer]

I like your posts, AD27! Not many words, zero redundancy, 100% information.

Indeed...welcome to the forum, AD27!

 

[NYk Drne]

Saturday

Could you tell us AD if the whole of the ramp is to come down, or if it is just being re-arranged?

There appears to be no workers at the bottom of the excavation now--how will they access the site of the crane base?

Correction 16-02: The ramp is not being removed; just realigned.

The road down has been re-directed so that vehicles descending the ramp exit to the east rather than the west. The previous layout had vehicles arriving directly at the base for the crane. The new alignment brings a vehicle or equipment moving down well to the east of the crane base.

Answers come to those who wait.

 

[vz64]

As promised by AD27, the crane mounting is under way! I'll post a couple of pictures soon.

 

[vz64]

OK, the crane is up! Here are some snapshots of the timeline:

Yonge-Sheppard will never look the same soon:

 

[Mongo]

Has anybody ever counted how many cranes are active in Toronto?

I had heard years ago, before the Crash, that Dubai had 1/4 of all the active cranes in the world. Obviously, Toronto is not close to that, but the number must be in the hundreds at least.

 

[innsertnamehere]

i remember hearing that 15% of all cranes were in dubai.. you might be right though about the 1/4. toronto probably has like 1%.

 

[vz64]

...

There appears to be no workers at the bottom of the excavation now--how will they access the site of the crane base?
...
Answers come to those who wait.

The service stairs were installed last week:

AD27, any news on added floors?

 

[jivey80]

March 2 2012

Not a very good pic, but I do see workers in the pit everyday, haven't actually been close enough to see what they're doing though.

 

[NYk Drne]

March 2 2012

Not a very good pic, but I do see workers in the pit everyday, haven't actually been close enough to see what they're doing though.

They have been working around the crane base and on more water that is collecting near the north wall and the southwest corner (not visable in the picture).

Also the ramp has been re-structured again and the north gate that was blocked off is now re-opened for vehicle traffic.

 

[vz64]

So, they haven't started working on the foundation yet? How about crane?