drum118
Superstar
Oct 23
More up on my site
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jmi22
Active Member
New article up on the line: https://urbantoronto.ca/news/2025/10/construction-planning-plodding-along-hurontario-lrt.59681
drum118
Superstar
Oct 27
Took a run to Topflight today before going elsewhere,
Excavateion still taking place where the line will exit/enter Hurontario
Crew working on the 401 overpass with all tarps removed.
Courtney Park Drive Intersection will open this week as its ready now in place of Nov 4th. A few hundred feet of rail has been removed north Courtney Park mainly both rails for both track with a short single track at the begining.
Formwork removed from the planter restraining walls for Derry Station from the platform to Derry. Northbound platform edges have been installed with work on the southbound to be next.
Crew doing formwork for the crossover between Kingsway and Topflight.
Depending on what type of welding or work is needed for a diamond part of the northbound curve, concrete could be pour on Tuesday for the curve track. Wednesday could see concrete pour on both side of the curve track to have the intersection fully pour and possible open over the weekend. There were 3 crews looking at an engineering drawing for that diamond with about 18 personal on site, A small section of road to be pour by the driveway
Some work is needed at the bus driveway and hard to say if it will be done to open the northbound lanes or later on. Rest of the road to the bridge and the 407 ramp is ready to be open.
Did not take a look at the 407 bridge but sump pump pouring concrete for the bridge gideway.
More up on my site
Took a run to Topflight today before going elsewhere,
Excavateion still taking place where the line will exit/enter Hurontario
Crew working on the 401 overpass with all tarps removed.
Courtney Park Drive Intersection will open this week as its ready now in place of Nov 4th. A few hundred feet of rail has been removed north Courtney Park mainly both rails for both track with a short single track at the begining.
Formwork removed from the planter restraining walls for Derry Station from the platform to Derry. Northbound platform edges have been installed with work on the southbound to be next.
Crew doing formwork for the crossover between Kingsway and Topflight.
Depending on what type of welding or work is needed for a diamond part of the northbound curve, concrete could be pour on Tuesday for the curve track. Wednesday could see concrete pour on both side of the curve track to have the intersection fully pour and possible open over the weekend. There were 3 crews looking at an engineering drawing for that diamond with about 18 personal on site, A small section of road to be pour by the driveway
Some work is needed at the bus driveway and hard to say if it will be done to open the northbound lanes or later on. Rest of the road to the bridge and the 407 ramp is ready to be open.
Did not take a look at the 407 bridge but sump pump pouring concrete for the bridge gideway.
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Tim MacDonald
Senior Member
Only got a few frames captured before a technical fault caused me to interrupt the flight.
Allandale25
Senior Member
^ realize it would have come with an extra cost, but it's too bad they couldn't have kept the elevated portion going a little further to avoid this intersection in the south and same for a north. Unless it would be too close to stations for the grade the LRVs can handle.
nfitz
Superstar
A little further? Damn near doubles it!
drum118
Superstar
Impossible due to height different. There is a slope starting north of the Rathburn overpass and it is about 5-10 feet above grade at the south south of Rathburn. That is not high enough to give 15 feet clearnce going over Hurontario and Sq One Drive to allow trucks under it. You need to start the slope to grade at Sq One Dr that will require to tear out the Robert Speck Station and build a new one on the south side of the intersection as well change the left turn lanes on both side of the intersection.
Vortex112
New Member
It’s too bad they couldn’t have kept the elevated portion going a little further, like 10km to the north and 8km to the south to avoid some more intersections.
drum118
Superstar
There isn't a section from the 403 to the south side of Fairview that has enough room to put in a ramp.
This is what the south end looked like in 2023 for Rathhburn where the bridge stop and the ramp begins. I have a better shot somewhere with the ramp in place.. This shot clearly shows its impossible to elevate the line to Hurontarion due to lack of height clearance. To get the height clearances you need to start at the 403 off ramp with the first peir on Hurontario on the south side of Rathburn Huronrario bridge, You now have 3 elevated stations requiring 2 elevators to the platform as well stairs.
Dan416
Senior Member
Just a couple pics I took during my daily constitutional.
drum118
Superstar
November 02
@Dan416 have you looked at the guideway between Central Pkwy and Burnhamthprpe lately??
I saw it today on the 103 from John St and it took me by surprised as rail laying in the guideway from CP to Elm. Ties been installed betweem Elm and Matthew Gates with steel mats sitting between Matthew Gates and Burnhamthrope.
A lot of changes in the last week to the last month from John St to Steeles and will post more in a 3 part posting later.
Major paving taking place tonight for the Hwy 407 eastbound, westbound off and on ramp with bpth the eastbound and westbound off ramps close today as crews were working on them. There is paving plan for the southbound lane where light poles have been relocated in Brampton..
Working on the photos now.
@Dan416 have you looked at the guideway between Central Pkwy and Burnhamthprpe lately??
I saw it today on the 103 from John St and it took me by surprised as rail laying in the guideway from CP to Elm. Ties been installed betweem Elm and Matthew Gates with steel mats sitting between Matthew Gates and Burnhamthrope.
A lot of changes in the last week to the last month from John St to Steeles and will post more in a 3 part posting later.
Major paving taking place tonight for the Hwy 407 eastbound, westbound off and on ramp with bpth the eastbound and westbound off ramps close today as crews were working on them. There is paving plan for the southbound lane where light poles have been relocated in Brampton..
Working on the photos now.
Dan416
Senior Member
I did but deemed it not far along enough worthy of a picture. From my bedroom I noticed but from far away it looks like they've done more than they have up close.
drum118
Superstar
Nov 02
Part 1
Brampton
They have finally finished the utility work in the northbound lane north of Ray Lawson that the curb is now poured for that block with the road partly paved for the hole and waiting paving between the road and curb. The bus stop was moved north of the area, It will be interesting to see if they open the northbound lanes from the 407 bridge to Country Court as everything is ready to do so as well put the Ray Lawson stop back in ite original location.
The light poles have been relocated out of the southbound lanes south of Ray Lawson with curb in place and the road ready for paving Sunday night or this week. A couple of spots for the northbound lane have new curb replaced with crews cleaning up both sides of Main St work area. No idea if paving is required for the northnound lane.
Looks like they plan to shift the westside sidewalk by the westbound ramp to the 407 to allow renuilding the ramp new location.
All curb work for the 407 westbound off ramp has been rebuilt with most of the paving missing since the ramp was close so paving could take place Sunday night.
From what I could see, the westbound ramp was open with the new one ready to be open. There is still a scetion of curb work as well road work where the existi westbound on ramp is to be done after the new one onpens.
Both ends of the 407 guideway barrier walls need to be form and pour with traffic too busy as well work crew on site to get a look at the guideway.
The eastbound ramp to the 407 was closed as crews were working on it so paving could take place Sunday night for it and Hurontario now all the curb work is done. Don't know if they plan on opening the new northbound lanes on Monday after the paving was done or this coming week or two as it is ready. Therre was no closure signs up for the 407 eastbound ramp at all.
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Part 1
Brampton
They have finally finished the utility work in the northbound lane north of Ray Lawson that the curb is now poured for that block with the road partly paved for the hole and waiting paving between the road and curb. The bus stop was moved north of the area, It will be interesting to see if they open the northbound lanes from the 407 bridge to Country Court as everything is ready to do so as well put the Ray Lawson stop back in ite original location.
The light poles have been relocated out of the southbound lanes south of Ray Lawson with curb in place and the road ready for paving Sunday night or this week. A couple of spots for the northbound lane have new curb replaced with crews cleaning up both sides of Main St work area. No idea if paving is required for the northnound lane.
Looks like they plan to shift the westside sidewalk by the westbound ramp to the 407 to allow renuilding the ramp new location.
All curb work for the 407 westbound off ramp has been rebuilt with most of the paving missing since the ramp was close so paving could take place Sunday night.
From what I could see, the westbound ramp was open with the new one ready to be open. There is still a scetion of curb work as well road work where the existi westbound on ramp is to be done after the new one onpens.
Both ends of the 407 guideway barrier walls need to be form and pour with traffic too busy as well work crew on site to get a look at the guideway.
The eastbound ramp to the 407 was closed as crews were working on it so paving could take place Sunday night for it and Hurontario now all the curb work is done. Don't know if they plan on opening the new northbound lanes on Monday after the paving was done or this coming week or two as it is ready. Therre was no closure signs up for the 407 eastbound ramp at all.
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drum118
Superstar
Nov 02
Part 2
After 6+ months closed, Topfight is about to open either this week or next week. What every work that had to be fixed last Monday either delay the pouring of the remaining concrete for the intersection or pouring took longer as it was all trap off on Sunday. A small section on Topflight Road has to be fill in and as wel paving the area between the track and the road on the northside as the southside is paved. A small section of trackwork and the switch to Topflight still needs to see concrete as it is out of the traffic area that will be block off anyway to allow the building of the guideway from the intersection to the 407 bridge.
Concrete curb has been poured for the bus driveway with a steel plate over it to allow buses to get to Hurontario. It was done in two phase by the looks of things with paving taking place this week.
All the trackwork for the crossover is finally ready for the remaining areas where concrete has to be pour. A small section of the southbond track has had rail removed north of the crossover for gauge issues.
Once Topflight opens, Kingsway intersection will be close at an unknown date to rebuilt the intersection.
The crane is gone from Derry Station that was been used to installed the northbound platform edge with the south end section now removed as well no southbound work done. Waterproof material been added to the planter retraining wall where the ramp will go.
I fail to note in part one that once the northbound lanes are open between Ray Lawson and the 407 bridge, guideway work can get underway. North of Ray Lawson not ready for guideway work yet.
One thing i have noticed between the rails in place and the rails being installed now that Fishplate with a bolt joining the 2 plates together at the splice point has a larger gap than the ones that had a plate on both sides of a small gap with c clamps on both sides of the splice area.
Haven't looked at the OMSF trackwork is sometime and will have a look at it the next time I am the area but expect to see what I can see completed.
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Part 2
After 6+ months closed, Topfight is about to open either this week or next week. What every work that had to be fixed last Monday either delay the pouring of the remaining concrete for the intersection or pouring took longer as it was all trap off on Sunday. A small section on Topflight Road has to be fill in and as wel paving the area between the track and the road on the northside as the southside is paved. A small section of trackwork and the switch to Topflight still needs to see concrete as it is out of the traffic area that will be block off anyway to allow the building of the guideway from the intersection to the 407 bridge.
Concrete curb has been poured for the bus driveway with a steel plate over it to allow buses to get to Hurontario. It was done in two phase by the looks of things with paving taking place this week.
All the trackwork for the crossover is finally ready for the remaining areas where concrete has to be pour. A small section of the southbond track has had rail removed north of the crossover for gauge issues.
Once Topflight opens, Kingsway intersection will be close at an unknown date to rebuilt the intersection.
The crane is gone from Derry Station that was been used to installed the northbound platform edge with the south end section now removed as well no southbound work done. Waterproof material been added to the planter retraining wall where the ramp will go.
I fail to note in part one that once the northbound lanes are open between Ray Lawson and the 407 bridge, guideway work can get underway. North of Ray Lawson not ready for guideway work yet.
One thing i have noticed between the rails in place and the rails being installed now that Fishplate with a bolt joining the 2 plates together at the splice point has a larger gap than the ones that had a plate on both sides of a small gap with c clamps on both sides of the splice area.
Haven't looked at the OMSF trackwork is sometime and will have a look at it the next time I am the area but expect to see what I can see completed.
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drum118
Superstar
Nov 02
Part 3
Derry to the 401
More track work has taken place on the 401 overpass and need to get some shots of it as the bus shots not that great.
Courtney Park intersection was open as expected ahead of the Nov 4th date and no idea when it open. I need to check my photos for the intersection to see if the bullnose protection ror the crosswalk was built before the rebuilt or not as they are being built now.
I missed the building of Courtney Park station shelter as I only shot the intersection from the north side after getting of the bus and fail to noticed the work until I pass it on the southbound bus. Did not see anyone working on the shelter on Monday nor did I looked close at the station.
Decided to walked to the next bus stop as I had time to look at the raili area where the rails were removed between the two intersections. Removal of the rails are differnt between the 2 tracks location but a few 100' feet rof rail gone.
Signs up for the closure of Skyway intersection starting November 3rd to December 2nd. As I walked to Skyway, I notice a few small section of rail removed for track issue but what got me was the missing concrete to encase the rails for the northbound track for the future Skyway station as the southbound was encased. I cannot recalled if it was encased or not when I last walked the area in 2024 and will dig at a future date to see what I shot in 2024 or how I miss it. The temporary sidwalk for Skyway will not be ready for Monday intersection closure.
Since no bus insite and was only going to Derry on it in the first place, I continue walking to Derry and have a look at a few other location I have been planning on looking at.
A few more areas where rails have been remved for track issue. Got a close looked a the pad area south of Derry with no idea why it is there than for allowing X to turm with not curb cut to gain acess to it. The Northbound track has been rebuilt for track issues and waiting to be encase in concrete. Southbound was encased. The curbs have been rebuild with a cutout for a ramp. This is the only pad I have seen for the line so far and cannot think why it is there in the first place..
I made it to Derry just as the 17 was departing.
401
Pad area waiting concrete
Sidewalk not built for Monday closure
Future Skyway Station
You can see the shelter roof is in place/
Part 3
Derry to the 401
More track work has taken place on the 401 overpass and need to get some shots of it as the bus shots not that great.
Courtney Park intersection was open as expected ahead of the Nov 4th date and no idea when it open. I need to check my photos for the intersection to see if the bullnose protection ror the crosswalk was built before the rebuilt or not as they are being built now.
I missed the building of Courtney Park station shelter as I only shot the intersection from the north side after getting of the bus and fail to noticed the work until I pass it on the southbound bus. Did not see anyone working on the shelter on Monday nor did I looked close at the station.
Decided to walked to the next bus stop as I had time to look at the raili area where the rails were removed between the two intersections. Removal of the rails are differnt between the 2 tracks location but a few 100' feet rof rail gone.
Signs up for the closure of Skyway intersection starting November 3rd to December 2nd. As I walked to Skyway, I notice a few small section of rail removed for track issue but what got me was the missing concrete to encase the rails for the northbound track for the future Skyway station as the southbound was encased. I cannot recalled if it was encased or not when I last walked the area in 2024 and will dig at a future date to see what I shot in 2024 or how I miss it. The temporary sidwalk for Skyway will not be ready for Monday intersection closure.
Since no bus insite and was only going to Derry on it in the first place, I continue walking to Derry and have a look at a few other location I have been planning on looking at.
A few more areas where rails have been remved for track issue. Got a close looked a the pad area south of Derry with no idea why it is there than for allowing X to turm with not curb cut to gain acess to it. The Northbound track has been rebuilt for track issues and waiting to be encase in concrete. Southbound was encased. The curbs have been rebuild with a cutout for a ramp. This is the only pad I have seen for the line so far and cannot think why it is there in the first place..
I made it to Derry just as the 17 was departing.
401
Pad area waiting concrete
Sidewalk not built for Monday closure
Future Skyway Station
You can see the shelter roof is in place/
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