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TTC construction, as seen from the top of a crane.

http://torontoist.com/2013/02/spotted-toronto-york-spadina-subway-extension/

SPOTTED BY: Crane operator Glen P.

WHERE: Highway 407 and Jane Street

WHEN: Monday, February 4

 

[innsertnamehere]

Looks like they are assembling a TBMto begin tunnelling.

 

[interchange42]

Vaughan Metropolitan Centre station construction site, falling light, 2014.05.10

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[Markster]

For those who don't know/remember, that building is Expo 1, and the thread is here.

 

[innsertnamehere]

The north crane for Vaughan Metropolitan Centre came down last week, I believe it was for the tail tracks.

 

[CityPlaceN1]

A little bit of progress.

 

[ehlow]

How's the Vaughan "Metropolitan Centre" going? Are there condos or offices under construction near there yet?

I don't go by there often, and I'm assuming Google street view is out of date.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

Well there is the KPMG project at least:

https://www.vaughan.ca/news/Pages/K...Tower-in-the-Vaughan-Metropolitan-Centre.aspx

AoD

 

[innsertnamehere]

Well there is the KPMG project at least:

https://www.vaughan.ca/news/Pages/K...Tower-in-the-Vaughan-Metropolitan-Centre.aspx

AoD

that building has been under construction for far longer than that. It had its crane up in late august IIRC.


Union station second platform is on budget, subway cars on budget, etc. they throw in large contingencies so that they have room to work with.

it is also why I suspect the scarborough subway will not change price much.

Ottawa is using a P3 like Eglinton is it not? those are fairly new in infrastructure investment, the TTC is using the "old" version.

 

[interchange42]

Anyone fancy a visit through the station? Here you go!

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[Northern Light]

Anyone fancy a visit through the station? Here you go!

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Thanks for the tour!

The ground level is the nicest to me, really shows off the structural architecture, and the ceiling treatment is interesting.

The wall finishes in the corridors to the bus terminals look fairly blah to me, they remind me of the Bloor line.

I also really wish we could change two TTC 'standards'.

The basic platform lighting doesn't really appeal to me. If we can go artistic w/distinctive lighting at each station, we should, at least be able to elevate the standard.
My instinctual preference for its ability to fit a variety of styles/looks would be to uplight the platform area, but I'd be open to just a more elegant fixture system that the standard v-shape.

Also, as much discussed, I'm not a big fan of the polished concrete track-side walls. Other systems manage to come up with low-maintenance surfaces that seem a bit more polished and brighter; I'd like to think we could do the same.

 

[someMidTowner]

Unused tour photos, Part 1:

 

[someMidTowner]

Pt2:

 

[marcus_a_j]

Very cool!

 

[stjames2queenwest]

Looks like it's going to be really nice