What's with the work on Hurontario between the separate ROW section?
That is the area where the elevated ramp is sloping toward Hurontario, where it will cross the southbound lanes to the centre section just south of where the traffic stops today. They are using EPS geofoam blocks where the transmission lines are and don't expect to see it completed until Q2 in 2026.
Does the 2029-2030 timeline include the loop? If so, that's not too bad - it's actually faster than I expected. If it's just for the first phase, then that's really disappointing
That is the real unknown question.
As I have noted in the past, the Burnhamorpe Rd intersection has to be rebuilt for the wye before the line opens, which will take 5-6 months to complete the work unless done on a 7/24 basis with a shorter timeframe. The original plan in 2019-23 was to see the wye built when it came time to do Burnhamorpe, but with the pushback by ML, it forced Mobilinx to work to the T of the contract, starting late 2023, that the wye disappeared because it wasn't in the contract, nor was ML willing to pick up the cost to do it.
Then, when will the loop be built, since it has a major effect on the type of service the line will see? There has been talk about this since day one that the line will be split in two using different headways, with a possibility of a bypass service. Any splitting of the line with no bypass service defeats the conversions from buses to LRVs, with longer travel time than today and keeps people in the cars, especially if they are using GO Cooksville Station
If the wye is built after the line opens, where will the buses come from to replace the LRT service south of Sq One? Mississauga doesn't have enough buses to replace the LRVs without cutting back on service that was added when the LRT opened. The buses for routes 2 and 17 are to be removed from the corridor to beef up routes that need more service, which was supposed to happen in 2024. Route 103 will disappear with those buses being used on route X to deal with the extra distance between the stations to service stops every 400m, along with a few more depending on the headway, which is unknown at this time.
Update
The northbound curb was being pour north of the Mary Fix Creek area, a few days ago, along with the sides for the guideway from Mary Fix Creek to Englewood. They are making good time for the area.
Had a great laugh watching clueless drivers trying to use the closed northbound lanes at the QEW off ramp. At first, I thought they were doing work there, only to see cars turning around and diving out of the open area at the South Service Rd. There had to be over a dozen cars while I waited for the light to turn green.
Saw no Bell crew or hydro working on poles that still need to be removed.
Looks like all the trackwork for the fire station has been poured, with traps covering them up. The driveway could be poured now or will be early next week. They still haven't fixed the north walkway safety issue at the north-east corner of Mineola
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Britannia shelter was being installed when I drove past it, and this leaves Bristol the last station with poles in place for station platforms. The framing is only for about 50% of the shelter that needs to be installed.
Trackwork is placed in the guideway for King St, along with the missing section where the trackwork started south of King St. The trackwork needs alignment and other work before concrete can be poured for it.
View attachment 701077View attachment 701078Taken yesterday while staying at the Comfort Inn at Topflight and Hurontario.
Looks like more trackwork has been dug up to the east of the work that was taking place east of the switches.
