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[A 6264]

'Scuse me for being a "tree hugger". Here's how the trees were "protected" at Don Mills and Eglinton during line 5 construction.
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I have to make a follow-up to my post with pictures of the great tree cutting of 2016. In these more recent pictures, the sidewalk has been moved, a turning lane on Don Mills was removed, and that's where the sidewalk is now. Eventually, they did plant some new trees, now between the sidewalk and the road. Here is a picture captured from Google Earth in June 2025, just 7 months ago.

Please ignore the silly no-right-turn sign (if that's what it is???), it was temporary and not applicable at the time, and rather than cover it up, they just turned the pole around to make it face the wrong way!
Anyway, it's all very nice. Let's see how well those trees are doing today.

THEY DUNNIT AGAIN!!!
If it were not for the snow banks, you would be able to see a new line of stumps all down the road.
And in case you notice some red fences further down the street, let's check them.

They are indeed tree protection zones, but they have no trees. Are trees going in? Have they already been taken out? Did they just put up fences, then decided to have no trees? Sorry, I don't know, I'll have to wait for snow to melt to check further.
I have my doubts the trees removed, will ever come back. The reason for their removal, both times, is probably that the elevated OL track is going right there. And the reason they planted new trees and removed them, is they keep changing their minds as to exactly where the track will be placed. I presume they changed their minds again recently. We wouldn't want trees beside the elevated tracks, with their branches reaching over, and making the trains scrape past them.

Speaking of which, does anyone remember the spot on the Bloor Subway between High Park and Runnymede, where the trains used to scrape against hanging tree branches as they went through the tunnel entrance? I took the picture below in 2014, though at that time the trees were trimmed, but getting ready to grow back, as if trying to form a veil over the entrance, if it weren't for passing trains giving them an auto-trim. Eventually they just removed the traes entirely, I believe.

 

[officedweller]

I have my doubts the trees removed, will ever come back. The reason for their removal, both times, is probably that the elevated OL track is going right there. And the reason they planted new trees and removed them, is they keep changing their minds as to exactly where the track will be placed. I presume they changed their minds again recently. We wouldn't want trees beside the elevated tracks, with their branches reaching over, and making the trains scrape past them.

Depends on the height of the guideway, distance from it and the species of trees.
They can put shorter ornamental trees like crabapples or pears etc. that won't get very tall.

 

[A 6264]

Depends on the height of the guideway, distance from it and the species of trees.
They can put shorter ornamental trees like crabapples or pears etc. that won't get very tall.

Bring me... a shrubbery!

 

[kotsy]

Girder installation @ the bridge over Logan Ave is complete. At first I thought they didn't finish because of the gap. But after zooming in, it looks like GO and Ontario Line will be treated as two separate bridges, at least with how they're doing the girders.

 

[Aplus23]

Girder installation @ the bridge over Logan Ave is complete. At first I thought they didn't finish because of the gap. But after zooming in, it looks like GO and Ontario Line will be treated as two separate bridges, at least with how they're doing the girders.

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So where exactly will the station be located ?

 

[Smiffy]

There will be one at Queen, and one South of Eastern.

 

[kotsy]

There will be one at Queen, and one South of Eastern.

There will also be one at Gerrard & Carlaw, which will the closet to Logan Ave.

 

[Smiffy]

There will also be one at Gerrard & Carlaw, which will the closet to Logan Ave.

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Yes I completely forgot about that!

 

[kotsy]

Shifting of the first half of the Lower Don Crossing is happening at the end of the month!

 

[generalcanada]

Shifting of the first half of the Lower Don Crossing is happening at the end of the month!

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Yup thats the one. according to the original schedule the west half will be complete by August fully over the don river when another full dvp closure is needed.

 

[ciceror]

 

[Frankietls]

As shown in this video, the excavation is paused at the bottom of piles level which is about one third of the station total depth. The design of the deeper levels is currently in limbo. To avoid delaying the TBM lauch which is a major milestones set in the contract, they plan to stop the TBM at Osgoode shaft once it gets there for a half journey maintenance check before continuing with the assumption that Queen design issue is resolved and excavation is finished by that time.

 

[therockiesman]

As shown in this video, the excavation is paused at the bottom of piles level which is about one third of the station total depth. The design of the deeper levels is currently in limbo. To avoid delaying the TBM lauch which is a major milestones set in the contract, they plan to stop the TBM at Osgoode shaft once it gets there for a half journey maintenance check before continuing with the assumption that Queen design issue is resolved and excavation is finished by that time.

Have they disclosed why the design is in limbo? Does it have anything to do with the soil condition?

 

[crs1026]

Have they disclosed why the design is in limbo? Does it have anything to do with the soil condition?

They have reached the rock level, so it's not soil condition.

- Paul

 

[mburrrrr]

They have reached the rock level, so it's not soil condition.

- Paul

Didn’t the Bay on the Richmond side have issues with the building stability when street work was taking place 5-10 years ago? Maybe that was inside info at the time.