nfitz
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Originally a bridge was shown in Metrolinx's work, but they dodge the question these days, saying that the bridge would not be part of the same contract of whichever small bit they are discussing at any point in time.
Toronto Ontario Line 3 | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx
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kotsy
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kotsy
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Note of interest: Pier D3 for the West Don Crossing has done it's final lift and will be getting it's pier table next.
kotsy
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A 6264
Active Member
I'm surprised to see construction of the elevated track at Thorncliffe is beginning soon. I wish they would start building the track at the north end of the line too, so they can get the most disruptive work in the area out of the way.
kotsy
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More bridge deck has been installed over the future Broadview extension at East Harbour Station, filling in the gap between first two sections.
Aplus23
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what's going on here, a streetcar is going to terminate here? is there some sort of loop?
leopetr
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No, the streetcar would run through there.
Monarch Butterfly
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The next streetcar generation should be double-ended. Then we can put in streetcar crossover tracks at East Harbour Station, for streetcar short-turns in the future.
NoahB
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It should. But not sure how that relates to the Ontario Line thread.
Let's revisit the topic in the appropriate thread closer to the streetcar fleet's end of life in 15 years. <3
Monarch Butterfly
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Like when they put in a streetcar platform UNDER the roadway for the Prince Edward Viaduct in 1918, so Bloor Street East could cross over the Don Valley to Broadview. Future preparation. Became useful by the 1960's, forty years later.
A 6264
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Similarly, they built a streetcar platform under Queen Station in the 1950s, and while it was never used for that purpose, it did allow them to put a pedestrian platform-to-platform connection under the tracks, which might have been too costly if there wasn't already a piece of tunnel there.
Also, when Kennedy Station was built, a platform for streetcars was built as a second storey, and was not used for that, but it was used for the Scarborough RT instead. A similar thinking-ahead platform was built at Kipling Station, never used.
I don't know why people complain about posts going off topic if they are kept short. Each reply thus far, including mine I think, has been a legitimate footnote or reply to a question from a preceding post.
TwoWheelPoli
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Took a few photos of the Ontario Line construction while checking out the East Don Trail and Bayview this morning.
GameOnBrad
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And just like that, the old BMW dealership is fenced off...
