GO Transit: Construction Projects (Metrolinx, various)

[Allandale25]

Wonder if this is related to the work GO is doing between Georgetown and Kitchener?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1369348445320974341

 

[SaugeenJunction]

New layover facility for the GO Kitchener Line near Heritage Road in Brampton being planned, see the below tender:

DQQ-2020-CMLE-486:Heritage Layover Project TPAP & Detailed Layover Facility Design

Metrolinx in proposing to expand its facilities along Kitchener Corridor, which runs from Union Station to Kitchener. The new layover will provide additional storage capacity which is required to archive the proposed level of service (two-way all-day service to Mount Pleasant GO, with an opportunity to expand to two-way all-day service at Georgetown) and consolidate the operational needs associated with frequent inner service to optimize operations planning for start and end of service. A preliminary study between Metrolinx and CN identified a need for a new additional south track in the proposed location of the layover. The new track will be design and constructed by Canadian National Railway (CN) within its right-of-way.

 

[Allandale25]

Brampton GO Station parking lot construction update.

 

[crs1026]

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The dissemblative spin in this announcement really triggers me. The improvements being made are valuable and ultimately essential, but they do not advance the “critical path” tasks that are needed to expedite 2WAD to Kitchener. The new signalling and crossovers in Kitchener improve things for both CN and GO, but the passing tracks at Breslau, Guelph, Rockwood, Acton are what is standing in the way of 2WAD, especially the vital early morning departure from Toronto that would enable reverse flow commuting and business travel. Or maybe there’s an impasse somewhere else that prevents that anyways, and it’s all just tiptoeing around that.
In any event, this is spin over substance.

- Paul

 

[Fritter]

Metrolinx announcement;

"We've installed new shelters at the Acton GO Station, learn how we are we are taking one more step towards all day 2 way on the Kitchener line here"

 

[ARG1]

Metrolinx announcement;

"We've installed new shelters at the Acton GO Station, learn how we are we are taking one more step towards all day 2 way on the Kitchener line here"

Link?

 

[EnviroTO]

"We have added an additional waste bin at Guelph Station which will help double our capacity. One more step towards all day 2 way service on the Kitchener Line"

 

[Coolstar]

Link?

It's a joke.

 

[salsa]

"We have added an additional waste bin at Guelph Station which will help double our capacity. One more step towards all day 2 way service on the Kitchener Line"

"This is just one more example of our commitment to delivering the largest ever transit expansion for Ontario families."

 

[Undead]

^You guys jest, but Del Duca would do that lmao

 

[north-of-anything]

^You guys jest, but Del Duca would do that lmao

Next election is going to be a battle of the mundane self-aggrandizing photo-ops between Del Duca and Ford, and the real loser will be democracy.

 

[Northern Light]

^You guys jest, but Del Duca would do that lmao

The waste bin would have to be at the same station where he held a presser for a Tim Horton's Kiosk.

It would be the logical bookend; buy garbage at this kiosk we provided, dispose of it here!

 

[Undead]

The waste bin would have to be at the same station where he held a presser for a Tim Horton's Kiosk.

It would be the logical bookend; buy garbage at this kiosk we provided, dispose of it here!

Now that's what I call a circular economy.

 

[Northern Light]

Now that's what I call a circular economy.

Depending on how the 'food' went down.........it could pass for advancing the cause of 2-way, all-day...........

 

[Allandale25]

New signal bridge picture.

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