Streetcar Tracks on Adelaide

[turbanplanner]

I'm missing the link to the quote. Perhaps you can relink it?

Was this from council?

The quote was from the star. UT loads EXTREMELY slowly for me and crashes often when logged in, is this affecting anyone else?

Spadina Avenue getting priority bus lanes in bid to ease congestion. Here’s when they’ll open

Work on the dedicated bus lane started Sunday night and continued Monday, a TTC spokesperson said.

www.thestar.com

 

[Van647]

2024-09-16 22:52 Queen St & York St

Over head cables now run all the way from Queen & York to Adelaide & Church St (may not be energized yet)

 

[T3G]

Call me crazy but I really like the spiderweb of wires that comes with our streetcars.

Me too! I think the push to eliminate overhead wires is just another push to sterilize our cities and remove interesting elements from them.

 

[nfitz]

I don't normally wander around Adelaide, west of York or east of Spadina. But walking down Peter the other day I noticed that there's no sign of any overhead yet! I'm sure many here are fully aware of that, and it's been discussed - but it's gone right over my head.

I can see that there's construction delays, etc. But I'm puzzled why in all this time there's been no attempt (that I could see at Peter) to work on the overhead! I assume the plan is that overhead will be restored here? Or will this become another great idea, and half-completed project, that never sees any use?

Spadina Avenue getting priority bus lanes in bid to ease congestion. Here’s when they’ll open

Work on the dedicated bus lane started Sunday night and continued Monday, a TTC spokesperson said.

www.thestar.com

Ah, I see it now (I don't see that it was posted before, in this thread at least). There isn't anything in that Star article that says why it would cost $78,586. And it was done very quickly. I'd assumed it was all done using existing staff - or a standing contract I suppose.

The quote was from the star. UT loads EXTREMELY slowly for me and crashes often when logged in, is this affecting anyone else?

No issues here.

 

[max]

I don't normally wander around Adelaide, west of York or east of Spadina. But walking down Peter the other day I noticed that there's no sign of any overhead yet!

I walked Adelaide from York to Charlotte on Friday and contact wire was present for the entire stretch but it was all tied with strings to hold it up.

 

[DSC]

I don't normally wander around Adelaide, west of York or east of Spadina. But walking down Peter the other day I noticed that there's no sign of any overhead yet! I'm sure many here are fully aware of that, and it's been discussed - but it's gone right over my head.

I can see that there's construction delays, etc. But I'm puzzled why in all this time there's been no attempt (that I could see at Peter) to work on the overhead! I assume the plan is that overhead will be restored here? Or will this become another great idea, and half-completed project, that never sees any use?

Ah, I see it now (I don't see that it was posted before, in this thread at least). There isn't anything in that Star article that says why it would cost $78,586. And it was done very quickly. I'd assumed it was all done using existing staff - or a standing contract I suppose.

No issues here.

Pretty much all the overhead support cables - the ones that run across the street - and the hangers - the things the contact wire hangs from -
were up a couple of weeks ago and they had certainly strung some of the power cables and contact wires.

 

[nfitz]

I walked Adelaide from York to Charlotte on Friday and contact wire was present for the entire stretch but it was all tied with strings to hold it up.

Either that was very quick, or I'm blind. I was there last Tuesday, and I didn't see anything at Peter. And I stopped walking and looked around carefully.

(perhaps I am blind! )

 

[max]

Walked around downtown and had my eyes on all the overhead in the area. Here's what my untrained eye saw on tangent sections:

• Adelaide has all the overhead properly slung from Charlotte to Victoria, only feeder connections seem to be missing
• York has contact wire up from Queen to King, however none is connected to the span wires (which all seemed to be present) and is currently being held up with string
• Richmond, from York to Victoria has no feeders connected, I think these were disconnected a few years ago when the track was rebuilt but never got reactivated

The York Intersections:

• Queen: In progress, nearly done. All curves are in place but a bit of work still needed around contact wire connections
• Richmond: Only tangent wires up along York
• Adelaide: Looked complete

It does seem as if there's a sense of urgency to get this done unlike with past overhead projects (or the current project along Spadina)

 

[DSC]

Walked around downtown and had my eyes on all the overhead in the area. Here's what my untrained eye saw on tangent sections:

• Adelaide has all the overhead properly slung from Charlotte to Victoria, only feeder connections seem to be missing
• York has contact wire up from Queen to King, however none is connected to the span wires (which all seemed to be present) and is currently being held up with string
• Richmond, from York to Victoria has no feeders connected, I think these were disconnected a few years ago when the track was rebuilt but never got reactivated

The York Intersections:

• Queen: In progress, nearly done. All curves are in place but a bit of work still needed around contact wire connections
• Richmond: Only tangent wires up along York
• Adelaide: Looked complete

It does seem as if there's a sense of urgency to get this done unlike with past overhead projects (or the current project along Spadina)

You seriously expected any 'urgency'? If the City/Province had any interest in improving traffic delays they would have finished this diversion track BEFORE they closed Queen Street. As usual it was all 'planned' at the last minute and then got bigged down by the usual utility companies - yes, Toronto Hydro we mean you! At least the City took over most of the work from Metrolinx and did not use Sanscon!

 

[max]

You seriously expected any 'urgency'? If the City/Province had any interest in improving traffic delays they would have finished this diversion track BEFORE they closed Queen Street. As usual it was all 'planned' at the last minute and then got bigged down by the usual utility companies - yes, Toronto Hydro we mean you! At least the City took over most of the work from Metrolinx and did not use Sanscon!

I meant is that there's some urgency NOW...it's been dreadfully slow and if you go back a few pages I'm sure I've made this complaint.

 

[Van647]

2024-09-21 23:07 : overhead wire on Adelaide St

 

[Tunafish13]

 

[DSC]

I understand that the TTC hopes to start diverting the Queen streetcar via Adelaide & Richmond with the October 6 Board period. They are apparently not 100% sure it will all be done but they are hoping 6th or shortly thereafter.

 

[nfitz]

October 6th board must have been locked quite a while ago. Presumably if it's in the schedule, they can start using it when it's ready. And if not ... then we wait.

 

[DSC]

I understand that the TTC hopes to start diverting the Queen streetcar via Adelaide & Richmond with the October 6 Board period. They are apparently not 100% sure it will all be done but they are hoping 6th or shortly thereafter.

As I expected, the TTC are not yet quite ready. Steve Munro notes:

Updated September 27 at 3:20: The TTC advises that although the schedules have been drawn up for a unified 501 Queen car service, the changeover will not take place on October 6, but at a later date. Service details from October 6 until eventual cutover have not yet been announced.