nfitz
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Let's hope not. Didn't they fire two consecutive contractors because of how poorly that project was going?
Toronto Bloor-Yonge Station Capacity Enhancement | ?m | ?s | TTC | AECOM
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EastYorkTTCFan
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I meant once they actually started with what we currently have.
Amare
Senior Member
There's no concrete timeline. They dont have full funding in place to convert the line.
M II A II R II K
Senior Member
It's been said that the Line 2 extension would put Line 2 at capacity so hopefully they can ATC it before then.
Richard White
Senior Member
Given that the extension is already being constructed and no mention of ATC conversion has happened I doubt it.
More than likely the line will open with traditonal signals. It is worth nothing that those signals will be 64 years old when the extension opens.
afransen
Senior Member
Why should that be, if it's mostly just replacing the SRT that already just funneled people into Line 2?
nfitz
Superstar
Because Line 2 was near capacity already, and the SRT was a bottleneck. A significant reduction in travel time will surely increase ridership.
There's ATC and Ontario line (at least between Pape and Yonge) will both serve to alleviate the pressure. But if neither is available until after Line 2 opens, then it could get interesting. The second platform at Yonge would help a bit if that station becomes a bottleneck, but that could also not be open then either.
Northern Light
Superstar
New tender out for Demolition of 4 buildings related to this project:
Northern Light
Superstar
RFQ out for the big contract:
waterloowarrior
Senior Member
Funding secured...
www.canada.ca
Capacity improvements coming to Bloor-Yonge Station - Canada.ca
Toronto, Ontario, December 9, 2022—Today, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada and Minister of Finance; the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities; the Honourable Caroline Mulroney, Ontario’s Minister of...
nfitz
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Funding secured...
Capacity improvements coming to Bloor-Yonge Station - Canada.ca
Toronto, Ontario, December 9, 2022—Today, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada and Minister of Finance; the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities; the Honourable Caroline Mulroney, Ontario’s Minister of...
Wow, only about 3½ years since François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities; along with Jean Yip, Member of Parliament for Scarborough–Agincourt; the Honourable Caroline Mulroney, Ontario Minister of Transportation; the Honourable Kinga Surma, Associate Minister of Transportation (GTA); the Honourable Laurie Scott, Ontario Minister of Infrastructure; John Tory, Mayor of the City of Toronto; and Jaye Robinson had a big press conference to announce the feds announced they were committing $1 billion to this and SmartTrack.
Getting Torontonians Moving: Making Crucial Investments in Public Transit - Canada.ca
Strategic investments in public transit play a key role in supporting efficient, affordable and sustainable transportation services that help Torontonians and their families get to work, school and essential services on time and safely back home at the end of a long day.
W. K. Lis
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W. K. Lis
Superstar
Let me guess. No platform screen doors for Bloor & Yonge station expansion. If someone is pushed or falls on the tracks, just collateral damage. Transit, cycling, and pedestrian safety is low priority in this city.
All hail the almighty automobile.
All hail the almighty automobile.
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dowlingm
Senior Member
PEDs for Line 2 might conflict with a likely timetable for ATO on that line. If the trains can’t stop accurately then not much point.
IIRC some trials were done on line 1 to paint door locations on a few platforms. Wonder how that turned out…
The Line 1 trains at St George do stop where the arrows show they'll be. I haven't had issues with that.
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