Toronto Crosstown LRT | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

[Sunnyside]

Would be funny if it wasn't so damn depressing... here we are in November 2024 with ZERO information on when the line will open.

My headcanon being that Eglinton is what’s holding up other projects….

It seems that internally there is a date now, based on the behaviour and messaging we have seen. It’s been a lot of crickets from Metrolinx, but with the Hamilton LRT heading to the RFQ stages, Metrolinx and the contractors may finally have freed up enough internal capacity from Line 5 to shift onto the next LRT project.

Verster didn’t have to go to Hamilton City Hall just to explain they’re doing the RFQ- but he did, and perhaps imparted knowledge as to the when’s and why’s, which again, I attribute largely to other projects.

I also don’t think Ford would target a Spring 2025 election if Lines 5 and 6 weren’t done. Since it’s an early one, election timing should be flexible enough that these line up. Too much to gain if he waits, than to call an election while the mess is unfinished.

Mx is also quite clearly not going to take any chances with an O-Train situation; the line(s) are likely demanded to work flawlessly on day 1. I imagine this justifies the ambiguous timeline.

 

[stevedean]

My headcanon being that Eglinton is what’s holding up other projects….

It seems that internally there is a date now, based on the behaviour and messaging we have seen. It’s been a lot of crickets from Metrolinx, but with the Hamilton LRT heading to the RFQ stages, Metrolinx and the contractors may finally have freed up enough internal capacity from Line 5 to shift onto the next LRT project.

Verster didn’t have to go to Hamilton City Hall just to explain they’re doing the RFQ- but he did, and perhaps imparted knowledge as to the when’s and why’s, which again, I attribute largely to other projects.

I also don’t think Ford would target a Spring 2025 election if Lines 5 and 6 weren’t done. Since it’s an early one, election timing should be flexible enough that these line up. Too much to gain if he waits, than to call an election while the mess is unfinished.

Mx is also quite clearly not going to take any chances with an O-Train situation; the line(s) are likely demanded to work flawlessly on day 1. I imagine this justifies the ambiguous timeline.

While I appreciate your analysis, I'd point out that everything you said is speculative... we are 13 years into a project and don't even have a rough opening date from Metrolinx. It's completely unacceptable on so many levels.

 

[hawc]

Still don't understand why it's a matter of national secrecy as to WHY it's delayed.

 

[APTA-2048]

Still don't understand why it's a matter of national secrecy as to WHY it's delayed.

Probably because it’s potentially embarrassing.

 

[hawc]

Probably because it’s potentially embarrassing.

Like a cracked foundation slab under Yonge Station box?



Word on the street...

 

[stevedean]

Like a cracked foundation slab under Yonge Station box?



Word on the street...

Again with this... where is your proof?

 

[Sunnyside]

While I appreciate your analysis, I'd point out that everything you said is speculative... we are 13 years into a project and don't even have a rough opening date from Metrolinx. It's completely unacceptable on so many levels.

Well, this is moreso in relation to the election. so yes, it is speculative, but we do have a rough idea of where things are; I’m trying to frame this within the political games that are being played anyhow.

The election is a significant point by which Ford will want this line complete, and I’m going as far to say that is worth waiting for. It is based on this assumption that, if an early election is in the cards, then an opening around that time must be too.
I wish I could contribute more about the line in absence of political maneuvers, but since that info doesn’t exist, we have to use politics as a leade where we can.

 

[smallspy]

Like a cracked foundation slab under Yonge Station box?



Word on the street...

Once again.....

It's not.

Dan

 

[hawc]

Me thinks smallspy knows the real reasons for the delays but can't tell.

 

[nfitz]

Once again.....

It's not.

Dan

What about cracked rings?

 

[smallspy]

Me thinks smallspy knows the real reasons for the delays but can't tell.

I can tell you that there are more reasons for the delays than even I know about.

It also appears that the date that I was given/expecting just a few short months ago - late March - has already slid.

What about cracked rings?

Cracked rings are not uncommon and super irritating to deal with, as they lead to water intrusion, but they aren't normally a structural deficiency. I don't know specifically about any cracked ring segments, but they are dealing with water ingress in a couple of spots along the line. But those are pretty normal - they're still dealing with water ingress on the TYSSE 7 years after opening.

Dan

 

[generalcanada]

I can tell you that there are more reasons for the delays than even I know about.

It also appears that the date that I was given/expecting just a few short months ago - late March - has already slid.

Bro thats more info than whats been released in years

 

[A_Faulty5]

Like a cracked foundation slab under Yonge Station box?



Word on the street...

Nope, apparently a sinkhole swallowed up Eglinton station and we just don't know it yet.

Anyway, the wall at Kennedy has been built.

 

[goodcitywhenfinished]

Daoust Lestage Lizotte Stecker creates "kit-of-parts" for Toronto train line

Daoust Lestage Lizotte Stecker has created a modular design system and graphic identity for Toronto's new Eglinton Crosstown light rail train line

www.dezeen.com

Dezeen article with a few new interior shots of stations.

 

[Bojaxs]

"It doesn't make sense to build a subway along Eglinton, because the Golden Mile doesn't have the density/ ridership to warrant it."

Six Towers Ranging 10 to 53 Storeys Proposed on Eglinton East in Golden Mile District | UrbanToronto

Designed by BNKC for Samuel Sarick Ltd, a redevelopment proposal for 1911-1921 Eglinton Avenue East would transform a key site within Scaroborough's Golden Mile, with eight buildings ranging from 10 to 53 storeys, along the Eglinton Line 5 Crosstown LRT.

urbantoronto.ca

This cursed transit line is doomed to suffer the same fate as the Scarborough RT.