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Deadpool X said:
In that case, it makes sense to quote a previous post or give a reference. Someone may have read the last page a day before and they might be following more than a hundred threads. It's good to share context so that people can relate.
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The last post related to W.K Lis's is jmi22's two posts above his on the same page. Missing that is on you.

Have a good night
 
Apologies if I missed posts on this, but what is the current status of the Pearson connection from the terminal station? IIRC, express buses were proposed.
 
Therion said:
Apologies if I missed posts on this, but what is the current status of the Pearson connection from the terminal station? IIRC, express buses were proposed.
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It's back to 15 min service most of the day. They repaired the issue a couple of weeks back that caused the service to be replaced by buses.
 

Temporary Bus Stop Relocation at Scarlett Road and Eglinton Avenue West Intersection​


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Scheduled start: mid-March 2023 – mid-April 2023​


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Road realignment and extraction shaft construction update​

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What is happening?

The road realignment of Eglinton Avenue West, just west of Scarlett Road, will be completed in April 2023. Crews will reopen the newly constructed traffic lanes, pedestrian sidewalk and the ramp to the pedestrian bridge.

With this work on the south side of Eglinton now complete, construction of the extraction shaft will begin on the north side of the newly realigned traffic lanes.

The extraction shaft is where the tunnel boring machines will be dismantled and removed from the ground once tunnelling is complete. The shaft is also the portal for where the vehicles go between the underground and aboveground sections of the line.

This phase of construction is anticipated to complete in fall 2023.
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The Richview Road driveway is currently scheduled to remain open for residents during this construction.
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Three lanes will be open to traffic on Eglinton Avenue West between the pedestrian bridge and Scarlett Road: two lanes eastbound and one lane westbound.

Turning movement at Scarlett Road and Eglinton Avenue West will remain the same.

Bus stop #73 at the northwest corner of Scarlett Road and Eglinton Avenue West will be temporarily relocated 90 metres north.

The sidewalk on the north side of Eglinton Avenue West will be temporarily closed between the pedestrian bridge and Scarlett Road. Pedestrians are advised to use the south sidewalk on Eglinton Avenue West as an alternate path.
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Removal of eight street trees along Eglinton Avenue West (east of Jane Street)​


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In early April, crews will be removing eight street trees, as well as pruning trees and vegetation, along the south side of Eglinton Avenue West, east of Jane Street.

These removals are needed to accommodate construction of a new south side cycle track and TTC bus bay to facilitate increased connectivity along the corridor.

Our Vegetation Guideline specifies how many trees need to be planted when any one tree is removed, ranging from 1 to 50 new trees based on the size and location of the tree being removed. On average, our practice is to plant at least three trees for every single tree removed as we build more transit across the Greater Golden Horseshoe.
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does anyone recall if they used that kind of "fill excavate fill" pit on the TYSSE or Crosstown? First time I can remember seeing that technique.

Also - funny to me still that Eglinton West is supposed to be the last of the major subway projects to open but yet is clearly the furthest ahead in construction.
 
innsertnamehere said:
does anyone recall if they used that kind of "fill excavate fill" pit on the TYSSE or Crosstown? First time I can remember seeing that technique.

Also - funny to me still that Eglinton West is supposed to be the last of the major subway projects to open but yet is clearly the furthest ahead in construction.
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Goes to show how effective “folks folks folks” is at building subways.
 
innsertnamehere said:
Also - funny to me still that Eglinton West is supposed to be the last of the major subway projects to open but yet is clearly the furthest ahead in construction.
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If you scroll up about a thousand pages, you will find that the original tunnelling for the Crosstown went off pretty smoothly also. The tunnel is not the complicated part of the project…. the stations are.

The west extension is a lot simpler than the main Crosstown project - no TbM extractions or re-insertions, no older subway lines to underpin - and I’m optimistic that it will proceed smoothly. But one might ask whether the engineering design is ready for shovels in the ground. The project has been paced for quick completion, which means that anything that is overlooked or discovered will have less slack to eat up.

- Paul
 
Transportfan said:
What's the circular excavation for?
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The semi circular pit? It's for tunnel spoil to be dumped - allowing it to settle and water to be removed / dry out slightly - before trucks haul it away as clean fill.

The semi circular shape allows for continuous tunnelling - so one segment of the pit can be filled with tunnel spoil (that's the long arm connected to the tunnel mouth), another segment is settling and another segment is being emptied by diggers. It also allows the filing of the pit to take place in a more uniform way.
 
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