Nov 23-30
Long
Time has been tight the past 10 days as well this coming week that caused me to have a backlog for the corridor as well posting. Been able to find some time to do some shooting with me having seem the full corridor from end to end this weekend as very sections this past week driving.
As I stated in the past things are changing weekly, daily and hourly with some hourly this Sunday.
Photos will follow later that were shot from the 27-30 with other up on my site before then.
Brampton
Storm water, waterline and other utilities have been burying for the new turning lanes at Steeles south=east corner with more to be done. Crew working the area on Sunday.
Did not see any changes for rest of the corridor to Ray Lawson,
Stakes for the pouring the curb for the new guideway have been places for it with the string line still to be install. Drilling and placing of the rebar caisson for the OS poles support taking place. A small crew working in the guideway.
Had a quick look at the northbound lanes for the 407 bridge and cannot see why it still not open other than the ends of the guideway. The guideway expansion still needs to be done as well pouring of the concrete on both ends where the road starts.
Topflight
The guideway is staked to have the curb pour for it as well the base is ready to have concrete pour for it. Cord drilling for the OS caisson.
Work still taking place on Topflight for track replacement east of the switches with no work started on the saw cut areas.
Corridor
No change for the crossover area that is still not poured.
Crew working on the northbound track at the pad area south of Derry.
Excavator sitting in the southbound guideway and digging it up at Admiral. All the southbound rails have been removed from Admiral to Skyway now compared to a short section earlier this past week.
The hourly change took place from the time I drove by the Skyway intersection heading north that still needs forms removed the allow the gap area between the track and the road. Heading south I saw police light at Skyway and ended up parking to have a look. Crew were removing the tarps off the intersection and were going to start work on the gap to allow paving to take place on Monday or Tuesday. The intersection was scheduled to reopen on Dec 2nd.
Tarp over World Dr intersection and no idea if the base concrete has been poured to anchor the tracks in place. Topcoat of concrete is still needed if the tracks have been poured in place.
Finally have a close look at the Hwy 401 overpass with most od the track in place north of the Hwy 401 eastbound off ramp to south of the north expansion joint. There are more tracks to be installed from the expansion joint to the westbound off ramp.
Nothing new from the Hwy 401 to the elevated ramp area.
Lot more form EPS geofoam blocks on site now in different sizes. Sommerer form blocks have been place for the ramp.
Trackwork still nor completed from Sq One Dr to Robert Speck.
Trackwork from Robert Speck to Brunhamthorpe is now poured in place.
Trackwork still not completed from Burnhamthorpe to Mathew Gates.
Trackwork from Matthew Gates to Central Pkwy has been splice and ready for final alignment and to be pour in place.
Fairview intersection is seeing nightly work staring Dec 1 starting at 8:00 pm and no idea.
Hillcrest Intersection saw a major concrete pour last Saturday with crew placing rail and ties in the guideway Sunday. This is another hourly change as there was no one on site going south but police and crew on site heading north.
No change from Hillcrest to King St.
Major concrete pour taking place this Saturday for the guideway base at King St.
The substation has been installed on Dundas with no paving of the hydro vault area.
Having a close look at the Queensway area, I saw the track crew working on the northbound track for final positioning of it to allow formwork to be place on Monday. Concrete will be pour this week for the northbound track with the possibility of concrete been pour by the weekend for the fire station driveway. The driveway will be open the week of December 8. Once that is done the temporary fire station lane will be dug up to allow the completion of the guideway.
Looks like they are close to paving the area on the south-west corner where hydro work was bury.
No changes for the North service Rd.
Nothing new for the South Service Rd other than no police vehicle there compared to one sitting southbound in the new northbound lane with lights on.
South Service Rd to PC Station
Bell been on site this past week working on the wires for the southbound close lane.
This week finally saw the removal of some of the hydro poles with all removed south of Mineola to where the guideway will swing from the centre to the side with 6 more to be remove south of that swing area.
Two-three poles have been removed north of the Mineola intersection with the rest still need to be remove. Excavation for the new east sidewalk and the new northbound lane with a pedestrian sidewalk in the curb lane. Sadly, no signs up telling pedestrian that there is no pedestrian sidewalk at the Mineola corner and to use it they will have to walk in live traffic if they want to use it as the rest is torn up. There is a pay duty office parked there with flashers on and saying nothing to a few people that waled that area.
The lack of permits is being stated why some work hasn’t happen before now.
Asphalt sidewalk has been paved for the west sidewalk where the Mary Fix Creek sound barrier is to allow that area to be open at some point once they pour the guideway curb. Duct banks being installed in the centre of the guideway from Englewood to the swing area.
All the OS poles foundation are in place in the guideway from the swing area to the station but not cap.
Until this week, no east hydro poles have been removed.
No changes to the PC station entrance since some glazing was installed over a week ago.
I don’t know if the fabricator that did Derry Shelter is still doing the rest, but Orion is doing the erection now in place of the company crew, Lots of missing pieces and incomplete. Derry still the same as of January 2024.
It been stated all 27 LRV’s are now at the OMSF but the yard say no.
With the change or possible change for the loop along with the comment of the mayor, 2029-2030 is now becoming the opening date for the line and not surprised. With the amount of intersection work still to be done along with the trackwork replacement, 2028 was the new timeframe for the line to be open was becoming more the opening date than late 2027 I was using.
