UtakataNoAnnex
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I vote for our racoon friend to be the first to cut said ribbon... <3
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He appears to be of too excitable a disposition and participating in a ribbon cutting might put him (or her?) over the edge.
Traycer
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I must have come by about an hour after you were there. One guy was saying "less than two weeks, for sure". The main roadway over the Cherry St N bridge still needs to be finished, and I can't quite tell how far along they are on the Commissioners St side. This will make a lovely Christmas present, in any case!
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hawc
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Excellent news all around.
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Traycer
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Quick shout out to the crews working on this project! They're always ready with a wave or thumbs up when I ride by. Maybe it's just my imagination, or perhaps the relative lack of controversy on this project, but these crews seem to be the happiest of the bunch I encounter daily downtown. 
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Its funny that you can go from site to site where you have works wanting their photos taken to get out of here as we don't want photos taken of us or the site. I refused to take picture of workers as well try my best not to get them in the photos, but it happens as there is no option other than not shoot what i want to shoot or do it on Sunday/Holiday or a Sat if work is not done that day.
Been asked a number times on this site by workers to have their photo taken.
I see where that truckload of 430 bags was going that was parked on Cherry St Thursday, as the bags where for the cycles path.
The cycles path can open anytime now, but until the concrete for the road is pour, it can't be pave for that small area as well strip. The paving is fixing the issue I saw Thursday where the new net the old that was a rough transfers for cycles.
Been asked a number times on this site by workers to have their photo taken.
I see where that truckload of 430 bags was going that was parked on Cherry St Thursday, as the bags where for the cycles path.
The cycles path can open anytime now, but until the concrete for the road is pour, it can't be pave for that small area as well strip. The paving is fixing the issue I saw Thursday where the new net the old that was a rough transfers for cycles.
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The large cylinders in the distance are not gonna be removed ? Seems outta place in the middle of a nature park
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The large cylinders are the remains of a concrete plant, not sure if they are being preserved as examples of the area's industrial past. The crane a bit further south IS being retained and the still working concrete plant on Polson street remains too.
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As far as I know the former Essroc silos at current Cherry and Villiers (not shown) will be preserved and will remain, as DSC mentioned, "examples of the area's industrial past". As for the Lafarge cement facility in the background ... I am curious to know myself. Will these be demolished after being decommissioned ?
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The Lafarge folk are not keen to move to the "Concrete Campus" at east end of the Ship Channel but I think they will go sooner or later and the whole area south of the Ship Channel will, eventually, be 'redeveloped'. Not sure their silos are of much value (and are newer) but I guess we will see, in a decade or more. SEE: https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2020.CC22.9
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Often with new roads they only lay the base layer in Year 1 and then, after a winter of use, return to lay final layer in the following spring. We shall see if they do this here....
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Ah, makes sense.
Yeah looked at 7:30 this Sunday morning (gate was wide open again) and it looks like first layer of asphalt is down about half way to the bridge on the northern most part where it meets Lakeshore and then it's just poured concrete south of that to the bridge.
So that will need a layer of asphalt still. But no more dirt. And last week it was all dirt.
Progress!
Asphalt at the north end:
Then you can see where it transitions to cement:
Then cement:
By the way, is this sloppy line work or pretty normal?
Yeah looked at 7:30 this Sunday morning (gate was wide open again) and it looks like first layer of asphalt is down about half way to the bridge on the northern most part where it meets Lakeshore and then it's just poured concrete south of that to the bridge.
So that will need a layer of asphalt still. But no more dirt. And last week it was all dirt.
Progress!
Asphalt at the north end:
Then you can see where it transitions to cement:
Then cement:
By the way, is this sloppy line work or pretty normal?
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UtakataNoAnnex
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...I've seen worse. But to be fair, I don't think anyone is expecting a Michelangelo when they do these markings up. They tend to get sorted by the elements anywhoose.
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