Toronto Union Subway Station: Second Platform and Concourse Improvements | ?m | ?s | TTC | IBI Group

[drum118]

That statement doesn't exactly inspire confidence.

I can tell you from first hand dealing on the Waterfront EA and design, TTC and the City try everything they could to kill transit on one side, as well drown grade the whole thing.

With very little funding coming from the city for the Queens Quay first phase of construction, as well Cherry St, TTC will be designing their system as cheap as possible. TTC even rule out grass in the ROW for all kinds of reasons, as it would add to the cost of building it.

WT was a strong backer on both lines, but in the end $$ do the talking with WT being not happy about it.

 

[APTA-2048]

Latest progress of the north wall. Some pillars are taking shape at the west end.

 

[EnviroTO]

I'm a bit confused by the work on the north wall since I had thought that other than esthetic improvements they wouldn't have touched that side but I guess the support for the roof wasn't enough once stairs and supports shift south on the platform.

 

[Tuscani01]

Latest progress of the north wall. Some pillars are taking shape at the west end.

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If you walk further down the platform, all of the rebar is already in place and concrete just needs to be poured to form the pillars.

 

[officedweller]

Yeah, the columns are probably to "stiffen" the station box since the south wall will be moving farther away.

 

[Jonny5]

North Wall as of last night.

 

[Jonny5]

No pictures unfortunately as my battery was dead, but some of the forms have been taken down and the columns are visible.

 

[Michael62]

A couple of fuzzy photos showing the new pillars on the North Wall of the platform

 

[Dan416]

There sure is a lot of them!

 

[drum118]

Feb 02;
The north wall is being reinforce so the box will not flip when the 2nd platform is built.

The southbound signal to the platform has been moved to the platform and crews were working on the new one at the east end yesterday.

 

[p5connex]

So is the idea here, that once the new platform is completed that knock out the walls between these new columns?

 

[Nick.]

So is the idea here, that once the new platform is completed that knock out the walls between these new columns?

no, that wall remains intact. the columns are for additional strength.

 

[nfitz]

no, that wall remains intact. the columns are for additional strength.

Yes. Those columns are all on the north wall. That will still be the edge of the station. It's the south wall that's coming out.

 

[Komiksulo]

What I don't understand is, why use discrete columns instead of just making the whole wall thicker? Seems like a lot of extra fuss-work. Did they need to maintain refuge spaces on the north side?

 

[TheTigerMaster]

I'm a little confused about this project. When this is done will there be two north-eastbound platforms to Finch and two north-westbound platforms to Downsview (so 4 separate platforms), or is the platform just being widened.