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Toronto Eglinton Line 5 | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

Keesedale made drastic changes in one year time so I don't see how the other stations wouldn't be able to make those same drastic changes as well. Really it's the interchange stations that should have people concerned. Eglinton should be excevated by the end of the year start the process of building up if they wanna stay on time imo.
 
Reecemartin said:
After riding Ottawa's LRT I really do regret the lack of full grade separation, in particular to Science Centre. Perhaps the sections will be split in the future depending on how operations work out . . .
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The LRT in the vicinity of the Science Centre is grade separated.
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From link. The LRT station at Kennedy will also be underground as per link.
 
W. K. Lis said:
The LRT in the vicinity of the Science Centre is grade separated.
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From link. The LRT station at Kennedy will also be underground as per link.
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I'm pretty sure they're referring to the awkward stretch that runs at grade between Laird and Science Centre. I remember Metrolinx thought about cancelling the station there and just run the tunnel all the way to Science Centre, but residents near Sunnybrook weren't fond of the idea.
 
ViveleCanada said:
I'm pretty sure they're referring to the awkward stretch that runs at grade between Laird and Science Centre. I remember Metrolinx thought about cancelling the station there and just run the tunnel all the way to Science Centre, but residents near Sunnybrook weren't fond of the idea.
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It's a case of "be careful of what you wish for, you might get it". They got a stop at Leslie Street, just not on the south side of the roadway, because they didn't ask for it specifically on the south side, just a stop?
 
As long as the passengers aren't exiting and entering from inbound traffic then I don't see the problem. Like the Spadina streetcar you are exiting and boarding from on coming traffic at some stops. On the crosstown you are boarding and exiting to an outdoor station separated from traffic. At the intersections I can see some issues but that can be avoid with signal priority as well
 
As it exists today there is only a single signalized intersection on that surface portion. I don’t imagine it’ll reduce travel times by all that much.
 
It'll just be a minute or two. Even if it's on the south side, speed limit would be restricted to whatever is posted on Eglinton. If the grade separated this section, lack of a station would mean a good 15-20 minute walk uphill in either directions.
 
ViveleCanada said:
I'm pretty sure they're referring to the awkward stretch that runs at grade between Laird and Science Centre. I remember Metrolinx thought about cancelling the station there and just run the tunnel all the way to Science Centre, but residents near Sunnybrook weren't fond of the idea.
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This has been discussed ad nauseum on this thread, and both tunnelling and running the LRT on the south side of eglinton to avoid the intersection and be a completely grade separated section was considered by Metrolinx.

Im paraphrasing but I believe the whole debacle of Rob Ford wanting to tunnel the whole eastern section of the LRT line, along with Toronto Councils reversal led Metrolinx to not want to change any part of the line again. Basically to let sleeping dogs lie, and to get on with it, rather than open up another can of worms. Im trying to fit as many idioms into this sentence as possible as you can see.
 
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