GO Transit: Construction Projects (Metrolinx, various)

[reaperexpress]

I'm a little doubtful that two ~50 metre stretches of asphalt will remove the need for 1,000 parking spaces, but ok..

Like most things, the need is likely both.

Furthermore, it looks like the remaining surface parking lot on the northwest quadrant of the site is designed to be easily severed and redeveloped:

Old site plan, but I think that northwest quadrant is still accurate to what they're building.

Once GO starts running frequent all-day service, the demand for that site will probably increase even further, so it's possible that Metrolinx is just sitting on it until they can flip it for a good price. The overflow lot on the north side of Sheppard across from Rouge Hill station also comes to mind as a good proposition for Metrolinx to sell off for redevelopment.

 

[11th]

Most likely just like the one for Bramalea GO station and waiting for the rest of the parking lot to be built before it can be open. Then it may have to wait to open until the station is hand over to ML. Since ridership is way down at this time, there is enough parking for the areas that still has parking on it. The structure may open or just the surface section when it come time to finish rebuilding the last remaining area of parking.

Only have to look at Cooksville structure to say it is a parking palace structure and show how much money is wasted on cars, not the riders. ML have the largest parking lot system in NA and keep growing with these structures as they are built.



From what I have seen of other stations being rebuilt, all existing track on ML lines are seeing concrete ties in place of wooden one and no reason it will not happen here. If you are see concrete ties now along with wood, its a sure sign the wooden ones will be replace with concrete.

That garage at Cooksville is certainly the most prominent building in the neighbourhood, especially at night.
Friend of mine thought it was some mega shopping centre/entertainment complex.

 

[ARG1]

The pedestrian tunnel - as with the one at Maple - was installed 3 years ago. You can see the tunnel accesses quite clearly from the train, they are about 100+ feet north of the pedestrian bridge.

None of the various designs shown indicated direct pedestrian access to the platforms from Rutherford Rd., and I would be very surprised to see it done here.

Dan

Side note, but where is the pedestrian tunnel in Maple? I have looked around there and the only thing even resembling a tunnel entrance is some portable building 50 or so meters east of the main station building. There is absolutely nothing on the west side

 

[reaperexpress]

Side note, but where is the pedestrian tunnel in Maple? I have looked around there and the only thing even resembling a tunnel entrance is some portable building 50 or so meters east of the main station building. There is absolutely nothing on the west side

They didn't build any entrances. They just buried the tunnel segment itself.

You can see where it was buried based on the fresh pavement and little posts sticking out of the ground in my May 2017 update on the Barrie line construction.

 

[Woodbridge_Heights]

I'm a little doubtful that two ~50 metre stretches of asphalt will remove the need for 1,000 parking spaces, but ok..

Like most things, the need is likely both.

Without knowing where the parked cars originate from it's hard to know if this will work. So I agree with you.

 

[generalcanada]

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rearrangement of the GO tracks starting in september wonder if theyre going to do the 4th track in theese 3 years

 

[Voltz]

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rearrangement of the GO tracks starting in september wonder if theyre going to do the 4th track in theese 3 years

No mention of constructing the Scarborough Junction grade separation? Or was that actually cancelled like was rumored a while ago?

 

[Allandale25]

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rearrangement of the GO tracks starting in september wonder if theyre going to do the 4th track in theese 3 years

I assume they will also be doing the small shifting of tracks just west of the Don River. Source:

Lower Don Bridge and Don Yard Early Works Components​

No mention of constructing the Scarborough Junction grade separation? Or was that actually cancelled like was rumored a while ago?

I think it was more than a rumour. The CEO confirmed it in a video interview with @Reecemartin

 

[generalcanada]

maybe theyre doing the bridge first but in a year starting work on the LSE corridor further east

 

[crs1026]

No mention of constructing the Scarborough Junction grade separation? Or was that actually cancelled like was rumored a while ago?

It was semi-officially canned, but I can’t recall where I saw the quote from (iirc) Phil Verster.

- Paul

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

They really need to proofread their materials - F. G. Garinder Expressway?

AoD

 

[Garuda]

They really need to proofread their materials - F. G. Garinder Expressway?

AoD

Maybe there’s a super secret Garinder Expressway in the sky we don’t know about?

 

[Allandale25]

It was semi-officially canned, but I can’t recall where I saw the quote from (iirc) Phil Verster.

- Paul

 

[KevinT]

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rearrangement of the GO tracks starting in september wonder if theyre going to do the 4th track in theese 3 years

Ouch. Necessary evil, but that's really going to hurt for Via.

 

[Nomad_87]

Snowmelt system being installed at Rutherford GO