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

[smallspy]

There’s definitely work happening underground at Eglinton that wasn’t happening last year. There’s crews visibly working along the street at the open sections almost everyday and machinery moving in and outs beyond station finishing and signage.

Oh absolutely. They are finally backfilling all of the excavation around Yonge and Eglinton now.

But last year, they were forming and pouring concrete into those voids. Only once that was done could they get to the backfilling.

But everywhere else on the line, now, they're doing the final touches, not the intensive construction of earlier in the project. Planting trees, installing the final bits of signage and cleaning the stations are not things that you do while you're still doing electrical work, plumbing, tiling, etc.

Dan

 

[toronto647]

Does anyone know when the Metrolinx announcement will be?

Good News (i.e. Opening Date or Range of Opening Months) - Either Wednesday or Thursday so they can get a news cycle out of it
Bad News (i.e. no opening date or range but rather we are getting closer to opening) - Friday Afternoon right before the weekend so peoples energy turns to the weekend and the legislature is closed on weekends so no questions till things cool down on Monday.

End of Week means Saturday according to the International Standard Week (ISO 8601) so we should find out by Saturday latest unless Metrolinx again delays their announcement.

"The 7-day week is the international standard week (ISO 8601) used by the majority of the world. Almost all countries in North and South America start their week on Sunday. Countries in Europe and Oceania overwhelmingly start on Monday. The world’s most populated continents are split: roughly half the countries in Africa and Asia are on team Sunday, the other on team Monday."

Source: https://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/days/

P.S. the EGLRT Metrolinx site - Project Overview section (youtube video) doesn't work and link is broken. If they can't get this right, how will they get the lrt right.

Eglinton Crosstown LRT

A midtown connection between east and west Toronto with 25 stations along a dedicated route.

www.metrolinx.com

 

[drum118]

Does anyone know when the Metrolinx announcement will be?

Good News (i.e. Opening Date or Range of Opening Months) - Either Wednesday or Thursday so they can get a news cycle out of it
Bad News (i.e. no opening date or range but rather we are getting closer to opening) - Friday Afternoon right before the weekend so peoples energy turns to the weekend and the legislature is closed on weekends so no questions till things cool down on Monday.

End of Week means Saturday according to the International Standard Week (ISO 8601) so we should find out by Saturday latest unless Metrolinx again delays their announcement.

"The 7-day week is the international standard week (ISO 8601) used by the majority of the world. Almost all countries in North and South America start their week on Sunday. Countries in Europe and Oceania overwhelmingly start on Monday. The world’s most populated continents are split: roughly half the countries in Africa and Asia are on team Sunday, the other on team Monday."

Source: https://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/days/

P.S. the EGLRT Metrolinx site - Project Overview section (youtube video) doesn't work and link is broken. If they can't get this right, how will they get the lrt right.

Eglinton Crosstown LRT

A midtown connection between east and west Toronto with 25 stations along a dedicated route.

www.metrolinx.com

I am sure no one here has any date when this line will open and we well know that date when either ML or the Province decide to tell us that great day.

Set back and wait for that announcement like I am along with other and it will be some time in 2024. It may come as a Christmas present.

 

[reinventingthewheel]

Has anyone tried asking construction crews on site what they know? (not about opening but about what’s in the works)

At this rate, seems like the best bet for new information.

 

[Richard White]

Has anyone tried asking construction crews on site what they know? (not about opening but about what’s in the works)

At this rate, seems like the best bet for new information.

They likely only know what they are being told or what they are doing. I doubt they have information beyond what is in front of them.

 

[Allandale25]

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[Richard White]

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Watch it be that there is a major flaw requiring complete redesign.

 

[DirectionNorth]

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The update will probably be something along the lines of "we have no [expletive] clue when this thing will open. Stay tuned for more updates."

 

[Richard White]

The update will probably be something along the lines of "we have no [expletive] clue when this thing will open. Stay tuned for more updates."

Orrrrrrrrrrrrrrr it could be that they met the deadline to open this year. Then again pigs can fly and zombies can roam the earth.

 

[Jago88]

"Sorry we missed our deadline to give an update before the end of Summer but we are happy to say we will have an update by the end of Fall"

 

[Allandale25]

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Apparently it's at 1PM tomorrow.

 

[chrisw]

According to @toronto647, Wednesday announcement means good news.

 

[Richard White]

According to @toronto647, Wednesday announcement means good news.

It depends.. if the service opens up this year the cost savings can't be used to offset the TTC funding issues

 

[littlewill1166]

Wonder if it opens December 17 to match the TYSSE.

 

[Amare]

Wonder if it opens December 17 to match the TYSSE.

I'm sorry but 0.00% chance this thing opens this year.