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Metrolinx says it is closing the Langstaff GO south parking lot. It says it will be blocking pedestrian access from the south parking...

I can't believe it took 50+ years to drum up the political courage to align some traffic lights and put some red paint on the road to...

honestly inaction on any construction of rail infrastructure over the years have probably cost us hundreds of billions in total. Had we...

I take no issue with your overall statement but I would just like to point out that estimates for complete build out place costs at...

Completing the bridge earlier won't make the TBMs bore down Queen street any sooner. It's not on the critical path for this project so...

There have been a lot of good answers that help explain why the railway bridge is how it is, but there's one big reason that no one has...

Would also have accepted this design. :)

Maybe my sarcasm wasn't obvious enough. :p

https://www.metrolinx.com/en/discover/the-story-behind-the-three-bridges-of-the-future-ontario-line

I'd also assume it would be cheaper to construct - unless a full closure of the DVP would be possible for months. I'm not sure why a...

I read that the reason they went with the bridge they did is because it meant no supports were in the Don River, which is better from a...

Well, to be fair, concrete doesn’t cure overnight. The pilings needed to support that widened center pillar might have been extensive...

The tracks predate the DVP, so when the structures over the parkway were built the only thing that might have needed closing would be...

As far as I can tell the new showy arch spans the parkway and river all in one go. The old railway bridge doesn't need an arch because...

Hey I just noticed, how come the GO tracks don't have a big fancy bridge? From an engineering perspective it looks like the big white...