Even after the OL was in play, there were suggestions that the Parliament line interline will QQE or have a loop next to it and rejected by TTC.
Even the Kipling line which is on TTC books as well the Queensway extension to Sherway was rejected by TTC as been out of our scoop during the review...
The reason why it wasn't a key part of Waterfront QQE. it was outside our scoop area regardless how many times we requested it and other lines should be in the master planning. A good example of not looking at the big picture for the network. It was raised a few times during the review of the...
Possible opening March 2nd
Here's how much the Gordie Howe bridge is expected to cut into the Ambassador Bridge
Delay in opening Gordie Howe Bridge could cost $7 million weekly
As far as I know, its in designing stage or out to tender for someone to design it. May see a tender in 2027 to build it and open by 2030. Its being design for ebuses with no tenders at this time for them. Once open, buses from the other garages will be shifted there to allow the other garages...
The main players in the consortium are effected as AMICO, BOT and a few others are paid by them and have their risk financially in place.
Look at Mobilinx Website as who is part of the consortium and just notice that PCL is now a delivery partner, No idea for what as I have yet seen any sign of...
People have thought I was out to lunch on timeframe here, elsewhere including city staff over the years, but I rely on my background experience in construction for that timeframe with some out of my scoop background knowledge. I have been wrong on various dates as I am not at Mobilinx meets nor...
Why when they have no connection and outside of WT mandate??
To connect Parliament to QQE is not on TTC radar period. There is no .funding in place for an EA let alone build it beyond 2050 timeframe. It is not in the city master plan nor is the city willing to put things in the 2050-75 plan at...
Feb 17
@Paclo The north tower has lost its crane as it was gone today as I drove by. The south tower could be gone by the end of the month. This leaves 5 tower cranes in the city core at this time.
It cannot be communicated correctly as it still talk only with no directions if the loop will be ready for the mainline open day.. Need to revise the EA for the loop to deal with the extension and then tendering it with construction starting in 2027 with a possibility by end of this year. It...
You mean the line was to open Dec 2024.
The 2025 plan was have all the trackwork completes along with the overhead system by July from the OMSF to Eglinton. Testing was to start in July of the fleet.
The guideway was to be fully built from Eglinton to the QEW for 2025 as well.
Feb 15
Only a...