Recent content by urbancog

Scaffolding removed on the recreated hotel facade. They did a good job.

How many lane kilometres of 400-series highway has the province built since 1990 and how many track-miles of passenger rail? One low-spend year (while waiting for the 413 and Bradford Bypass to start) doesn't redress the poor investment in rail that's occurred under every government.

That's interesting. I think there's currently a line of columns under each of the tracks, echoed in the floor design. Metrolinx wants to change the location of some track to open up wider platforms and it could be a major challenge to structurally reinforce the roof of the concourses to...

This City of Toronto page states that the stations "in development" are: East Harbour, Bloor-Lansdowne, St. Clair-Old Weston. With Finch-Kennedy & King-Liberty deferred due to lack of budget. Other GO stations being built by Metrolinx within the City boundaries are Caledonia (at the...

Here, it looks like they cut a length of the existing rebar out and replaced it with new rebar of similar size, with new sleeves to transfer load between old and new. Presumably they've taken the "coupon" away for destructive tensile strength testing. This would help with estimating the load...

I'm sure you're right, unfortunately. I just think that when we've got 28 lanes (14 each direction) on the combined 401 + 407 that it's time to think about different solutions.

I think this means there's no need for a 2nd platform at Georgetown GO. Hourly trains can pass on the 2-track grade separation, and at Acton, Guelph, & Shantz. Roughly equal distances apart. But there'll be no "slack" in the system, one late train will disrupt the service.

And they've even issued a new RfQQ for engineering and design of Bradford GO Station

If Doug wants to reduce congestion on the 401, he should build proposed rail line 10 in the 2051 rail project assessment, taking 40,000+ car trips off the highway by offering a usable transit route instead of buses along the 407.

The neighbourhood E of the station (between the 3 tracks) is called Junction Triangle, which would make a good choice imho. The new Bloor/Lansdowne station could also be called Bloordale for the settlement name at Bloor && Lansdowne.

The good news is that prep work is underway at Exhibition for tunneling to start - the launch box is complete and the muck handling plant is being installed. The TBM has been delivered to Canada and is being prepared offsite in Durham Region. I imagine the contractor is scheduling work to...

The High-Speed Rail Network Act starts on pg 284 of the pdf (pg 282 of the omnibus Act)

Perhaps because these sections are so close to firm ground it's less expensive to build (quite elaborate) temporary works and poor the whole span than fussing with matched precast units.

"Metrolinx recorded “concern over elevated cutterhead torque and thrust forces experienced during the last 3-4 advances” of the machine. The contractor concluded “a series of repairs and improvements are required to the TBM and that such repairs must be performed in atmospheric conditions.”...

This statement on Kitchener Line Construction Notices page suggests there will be further "adjustment" the following weekend. Another track closure?