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[Paul Eyres]

Here’s some drive pics of Islington and Kipling stations in the West end future extension

 

[Monarch Butterfly]

Here’s some drive pics of Islington and Kipling stations in the West end future extension

Oh, redacted? Need a FOI to get the photos?

 

[crs1026]

Here's a new video from ML showing the elevated line construction

(not being a construction engineer....) The erection of the pillars seems fairly efficient and straightforward, but I'm struck by the amount of effort and scaffold erection to pour the spans. Is this a normal/preferred technique?

Probably I'm spoiled by the beauty of the more complicated method used to place the pre-cast spans on the Davenport flyover.... is Eglinton West a siimpler/ more ccommon process, or is it extreme?

- Paul

 

[urbancog]

It was concluded, earlier in the thread, that the profile of the bridge changes too many times, as well as curving along Eglinton Ave, for it to make sense to use pre-casting or to attempt balanced cantilever construction (see Westey's post on that in the Ontario Line thread). The cross section of the bridge varies (W to E): 2 isolated bridges, transition, 2-track width bridge, transition, 3-track width bridge, 2 isolated bridges.