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I'm reliably told that the TBM is stuck and in need of some very time consuming repairs.

@smallspy I had heard that they chose to grind the rails at the surface intersections instead of ripping everything up. How this fares for the long term longevity of the rail itself remains to be seen.

This might be a bit cryptic. I noticed on the Metrolinx TBM tracker site (https://maps.metrolinx.com/arcgis/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=cfb19fbab99a4cc381ddfb533998cc5f) that the Scarborough TBM disappeared about a week or 2 ago. Could be nothing. Could be something.

Not to mention that Wicksteed is also an over height truck detour route for the CP bridge over Millwood.

Looking at the 511 cameras this morning, it looks like the EB express lanes from Winston Churchill to Credit River have officially opened as of this morning. I guess this means all 4 new carriageways are now officially open. However, the HOV lanes on all the new works still appear to be blocked off.

I love that you unintentionally wrote James slow, Paul. Fairly accurate description of the area past that point... I typically travel eastbound through here on weekends from Guelph Line in the late afternoon. It is getting so bad with traffic, that I will go across Campbellville Rd, James Snow...

If the current express/collector setup in Mississauga is any indication, it'll be the cars hogging the left lane doing 95-105... From what I see with the new express/collector setup heading westbound past the 407, all the trucks still seem unaware of the split despite signage indicating the...

Just an update on the Carlton/Church closure provided by the City:

Surprise surprise, Toronto Hydro strikes again... The work at the intersection of Carlton/Church is delayed. Here is the reply I received from the city: I've been watching the progress on one of the city's traffic cameras. Take note of the giant wooden board. That is where the shallow hydro...

There is a small section of Hwy 6 from the 403 to just south of Hamilton Airport that the MTO had added centre line rumble strips a number of years ago. Aside from that stretch, I am not aware of any other provincial highways that have them. I agree that there should be more of them...

Thanks for the detailed replies @smallspy and @duffo . It's good to know that these new capabilities are baked into the line, and also on the TYSSE. But the bigger question will be if the TTC sees fit to operate Line 5 that way. It will hopefully create a paradigm shift in their attitude to...

A question for anyone in the know about the signalling system. Perhaps @smallspy would know this. With ATC/ATO being in the tunneled section, presumably the line will be capable of single track operation, and/or bi-directional running if there had to be a track closure for maintenance or for...

I noticed 2 TTC alerts went out this morning for the 88. I'm not surprised that it wasn't reported online sooner, given the very high volume of alerts I've been receiving this past week. Some alerts seemingly changing status within minutes of being sent. A lot of the smaller streets with on...

Looks like Bay St. is closed from Dundas to Gerrard due to a sewer pipe collapse. https://www.cp24.com/news/portion-of-bay-street-to-remain-closed-for-another-month-due-to-emergency-sewer-repairs-1.5441816 The sinkhole repair at College/Beverley looks to be making progress as well.

Metrolinx doesn't add pictures very often. Which is very disappointing for one of the largest infrastructure projects on Canadian soil in a long time. You would think they would want to show off what they are building in more detail. I once asked the Crosstown media team if they could have...

With the way Queens Quay has been functioning post rebuild, I have a feeling that if grass was used along the PROW, we would be seeing many TTC service alerts like this: "509 Harbourfront/510 Spadina: Streetcars are currently turning back at Spadina/Queens Quay loop due to picnickers blocking...

I emailed the Crosstown team a few weeks ago asking about why the Warden closure was moved up in the schedule and got a pretty standard non-answer from them. I also pointed out to them that the schedule originally posted as part of the Eastern Works Open House has the Warden closure starting...

Having had a chance to ride the LRT today, here are some thoughts. People are indeed very excited for this to finally be running. I'm just as excited for the region to have this wonderful infrastructure, and am disappointed we couldn't have LRT lines like this running all over Toronto by now. A...

Looks like Hwy 407 will be expanding lanes again. This doesn't appear to be a listed project on 407ETR's website. The section between Hwy 401 and Hwy 410 has no left shoulder as the barriers have been moved up against the left lane in both directions. I was quite amused by the "No left shoulder...

This isn't a case of people changing lanes in the intersection. It has been the constant shifting of lanes to and fro through the intersection during different phases of work on the Crosstown, with lines of paint all over the place or nonexistent every time the lanes get shifted. The current...