superelevation
Active Member
Ah yes, I suppose Vancouver and KL’s new trains are but a figment of my imagination
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EastYorkTTCFan
Senior Member
They won't work on the Scarborough RT without a large amount of work being done on the line first mainly the small tunnel under the stoville line the curve in is too tight for anything other than the mark 1 trains.
drum118
Superstar
That tunnel been the killer since it was first plan and built. If it wasn't for it, the SRT would had been replace long ago. The one year of rebuilding that tunnel been a killer also along with the cost. The cost would been a drop in the bucket compare to what taking place today.
First look at Metrolinx’s tunnel boring machine used on Scarborough Subway Extension
JBR
Active Member
I suppose you know everything there is to know about the infrastructure hurdles and differences between the 2 sets of trains
W. K. Lis
Superstar
W. K. Lis
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robmausser
Senior Member
I'm curious what Metrolinx thinks about all this? I do know that they said RER could be squeezed in even if the RT stays in the Stouffville corridor, but I wonder if they think its worth having a BRT taking up what could be a 3rd and 4th track when a subway is being built just down the road.
nfitz
Superstar
I'm not aware of any plans to build a third track anytime soon - and the BRT is only temporary until the subway opens. Though seems to me the report is written to not build a BRT along the SRT - that it would take 18 months to open after the SRT closes is a big sign (which is odd, given how much of the Gardiner east of the DVP disappeared in the 7 days since it was permanently closed. How long does it take to rip up the tracks, and pave a temporary road - at least to Ellesmere?
Amare
Senior Member
You're comparing apples to oranges here. With the SRT corridor you would have to: rip up the tracks, rip up the electrical components, rip up the trackbed, and demolish the station and associated underground infrastructure amongst other things before you can even think about constructing anything.
There would be a lot more leg work associated with this.
JBR
Active Member
2 year timeline to tear out and pave over the ROW between Kennedy and Ellesmere…..wow!
Just to compare timelines, how long is it taking to tear down the Gardiner…?
Just to compare timelines, how long is it taking to tear down the Gardiner…?
Steve X
Senior Member
They contracted turtle service to do the evaluation and design!
W. K. Lis
Superstar
The usual response by the powers-that-be. Delay, delay, and delay any transit improvements, even sabotage it as much as possible, to appease their automobile gods.
EnviroTO
Senior Member
They probably calculated 2 years of effort for one person, and then left the staffing at one person.
leopetr
Active Member
Are you including paving over in the tear down?
8 years if you take the dates from Waterfront Toronto (2016-2024). Arguably the process started before 2016. 2016 is just when city council chose Hybrid Option 3
2 months if you are only interested in the Logan ramp demolition start to end
City of Toronto and Waterfront Toronto to begin construction of Lake Shore Boulevard East project
News Release August 20, 2021 The City of Toronto and Waterfront Toronto today announced construction details of the planned Lake Shore Boulevard East project, including removal of the Logan Avenue ramp at the most eastern portion of the Gardiner Expressway, as part of both the Gardiner...
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