GO Transit: Construction Projects (Metrolinx, various)

[cplchanb]

There were 2 or 3 workers south of Bloor, removing one of the "sculptures" when I went by on the GO train today.

I wonder if the work is sequenced that loosely, such that a single task like removing the sculpture means everything else is paused.

ML will blame any delay on the contractor. My main objection to their project method is that they have succeeded in a seamless blame deflection strategy. Nothing sticks to ML.

- Paul

tbf the contractor will stretch out their work as much as possible to maximise on their OT pay. its a lose lose for everyone. i wonder how ML does their contracts. is it a fixed price or cost plus? it really looks like the latter based on how the contractors are working or in this case not working.

 

[rbt]

tbf the contractor will stretch out their work as much as possible to maximise on their OT pay. its a lose lose for everyone. i wonder how ML does their contracts. is it a fixed price or cost plus? it really looks like the latter based on how the contractors are working or in this case not working.

Davenport Diamond is $175M fixed price contract, but that's really only true if the facts of the tender are correct (soil is what Metrolinx says it will be, work-space and times Metrolinx says will be available are actually available, etc.)

 

[cplchanb]

Davenport Diamond is $175M fixed price contract, but that's really only true if the facts of the tender are correct (soil is what Metrolinx says it will be, work-space and times Metrolinx says will be available are actually available, etc.)

Who are the Construction Managers for this job then? Seems to me they employed those who got Cs at management school.

 

[rbt]

Who are the Construction Managers for this job then? Seems to me they employed those who got Cs at management school.

Sorry, ignore my previous comment. I think I had the wrong project.

 

[ProjectEnd]

By Friday, not a single thing had moved:

 

[cplchanb]

By Friday, not a single thing had moved:

In the high rise construction industry, work stoppages like this usually means the project is in big trouble or there's a major incident....

 

[W. K. Lis]

In the high rise construction industry, work stoppages like this usually means the project is in big trouble or there's a major incident....

Or things are winding down.

 

[urbancog]

While I agree it's disconcerting that no work is currently happing at this location, it's a long, linear, project and perhaps the crews are working elsewhere:

Taken from: https://assets.metrolinx.com/image/...track_virtual_engagement_september_8_2022.pdf

 

[Metroscapes]

I went for a walk along the Oakville Sub on Sunday, and was surprised to find the old Queensway bridge still in place. I thought filling this in was in the contract to replace the Humber bridge?

 

[sche]

Guelph Central, today:

 

[drum118]

March 7
Uploaded last night the shots I took that day for Confederation Station work, but here are some of them

CN Mainline swing to the GO Track area

 

[Northern Light]

Just a couple of pics of the LSE corridor works taken from the Main Street bridge on April 6th, 2023:

(excuse the larger file size, I'm playing some new photo editing software and working out the kinks)

 

[SaugeenJunction]

West Harbour tie in track update:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1645436507719626753

 

[Northern Light]

West Harbour tie in track update:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1645436507719626753

Full Credit to 'Justin' whose Tweet is linked above, I will bring those images forward:

 

[Krypto98]

Full Credit to 'Justin' whose Tweet is linked above, I will bring those images forward:

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I can't ride a go train anymore without automatically saying "yellow for the rule 43!"... I'm officially nuts