GO Transit: Construction Projects (Metrolinx, various)

[drum118]

I think some may benefit from an elaboration on that acronym, allow me.

Open Web Steel Joist

The Wikipedia explainer is good:

Open web steel joist - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

A picture from the above:

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Credit: Wikipedia Contributor: Bbxbigben

The gist is a steel frame building using truss and columns and generally distributing weight from the roof to columns (load bearing)

Isn't acronym a great thing??

I have see buildings that are only columns and joist with a different type of joist replacing the beams. The BA Tower is a supper thin building when it was built that took me by surprised when erection started on it. All the original steel for it that was to be built in the 80's made their way to the scrap yard.

 

[ben.thebean1]

Holy smokes, that warehouse has gone up in like a year. August 2023 streetview looks like this:

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I used to drive down Burloak twice a week, and one time I was looking going "what the hell am I looking at here?" well turns out a huge portion of the steel frame had gone up in a matter of days.

Here's the project discussion, I started it with a photo I took (from the passenger seat) while getting off the eastbound QEW at Burloak anfter ONE WEEK of work.
https://urbantoronto.ca/forum/threa...1s-carttera-glenn-piotrowski-architect.37459/

 

[Allandale25]

Infographic posted on Twitter here by the GO Expansion account re West Harbour. Text:

We are getting things done at #WestHarbourGO! Swipe right to see the full map of progress updates and the new CN signal masts, that will support the future pocket track installation and connection.

 

[denfromoakvillemilton]

Infographic posted on Twitter here by the GO Expansion account re West Harbour. Text:



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Almost done!

 

[Northern Light]

GO Capital Projects update to next week's MX Board Mtg:

https://assets.metrolinx.com/image/upload/v1718976412/Documents/Item_17.6_-_Capital_Projects_GO_UP_En.pdf

From the above:

 

[Coolibop]

GO Capital Projects
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Is the return of LSE express trains reliant on packages A through C? I wonder if Metrolinx still communicates they are on track for August reintroduction.

I note that they removed the blog post indicating such (original link)... So perhaps some communication will come soon.

 

[Northern Light]

Is the return of LSE express trains reliant on packages A through C? I wonder if Metrolinx still communicates they are on track for August reintroduction.

I note that they removed the blog post indicating such (original link)... So perhaps some communication will come soon.

No harm in asking them. Don't put in too much effort, message them on FB

 

[nfitz]

Lakeshore East express in August.

They haven't put any of the new spans in along the Ontario subway corridor for them to run on yet.

 

[Coolibop]

No harm in asking them. Don't put in too much effort, message them on FB

Oh... I already asked (email)...

 

[Allandale25]

GO Capital Projects update to next week's MX Board Mtg:

https://assets.metrolinx.com/image/upload/v1718976412/Documents/Item_17.6_-_Capital_Projects_GO_UP_En.pdf

From the above:

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Darn. Was hoping for some Kitchener Line/Halton Sub updates building off of the previous (brief) update.

 

[JJTheJetPln]

Darn. Was hoping for some Kitchener Line/Halton Sub updates building off of the previous (brief) update.

As was I. I'd really like to hear more about what's being done between Guelph / Georgetown, and Georgetown to Mount Pleasant.

 

[JasonParis]

Agree with you 100%. There are things we can do to improve the speed on the southern Richmond Hill Corridor, such as banking the curves.

Today, Oriole (roughly Sheppard) to Union is 34 mins on the RH GO Line. It’s about 26 mins from Sheppard-Yonge to Union via TTC Line 1, and 39 minutes from Line 4 Leslie station to Union via Line 1. Obviously speeding up GO service is important, but new stations at transit deserts like York Mills and Leslie could be served with better RH GO service.

While a faint hope, I still like the possibility of a station being added across the Don from East Harbour too.

 

[PShells]

Is the return of LSE express trains reliant on packages A through C? I wonder if Metrolinx still communicates they are on track for August reintroduction.

I note that they removed the blog post indicating such (original link)... So perhaps some communication will come soon.

I believe the original blog post from 2021 is still online with a different URL https://www.metrolinx.com/en/discover/lakeshore-east-express-trains-paused-for-construction-work

 

[turbanplanner]

Agree with you 100%. There are things we can do to improve the speed on the southern Richmond Hill Corridor, such as banking the curves.

Today, Oriole (roughly Sheppard) to Union is 34 mins on the RH GO Line. It’s about 26 mins from Sheppard-Yonge to Union via TTC Line 1, and 39 minutes from Line 4 Leslie station to Union via Line 1. Obviously speeding up GO service is important, but new stations at transit deserts like York Mills and Leslie could be served with better RH GO service.

Even with the current speeds, if they could up frequency I'd take the slower line every time! It's 1000x a better experience than switching trains and likely taking a bus and probably standing nearly the whole trip

 

[Bojaxs]

Looks like the twin tracking of the Barrie line hasn't gone passed Aurora as of yet. Work has not yet started on any of the crossings north of the station.

June 24, 2024