Toronto CIBC SQUARE | 241.39m | 50s | Hines | WilkinsonEyre

[UtakataNoAnnex]

Any idea on why they used such a long set of straps for this heavy beam lift?

Is the crane a few tons within its lifting limit?

Say 4 cables at 4lbs/ft ~100’? = 1 ton of cable weight saved for the lift?
Edit. ~200’=2tons.

I can’t think of any other reason. Anyone?

...it's lifting something into place from a terrifying height near its footing as opposed to nearer the top. That alone will make it harder to gauge where that beam is supposed to go....but that probably doesn't answer your question though. So I am going to go with sway dampening here. That is, it acts a deterrent from poking holes into expensive glass or workers if it gets hit with a gust wind when lifting the thing into place.

 

[Bibi L]

Progress on the bridge.

 

[GenerationLee]

Yesterday:
Hows this? @Bibi L @Johnny Au (Oh and I might've used your jetpack, you'll see later*)

 

[dannyboii]

 

[Northern Light]

My contribution for August 10th, 2024 - from a distance: (south linear park - btw Bathurst and Spadina)

From in front of the Farm Boy at Queen's Quay Centre:

 

[toronstruction]

August 10

 

[SkylineHorizons]

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Nice shot, now walk the plank!

 

[UtakataNoAnnex]

...wait, someone else is using the smirking cat emoji!

 

[Natika33]

My pics from yesterday. We were around Queen's Quai & Farm Boy too, so I wonder if I passed Northern Light without realising!

From Love Park:

Approaching Union on Bay Street:

From beside Union:

 

[flonicky]

 

[skycandy]

 

[Undead]

Face reveal!

 

[skycandy]

Face reveal!

(Nope!). (But it might appear to be. And note, I'm not directly in front of the reflective glass judging by the angles).

 

[reinventingthewheel]

Face reveal!

I thought so too but the angles don’t make sense unless the photo was very cropped.

 

[Bibi L]

Camera is facing too low, while the image itself appears to be facing up.