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marcus_a_j said:
The Humber Bay Arch Bridge does not have hundreds of diesel trains pass underneath it everyday. Given the amount of trains that will pass under the CityPlace Bridge, they might have to repaint more frequently perhaps.
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None of the other bridges over the railway (Spadina, Blue Jays Way, etc.) have any dirt from the trains that pass, and they are plain old concrete, so diesel smoke would stick to them like nothing. If they have no problem with it, I'm sure a metal bridge will also have no problem.
 
That is the south section and schedule at this time to be erected over the long weekend in Aug. The north section is supposed to show up next week and will be assemble to the east of the ramp columns and where the extra hording is. The old RR ramp area is where the bridge will be assemble that is between GO yard and Front St. This section will go up the long weekend in Sept, if not sooner.

All work will take place at night.

Painting this thing at a future date is going to be a bitch.


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The skeleton is reminding me of Brian Jungen's Shapeshifters:
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It's looking very promising.
 
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This is where the south section will be put together.
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it would be kinda weird crossing that bridge... there's absolutely nothing on the north side once you get there from cityplace. front street is completely barren in that area. i don't even think there's a sidewalk on that side of the street (south) where the bridge meets front.

i wonder what the city's plans are for that area... i know there have been many rumours here of the entire globe and mail site being redeveloped...
 
My vet is right there :) But seriously, you're right, there isn't much there at all.
 
PinkLucy said:
My vet is right there :) But seriously, you're right, there isn't much there at all.
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That part of Front still is wide and unpedestrianized due in large part to it's industrial past: with the new condos going in and the bridge, it would be logical for this stretch to get narrowed with proper sidewalks in the very near future. Does anyone know if there is a precinct plan? I would expect no, as there were extension plans for Front at one point, and in the wake of cancellation I've heard nothing.
 
Thanks for the updated pics. Parade condo folks will now have an easy way to get to King West. Same for many other CityPlace residents.
 
I assume that the City will be adding sidewalk to south side of Front Street from Spadina to Bathurst - otherwise the bridge will drop one off on a narrow strip of grass.
 
A sidewalk along the south side of Front St, with planted trees, is really long overdue.

It could be like a pleasant riverside promenade, except our river is made of steel and it is trains, not boats, that navigate up and down it.
 
I always thought that they would build a retaining concrete wall on the north side of the tracks similar to the south side with a new linear park and wide sidewalks/bike lanes from Spadina to Bathurst.
 
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