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Toronto Eglinton Line 5 | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

Not trying to ruin the party or be a bad ass, but other cities in the world do this underpinning in their subway system all the time. For sure it is not the easiest engineering and construction job, but not sure why it is such a big deal in Toronto.
 
hw621 said:
Not trying to ruin the party or be a bad ass, but other cities in the world do this underpinning in their subway system all the time. For sure it is not the easiest engineering and construction job, but not sure why it is such a big deal in Toronto.
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Now I wonder how they underpinned Line 1 to get Line 2 in at Bloor-Yonge back in the 60s. They seem to be successful back then.
 
hw621 said:
Not trying to ruin the party or be a bad ass, but other cities in the world do this underpinning in their subway system all the time. For sure it is not the easiest engineering and construction job, but not sure why it is such a big deal in Toronto.
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Because it's an almost a once in a generation type of event in Toronto based on the way we don't build transit in this city.
 
From the Crosstown social media account:

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Probably to appease businesses that are losing on-street parking. Regardless, this is probably in the city's best interests. Buy the land now while it's cheap. Develop it later when needed - make it a park, affordable housing, or sell it off to a developer for profit.

TPA had $15 million budgeted for parking facilities along the route. Latest info I could find says that the $15 million was cut from the budget though:

Removal of Projects ($89.600 million) – A number of projects have been removed from the 10-Year Capital Plan as there are currently no project plans or viable locations for them to proceed. These projects may be reconsidered in future year Budget processes. Significant projects that have been removed include:
 Yonge & Bloor Provision ($21.000 million) - this provisional project had previously been planned as a placeholder for any parking opportunities in the Yonge & Bloor area. No suitable locations have been identified for this project.
 Distillery / West Donlands ($20.000 million) for new parking options in the Distillery / West Donlands area. The project is not currently viable.
 Metropolitan Church ($15.000 million) for parking at Queen Street East / Bond Street. This project has been cancelled.
 Smart Track ($15.000 million) previously entered as a placeholder for potential parking opportunities at SmartTrack locations but is not currently feasible
 Eglinton Crosstown ($15.000 million) previously entered as provisional funding for parking facility opportunities along Eglinton Avenue.
 
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