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

Kyle Campbell said:
It does seem to have stolen the unwanted crown from the Otrain.

It's beginning to feel like this and Line 6 are never going to open. I mean I know they will open, but this is nuts
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The O Train is a big disappointment but at least it opened and the extensions are being built pretty fast.
 
goodcitywhenfinished said:
The O Train is a big disappointment but at least it opened and the extensions are being built pretty fast.
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Some of the mess they did on the Confederation Line was unrepairable like filling the sewer line with concrete. It is really different to out do that project.

Who knows, they might have done something worse and are trying to hide it.
 
Dan416 said:
Someone said that Hurontario's delay is proportionally worse than Eglinton's. And we still have lots of time for even more delays on Hurontario. So I sadly think Hurontario will take the crown :-/
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And just imagine the day that the real construction actually gets started with the Hamilton LRT, that one will find a way to be monumentally worse than both Eglinton and Hurontario.

Metrolinx is a failed organization in every single way imaginable.

But in any case, say we can all say buh-bye to the Eglinton line opening in 2025. It's not happening.
 
Steve X said:
Some of the mess they did on the Confederation Line was unrepairable like filling the sewer line with concrete. It is really different to out do that project.

Who knows, they might have done something worse and are trying to hide it.
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One danger sign of "worse and trying to hide it" is how the Ontario government was gleeful about doing an inquiry around the confederation line and even made a big deal about threatening to not fund future extensions due to mismanagement, yet has shut down any attempt of a similar inquiry for Eglinton. This is despite the project being old enough to blame any problems on the previous Liberal government
 
Amare said:
And just imagine the day that the real construction actually gets started with the Hamilton LRT, that one will find a way to be monumentally worse than both Eglinton and Hurontario.

Metrolinx is a failed organization in every single way imaginable.

But in any case, say we can all say buh-bye to the Eglinton line opening in 2025. It's not happening.
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well at least for line 10 you can clearly see its under construction so its more stomachable....here it just seems like they are trying to find every excuse possible to delay the opening when visibly its all done, turned on and ready to go.
 
Amare said:
Metrolinx is a failed organization in every single way imaginable.

But in any case, say we can all say buh-bye to the Eglinton line opening in 2025. It's not happening.
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Shhhhhh! You'll hurt the feelings of the Metrolinx employees/execs lurking about! To them, Eglinton Crosstown is one of the mOsT aMbiTiOuS LRT projects in the whole wide world. Such a project is well deserving of a $13 billion+ cost.
 
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Hi everyone. My name is Andy Takagi, I'm the Toronto Star's transportation reporter.

I'm taking on the dauting task of looking into why the Eglinton Crosstown was (and continues to be) so delayed. If you are a former or current TTC, Metrolinx or Crosslinx employee who worked on the Crosstown in any capacity, I would like to speak to you to gain your insight.

I would need to be able to verify your identity if we were to speak, but because this is a sensitive topic, I'm able to provide confidentiality to protect your identify if you feel revealing any information would put your job at risk. I never publish materials or quotes without a mutual understanding of how you would be represented in the paper, especially if you are coming to me with sensitive information. I'm happy to chat further over email or through DMs, over the phone or via e-mail about what that process would look like.

Several sources have confided in me for previous stories, on the condition of confidentiality, and none have ever been discovered.
Some examples:
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/me...cle_56dedd56-bceb-48af-b640-07e4b55527cd.html
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/tt...cle_3ac8ee88-4a3a-482a-89a2-f36eaab9344e.html
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/eg...cle_e3a26bae-36d4-44b8-a377-3e8dbae017da.html

You can reach me at my email atakagi@thestar.ca or via DMs on UrbanToronto, which I check periodically. I'm also happy to chat via Signal, just DM me first here. You can also find my contact info on my Star author page: https://www.thestar.com/users/profile/andy-takagi/
 
Has RSD resumed? Saw 8 trains, eastbound between Kennedy and Wynford. They were running about 4-7 minutes apart.

Additionally, it appears Kennedy station's Line 5 barriers were removed.
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I did see two westbound trains in a row, one was signed Pharmacy (short turn sign). I was like wow.

cplchanb said:
well at least for line 10 you can clearly see its under construction so its more stomachable....here it just seems like they are trying to find every excuse possible to delay the opening when visibly its all done, turned on and ready to go.
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I passed by Steeles/Hurontario a couple weeks back. Still relocating utilities on the side. I was having trouble remember what was the opening date again? Is it 2028 or 2029? It looked like Finch in 2021 so... 2031 is a safe bet?
 
I have a little laugh seeing these ads every day. While I get it, this is a way of reminding local folks not used to street level transit that it's dangerous to cross, this is still a 30 minute walk from the nearest street level track (at the Don River) for trains...and obviously faster by bus.
Heck, these ads should be in parts of the city and the GTA where tracks do pass by at grade.
While I can believe the signal systsm is a big factor in holding up the delay of this project, I just can't see past the big picture here - this is a way past due, compromise of a true cross-city transit line. I can't wait for it to open...but at the same time, I don't believe it's open until we can take a train and its open continuously, full stop.
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