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

[CityPlaceN1]

Almost halfway to Eglinton West!

 

[Uncle Teddy]

A screen shot.

 

[Sir Novelty Fashion]

Wait a second, I have a question. They're building these tunnels, lining the walls with interlocking concrete slabs. So how are they going to build the stations if the tracks are completely enclosed in concrete? When they dig out the station boxes, are they going to dismantle the tunnel liners from the outside-in?

 

[kd86]

Wait a second, I have a question. They're building these tunnels, lining the walls with interlocking concrete slabs. So how are they going to build the stations if the tracks are completely enclosed in concrete? When they dig out the station boxes, are they going to dismantle the tunnel liners from the outside-in?

Yes that's the plan. The same technique was used on the Canada Line in Vancouver.

 

[Monarch Butterfly]

Wait a second, I have a question. They're building these tunnels, lining the walls with interlocking concrete slabs. So how are they going to build the stations if the tracks are completely enclosed in concrete? When they dig out the station boxes, are they going to dismantle the tunnel liners from the outside-in?

See this video from 2012:

[video=youtube_share;ovMnyoJfj0k]http://youtu.be/ovMnyoJfj0k[/video]

 

[Edward]

Thanks for the video.

 

[ehlow]

Crosstown construction reaches Yonge & Eglinton
http://thecrosstown.ca/news-media/whats-new/crosstown-construction-reaches-yonge-eglinton

 

[ehlow]

I noticed that headwall construction has started on the stations between Allen Rd & Yonge.

 

[CityPlaceN1]

Good to hear. Real progress taking place.

 

[ehlow]

The north end of Eglinton just east of Yonge was just closed this afternoon. The road is 2 lanes, one in each direction & the north sidewalk is closed.

 

[CityPlaceN1]

So progress moves east.

 

[CityPlaceN1]

TBM Tracker stuck for the last three weeks. I wish they would update more often.

 

[ehlow]

The closure at the north of Eglinton near Yonge was really inconvenient for pedestrians (including me). Yesterday, they opened up part of the area they closed off so that people could walk through.

 

[robmausser]

I am not a transit planner by any means, but I was just curious: this project is going to take quite a while to complete. But, there are three major components to this project: the tunnel from Black Creek to Yonge, the tunnel from Leaside to Yonge, and the at-grade section from Leaside to Kennedy road.

Obviously there is even more than that, but even with these parts it seems that everything is being done one at a time.

Why? Why are we only tunnelling one of the tunnels now? Why havent any of the other parts started yet?

What stopped the other tunnel boring machines from starting now, and why can't we have started the above ground portion at the same time?

Did we run out of construction workers?

 

[cplchanb]

have you forgotten...this is a govt project by the lowest bidder in a society where unions and overpaid workers run the show
there are plenty of construction workers. the question is do they have an incentive to work to get the project done as quickly and efficiently as possible....