July 26
Took in the presentation at council today to see if anything new had been added that I am not aware of, but more so what council had to say about the line. Nothing new in the presentation.
Council on the other hand were looking for a date when service to start, but more so regarding the loop. They wanted to know where the EA stood for it as well wanting to see the loop in service on opening date as well. Loop will not be ready for opening day if the EA was approved today, but could be in late 2025 or Q2 2026. The EA is in the hands of ML and it will have to be amended the current one as well going out to the for input. Then there is the funding issue as who is paying for it as council not prepared to fund part of it.
One thing that did come out of this presentation that an T connection will be install when construction take place for Burnhamthorpe Intersection in the coming months.
Was planning on doing some shooting after council, but the weather went from being an gorgeous day at 9 am to the pits and rain at 1:30 that kill my plans. No photos for the following.
Derry Rd intersection is now haft close for the next 2 months to build the guideway
2 spans for the elevated line on Rathburn have beams in place now with final work on the pier top taking place at City View. This leaves 3 spans to see beams in early May.
Work has started on the guideway from the elevated ramp on Rathburn to Station Gate that will see a month of utilities work follow by the work on the guideway. It will also include the building of the Sq One station and trackwork.
July 16
There is 160 photos up on site for this day for the north section from 401 as well the OEM site. This is in line what I posted on that day.
This shows the sidewalk lights and the only area I have seen to date
Getting ready to pour the curb from 401 to World Dr.
Northbound at the 401 with bridge railing in place as well the northbound lanes to allow traffic to be shift back to them to allow the building of the guideway on the overpass either in May or June.
North Flight intersection open April 17/18
Retaining wall for Bridge piers on the west side of the 407 to built the piers so work can start expanding the west side of the overpass. Just shoring in place for the east side.
OEM with a lot more up on site as I used the new camera to see how those shot compared to the E7 Shots I took of the site as well.