drum118
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The steel beams can be roll to fit a curve and piers support as a precast one.
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fanoftoronto
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There's an inherent beauty in the gentle arch and wide pier spacing that is currently proposed as well. What is being proposed is a great feat of engineering, but then again I'm extremely biased!
You're definitely right, but between the concrete and the steel, there's not too much of a difference in aesthetics. We should be vying for a Gordi Howe bridge or a Skybridge from Vancouver for this location. It needs to be iconic for such an iconic and impactful location.
Gordie Howe bridge is a different beast, I admit, as it's a cross-border, super wide, long span bridge that needs to be iconic. Also, sufficient clearance is needed below the deck to allow for ships to pass through.
If Vancouver can spend the money on amazing architecture for a transit project, I'm sure the case can be made for Toronto as well!
dullturtle06
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Well an example of what I mean would be the prince edward / bloor viaduct. Most people would know what I am referring too, and would be able to picture it in their head. It is an iconic bridge that was top engineering at the time. Versus don mill overpass. No one know what I'm talking about, as it's a generic overpass bridge. That's what good design does. Same with the colorful new port lands bridges, they Idenfiy a location making it special.
Natika33
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I'm not sure it's so much about people wanting to photograph/view the bridge as it is people wanting to be able to see the skyline of the city behind it. That's a well documented & popular spot for skyline views (yes, even with tourists though they tend to not be first-timers to TO). Though a pretty undercarriage would be nice in those photos were it possible, a cable bridge would majorly detract. It's my understanding the bridge was intentionally designed to be as visually unobstructive as possible.
Northern Light
Superstar
A status update on the Ontario Line Construction is found in this report to the next meeting of TEYCC:
From the above:
There are additional renders in the report, but I believe they have all been seen previously.
From the above:
There are additional renders in the report, but I believe they have all been seen previously.
fanoftoronto
Active Member
That's fair enough! Anything above the deck would be obtrusive when viewed from the Millwood overpass. Here the street view from that bridge:
In which case it would be better to go for a concrete arch bridge instead of the balanced cantilever current proposal. Keep the piers where they are and make a pronounced arch. 1 over the DVP, 1 over the river, and the last to get to the other side of the valley.
asher__jo
Active Member
Note that cabled stayed bridges have problems with cables collecting ice and falling and vehicles .
generalcanada
Senior Member
Am I reading this right? No express service until 2026? I thought they needed to replace both sides of the bridges first dont they?
Northern Light
Superstar
I don't believe so. I think they need 3 operational tracks for the bulk of this area, in order to restore express services. Depending on how one reads the above, that may be plausible in January '25.
But perhaps others will have a different read.
generalcanada
Senior Member
There is this though, Maybe they found room to install all 3 tracks on the new east side bridge?
TropicalSwan46
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On dundas
ChesterCopperpot
Senior Member
Full speed ahead for the construction of the emergency exit building of Pape Station being built on the site of the old KFC at Sammon Avenue.
kotsy
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Metroscapes
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Family says 81-year-old woman is being ‘bullied’ in Ontario Line expropriation case | Globalnews.ca
The family of an 81-year-old Toronto woman whose home is being expropriated for construction of the Ontario Line says she is being 'bullied' to sell the house.
globalnews.ca
I don't have sympathy about the taking, but compensation must be fair. This seems a bit silly, wondering if Metrolinx is only insisting it's a partial taking. The whole property is clearly in the ballpark the family is claiming.
evandyk
Senior Member
I don't really understand what the news is here. She says Metrolinx has wrong information, and has a process to provide the right information, get her own appraisal, and recover her costs of that. If that hasn't been done, what's the point of the article? If Metrolinx has gone through that process and is being unreasonable about adjusting their offer if they were wrong, maybe you have a story?