kotsy
Senior Member
Progress happening on the North stairwell for the temp bridge.
Toronto Ontario Line: Exhibition Station | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | HDR
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kotsy
Senior Member
Pedestrian bridge update from today
chuckles
New Member
Is the bridge to temporarily replace the tunnel (which always seems to smell like pee)?
ben.thebean1
Active Member
It's not a straight yes or no, but the short answer is no. But eventually yes, sort of.
The entire main concourse building of the station will be to the west of the existing tunnel, so it isn't being removed within the foreseeable future. My understanding is that the reason for the bridge is mainly to spread people out, because without the bridge, the only access point to the platforms is the existing tunnel, which is now at one end of the 350 metre long platforms. The new bridge is located between a third and half of the way down the platforms from the tunnel.
To add to that, I would also imagine some work in the far future, such as track realignment and pouring of new platforms, which will extend east into the current station area, will require at least temporary closure of the tunnel. And of course, the tunnel, along with the bridge, will be removed permanently at some point.
In the rendering here, you can see the GO sign which is around the same spot as the tunnel and current station building
W. K. Lis
Superstar
Will Exhibition Station have washrooms, since it is a "terminal station". Or do we have use the Food Building's facilities?
ben.thebean1
Active Member
That's what the tunnel is for, duh
W. K. Lis
Superstar
Will the tunnels, platforms, stairs, elevators, etc. be cleaned at least once a day?That's what the tunnel is for, duh
Or will there be "efficiencies" in cleaning with the private sector (with profits and dividends built in for the corporate owners), with only an annual cleaning?
kotsy
Senior Member
A bundle of photos from today
From Atlantic Avenue
In between old and new tunnel stairwells, looking at the most recent ped bridge staircase.
They're building 4 shelters at the east end of the south GO platform
and it looks like similar shelters are being built where the new GO/Ontario Platform will be located, adjacent to the new staircase for temporary ped bridge.
the north end of the top of the north ped bridge staircase is open ended, which must mean there will be at least one more staircase down north of here.
Looking west at the 2 ped bridge staircases.
From Atlantic Avenue
In between old and new tunnel stairwells, looking at the most recent ped bridge staircase.
They're building 4 shelters at the east end of the south GO platform
and it looks like similar shelters are being built where the new GO/Ontario Platform will be located, adjacent to the new staircase for temporary ped bridge.
the north end of the top of the north ped bridge staircase is open ended, which must mean there will be at least one more staircase down north of here.
Looking west at the 2 ped bridge staircases.
kotsy
Senior Member
From today.
kotsy
Senior Member
Northern Light
Superstar
SPA docs now have a live link and a few rudimentary drawings to mull over; not as interesting as the pretty renders for the most part, but there are some tidbits in them.
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innsertnamehere
Superstar
Interesting how they are only delivering a single block of the Liberty New Street as a part of it.. Wonder if they are telling the City that they are still on the hook for the rest of the street.
janschot
New Member
Not a lot of space on the south side of the tracks for the streetcars to extend through to Dufferin (and beyond)?SPA docs now have a live link and a few rudimentary drawings to mull over; not as interesting as the pretty renders for the most part, but there are some tidbits in them.
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Northern Light
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I believe the WWLRT has been provided for in the design; though that may not be evident in these drawings.
max
Active Member
The new street is a City project, not a Metrolinx one so it's always been up to the City to deliver. I wouldn't be surprised to see Metrolinx send a bill for doing the part in front of the station.