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TTC: McNicoll Bus Garage (Approved)
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PMT
Senior Member
Pre-Construction Open House for New McNicoll Bus Garage on June 12, 2017
TTC will be hosting an open house to share details on construction of the new McNicoll Bus Garage.
Construction of the new facility will begin this spring and is scheduled for completion by mid-2020. The site will include hundreds of new plantings as well as one of the largest green roofs in Canada.
Join TTC staff and learn more about the project, construction schedule, staging plans, as well as the benefits this new facility will bring to transit in Toronto.
A copy of the material will be available online following the meeting.
Event Details:
Date: June 12, 2017
Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Location: Mary Ward Catholic Secondary School 3200 Kennedy Road, Scarborough, Ontario
For more information:
Lito Romano
Community Liaison, TTC
lito.romano@ttc.ca
416-397-8699
Cantonese-speaking translators will be available for this event.
此通知書亦有中文譯本
TTC will be hosting an open house to share details on construction of the new McNicoll Bus Garage.
Construction of the new facility will begin this spring and is scheduled for completion by mid-2020. The site will include hundreds of new plantings as well as one of the largest green roofs in Canada.
Join TTC staff and learn more about the project, construction schedule, staging plans, as well as the benefits this new facility will bring to transit in Toronto.
A copy of the material will be available online following the meeting.
Event Details:
Date: June 12, 2017
Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Location: Mary Ward Catholic Secondary School 3200 Kennedy Road, Scarborough, Ontario
For more information:
Lito Romano
Community Liaison, TTC
lito.romano@ttc.ca
416-397-8699
Cantonese-speaking translators will be available for this event.
此通知書亦有中文譯本
W. K. Lis
Superstar
Here's the link to presentation done at the June 12, 2017 McNicoll Bus Garage Open House.
Wondering if the McNicoll Garage could be the first garage for the electric buses. See link.
Wondering if the McNicoll Garage could be the first garage for the electric buses. See link.
PMT
Senior Member
McNicoll Bus Garage - weekend work
Starting September 30, 2017 and onwards - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Work description
Construction of the McNicoll Bus Garage is well underway. In the coming weeks, the work will focus on enabling works which involve removal of topsoil and compaction in order to prepare the site for the next stage of construction.
Although most construction activity will take place on weekdays, the contactor has indicated they will be working Saturdays when required to ensure the project is kept on schedule.
TTC service
There will be no impact to transit operations.
Work hours
The work will be completed between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
For further information:
Lito Romano, Senior Community Liaison, 416-397-8699, lito.romano@ttc.ca.
Starting September 30, 2017 and onwards - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Work description
Construction of the McNicoll Bus Garage is well underway. In the coming weeks, the work will focus on enabling works which involve removal of topsoil and compaction in order to prepare the site for the next stage of construction.
Although most construction activity will take place on weekdays, the contactor has indicated they will be working Saturdays when required to ensure the project is kept on schedule.
TTC service
There will be no impact to transit operations.
Work hours
The work will be completed between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
For further information:
Lito Romano, Senior Community Liaison, 416-397-8699, lito.romano@ttc.ca.
W. K. Lis
Superstar
Will there be space provided for electric charging systems to be installed at some close future date?
TransitBart
Senior Member
Good lord. Let’s get this thing built for the buses we own. We can refit anything when the day arrives.
dowlingm
Senior Member
I think the aim for electric should be to put additional garages in the city where sustained outdoor noise and/or requirement for large fuel storage is the principal blocker, rather than retrofitting diesel yards - or at least doing so before other heavy work is required anyway.
PMT
Senior Member
EastYorkTTCFan
Senior Member
Since the TTC doesn't yet know what the requirements are for the electric buses is yet they aren't committing to putting in infrastructure for them. Plus the current pan id that they will use the test fleet out of all garages before they commit to one manufacturer. It's like the whole problem with electric cars right now the only company that is thinking about how to charge them is Tesla by building the supercharger network, all other manufacturers are just building electric cars and saying will let someone else figure out how to charge it just like they did with gas stations.
drum118
Superstar
May 27
Had my first look at the area and more photos up on site that I just place there an hour ago
These are the folks that opposed this garage and have no rights where they where they are since it was to be employment and industrial land in the first place.
Steel work going up for the north end that will house the service bays. Foundation taking place for the exterior wall and footings for the bus bay. Hard to get real good shots with the high chain fence.
Had my first look at the area and more photos up on site that I just place there an hour ago
These are the folks that opposed this garage and have no rights where they where they are since it was to be employment and industrial land in the first place.
Steel work going up for the north end that will house the service bays. Foundation taking place for the exterior wall and footings for the bus bay. Hard to get real good shots with the high chain fence.
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idc24
Active Member
Quick progress... goes to show that the TTC can deliver!
innsertnamehere
Superstar
yes, after what is essentially 15 years of planning for a friggen industrial warehouse.
rbt
Senior Member
Likely would have gone faster if funding was readily available for the project.
drum118
Superstar
Saw the site today and most of the foundation walls and footing for the steel columns are in place.
They are near the 50% mark of having the steel up. What is odd that I saw that a bay or 2 on the east side has been galvanize for some reason in the bus storage area.
TTC is going to add fund request to its 2019 budget to buy 35 acres of land and built another garage to house 350 buses by 2025 or sooner.
They are near the 50% mark of having the steel up. What is odd that I saw that a bay or 2 on the east side has been galvanize for some reason in the bus storage area.
TTC is going to add fund request to its 2019 budget to buy 35 acres of land and built another garage to house 350 buses by 2025 or sooner.
innsertnamehere
Superstar
What is so interesting about this need for new garages is the fact that the Eglinton and Finch LRTs will significantly reduce the TTC's need for buses - they will eliminate some of the TTC's busiest bus routes. The fact that they still need new storage is a sign of the strong demand for bus service in the city.