drum118
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I cannot find the thread on York University BRT and will start one with this if the old one does not surface.
On March 14-09, I shot the whole ROW route of TTC BRT from Dufferin St to York Blvd.
At the Downsview Station, there is construction at the south end of the station and look like a retaining wall for a ramp to get onto the Allen for the BRT from the station.
The BRT will use the HOV lane north of Sheppard Ave.
A new bus lane has been built north from Finch Ave to the Hydro Corridor.
New retaining wall being built at the Hydro corridor area for the new lane as well allowing the bus lane to loop to the east before crossing Dufferin St.
The loop section and lane are completed. This will put to rest the talk of an overpass people have been talking about for sometine for this interchange.
Traffic light poles are up and waiting for signals.
Wide sidewalk at the crossing for the street at this point.
Next to no work west of Dufferin St at this point other than the concrete lane connecting the ROW to Dufferin St.
The ROW is in between the first and second row of towers to the south side.
As the ROW nears Ainess Rd, work is underway for sub grading on the east side where the ROW will swing north between the centre tower and the north tower row.
A Hydro pole at Ainess Rd will have to be move as it is dead cenre of the ROW. Traffic lights are to go up here also.
To the west of Ainess Rd, sub grading is about haft way to the Bradford Line.
For those who think the ROW should be the place for the Finch LRT, look at the video and see what next to it. Other than Long Express service, not a nice place as well causing extra transfers.
At the Bradford Line, the rail track into the storage area has been removed with the line waiting for the snap track that are on site to replace the existing switch.
A new switch to the storage area a has been cut into the passing track at the south end at Finch Ave from what I could see from this location.
Rail and switch have been also removed from another industry on the east side at the ROW to the north.
The rail corridor in this area will support 3 tracks with no problems. Since The Bradford line is grade sperated at the Sinder Sub, work will take place to double track the grade seperation and connect to the siding track for York University GO Station.
I noticed another industry that has it's switch removed, but looks like someone forgot to pull that boxcar out first that sitting at the south end. It's CN 551799 and hidden by density trees. Looks like it been there for years and will have to be scrap on site which has no access to it other than by rail unless the switch is put back in for a company planning on using rail to service it..
No real work for the ROW at the rail location.
Looking west, there is sub grading taking place.
At Keele St, new traffic signal poles are being install with the centre section to be cut to the north.
From the looks of things, the ROW entrance at Keele St will be on a 45 degree angle to connect with Murray Ross Pky.
Just to the west of Keele St, running north off Murray Ross is the first real sign of the ROW nearing completion.
Traffic poles are in place for the intersection waiting traffic signals.
The ROW is pave with a curb on the west side. The east side will be a sloping gravel bank.
Footing are in place for the light mast to light the ROW.
A large number of homes under construction on the west side of a road that will run parnell to the ROW.
They are mostly 3 floors semis.
The houses that are completed are not your standard cookie cutter type as no one house is the same style or finish sitting side by side. No driveway or garage in the front as the garage are at the rear and separated from the house. The garages are access by a wide concrete lane way. The streetlight are not the standards ones found in most area. Last time I saw something like this was in the area where I lived while in Calgary for 5 years. Small backyards.
One hope for higher density near Keele.
At The Pond Road, the intersection is waiting traffic signals.
At the York Blvd, the road does an s snake to line up with the entrance to the parking lot on the north side. Traffic signalers are being install.
Over the next month or two, the ROW on York will be finish and waiting for the first batch of TTC buses to use it.
I shot about 100 photo's and will be posted at a later date.
Video's as follow.
Dufferin St
In the Hydro ROW
The ROW location at Bradford Line
At Murray Ross
At mid block
At The Pond
At York Blvd
One will hope that true transit priority signals are use for the ROW allowing buses ::NOT:: to stop in the name of Traffic.
On March 14-09, I shot the whole ROW route of TTC BRT from Dufferin St to York Blvd.
At the Downsview Station, there is construction at the south end of the station and look like a retaining wall for a ramp to get onto the Allen for the BRT from the station.
The BRT will use the HOV lane north of Sheppard Ave.
A new bus lane has been built north from Finch Ave to the Hydro Corridor.
New retaining wall being built at the Hydro corridor area for the new lane as well allowing the bus lane to loop to the east before crossing Dufferin St.
The loop section and lane are completed. This will put to rest the talk of an overpass people have been talking about for sometine for this interchange.
Traffic light poles are up and waiting for signals.
Wide sidewalk at the crossing for the street at this point.
Next to no work west of Dufferin St at this point other than the concrete lane connecting the ROW to Dufferin St.
The ROW is in between the first and second row of towers to the south side.
As the ROW nears Ainess Rd, work is underway for sub grading on the east side where the ROW will swing north between the centre tower and the north tower row.
A Hydro pole at Ainess Rd will have to be move as it is dead cenre of the ROW. Traffic lights are to go up here also.
To the west of Ainess Rd, sub grading is about haft way to the Bradford Line.
For those who think the ROW should be the place for the Finch LRT, look at the video and see what next to it. Other than Long Express service, not a nice place as well causing extra transfers.
At the Bradford Line, the rail track into the storage area has been removed with the line waiting for the snap track that are on site to replace the existing switch.
A new switch to the storage area a has been cut into the passing track at the south end at Finch Ave from what I could see from this location.
Rail and switch have been also removed from another industry on the east side at the ROW to the north.
The rail corridor in this area will support 3 tracks with no problems. Since The Bradford line is grade sperated at the Sinder Sub, work will take place to double track the grade seperation and connect to the siding track for York University GO Station.
I noticed another industry that has it's switch removed, but looks like someone forgot to pull that boxcar out first that sitting at the south end. It's CN 551799 and hidden by density trees. Looks like it been there for years and will have to be scrap on site which has no access to it other than by rail unless the switch is put back in for a company planning on using rail to service it..
No real work for the ROW at the rail location.
Looking west, there is sub grading taking place.
At Keele St, new traffic signal poles are being install with the centre section to be cut to the north.
From the looks of things, the ROW entrance at Keele St will be on a 45 degree angle to connect with Murray Ross Pky.
Just to the west of Keele St, running north off Murray Ross is the first real sign of the ROW nearing completion.
Traffic poles are in place for the intersection waiting traffic signals.
The ROW is pave with a curb on the west side. The east side will be a sloping gravel bank.
Footing are in place for the light mast to light the ROW.
A large number of homes under construction on the west side of a road that will run parnell to the ROW.
They are mostly 3 floors semis.
The houses that are completed are not your standard cookie cutter type as no one house is the same style or finish sitting side by side. No driveway or garage in the front as the garage are at the rear and separated from the house. The garages are access by a wide concrete lane way. The streetlight are not the standards ones found in most area. Last time I saw something like this was in the area where I lived while in Calgary for 5 years. Small backyards.
One hope for higher density near Keele.
At The Pond Road, the intersection is waiting traffic signals.
At the York Blvd, the road does an s snake to line up with the entrance to the parking lot on the north side. Traffic signalers are being install.
Over the next month or two, the ROW on York will be finish and waiting for the first batch of TTC buses to use it.
I shot about 100 photo's and will be posted at a later date.
Video's as follow.
Dufferin St
In the Hydro ROW
The ROW location at Bradford Line
At Murray Ross
At mid block
At The Pond
At York Blvd
One will hope that true transit priority signals are use for the ROW allowing buses ::NOT:: to stop in the name of Traffic.
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