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- Dufferin Street
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- Kennedy Road
- Laird Drive
- Leslie Street
- Lebovic Avenue
- Little Blvd.
- Mount Pleasant Road
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- Petman Avenue
- Pharmacy Avenue
- Victoria Park Avenue
- Warden Avenue
- Weston Road
- Wynford Drive
- Yonge Street
Next Stage: Bayview Headwall Construction – Shift to South Side and Middle Lanes on Eglinton Avenue East
What work is starting?
What: Crews will continue constructing the east and west headwalls for the future Bayview Station in advance of the tunnelling works. On the east side of Bayview Avenue, crews will be shifting construction to the middle lanes on Eglinton Avenue East. On the west side of Bayview Avenue, crews will be shifting construction to the south side of Eglinton Avenue East. Read more »
Photography Drive Bridge Demolition
What is happening?
The first step in the construction of the Mount Dennis Station requires the demolition of the Photography Drive Bridge deck, which was closed in 2002. The Photography Drive Bridge is located over Eglinton Avenue West between Black Creek Drive and Weston Road. Eglinton will be closed between these streets during the demolition.
How: Read more »
Eglinton Avenue East (Near Yonge) Extraction Shaft Work - Shifting to South Lanes
What we are building
What: Crews will be shifting construction to the south lanes on Eglinton Avenue East to continue work on the tunnel boring machine (TBM) extraction shaft located within the Eglinton Avenue roadway on the east side of Yonge Street. This work will include, heavy civil construction; installation of secant piles, jet grouting, daylighting and relocating utilities. Read more »
Tunnelling: What you may experience
Dear Neighbour:
As you may know, the Eglinton Crosstown includes a 10-kilometre underground portion, between Keele Street and Laird Drive.For the tunnelled portion, we have tunnel boring machines (TBMs) operating around the clock - 24 hours a day, seven days week.
On average, the tunnel boring machines each travel approximately 10-15 metres per day. TBMs are working approximately 16-20 metres below ground, but we sometimes hear from nearby residents who may experience noise and vibration from the TBMs as they pass through the area. Read more »
Continuing Preparatory Works for the Future Keelesdale Station
Since December 2015, crews have been conducting preparatory activities along Eglinton Avenue West in the vicinity of the future Keelesdale (formerly Keele) Station to prepare for the next phase of construction of the Eglinton Crosstown. Work will continue through winter 2015/2016 in advance of the construction of the Keelesdale Station, which will begin in spring 2016.
What work is starting and where?
Sewer Work – Eglinton Avenue East between Banff Road and Bayview Avenue
Dear Neighbour,
As you know, tunnelling for the Eglinton Crosstown light rail transit (LRT) line will continue through 2016. Metrolinx has sent various updates related to the tunnelling work and its progress; however, regrettably less time has been spent to communicate some of the impacts of preparatory or pre-tunnelling work that is required in advance of tunnel boring machines passing through a particular area. Read more »
Update – Jet Grout Plant at Emergency Exit Building
What work is starting?
What: In addition to the jet grout plant currently set-up on Donlea Drive just north of Eglinton Avenue, crews have recently installed a jet grout surplus treatment plant within the Emergency Exit Building construction site, which is adjacent to Leaside High School on the south side of Eglinton Avenue East. Read more »
Eglinton Crosstown Year-In-Review
The Crosstown team appreciates the patience of our neighbours and local businesses while we work to build new rapid transit. In 2015, the project made significant progress and hit a number of key milestones. We would like to take this opportunity to reflect on the past year and provide a look ahead to how we expect the project to progress in 2016. Read more »
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- Bathurst Street
- Bayview Avenue
- Bermondsey Road
- Birchmount Road
- Black Creek Drive
- Brentcliffe Road
- Caledonia Road
- Chaplin Crescent
- Construction Updates
- Don Mills Road
- Donlea Drive/Hanna Road
- Dufferin Street
- Ferrand Drive
- Ionview Road
- Keele Street
- Kennedy Road
- Laird Drive
- Lebovic Avenue
- Leslie Street
- Little Blvd.
- Mount Pleasant Road
- Oakwood Avenue
- Petman Avenue
- Pharmacy Avenue
- Victoria Park Avenue
- Warden Avenue
- Weston Road
- Wynford Drive
- Yonge Street
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Utility works and geotechnical tests scheduled for the future Caledonia, Dufferin Oakwood, Bathurst and Chaplin LRT Stations
Starting in early January, a work crew will be seen conducting survey, locating utilities, and drilling boreholes to obtain additional information of sub-surface utilities and ground conditions near the future LRT Stations for Caledonia, Dufferin, Oakwood, Bathurst and Chaplin. Read more »
Stage 2: Bayview Headwall Construction – Shift to North Side of Eglinton Avenue East
What work is starting?
What: Crews will be shifting construction to the north lanes on Eglinton Avenue East to continue constructing the east and west headwalls for the future Bayview Station in advance of the tunnelling works. Read more »