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- Ferrand Drive
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- Kennedy Road
- Laird Drive
- Leslie Street
- Lebovic Avenue
- Little Blvd.
- Mount Pleasant Road
- Oakwood Avenue
- Petman Avenue
- Pharmacy Avenue
- Victoria Park Avenue
- Warden Avenue
- Weston Road
- Wynford Drive
- Yonge Street
Phase 1 - Emergency Exit Building Construction north side of Eglinton at Donlea Drive
The Eglinton Crosstown is a 19 kilometre light rail transit line that will run along Eglinton Avenue through the heart of Toronto, with an underground central section. The line will connect Mount Dennis (at Black Creek Drive) in the west to Kennedy Road in the east, the new service will be up to 60% faster than bus service today.
Emergency exit buildings are used to evacuate passengers from tunnels in the event of an emergency at track level during operation. The image below indicates that the emergency exit building will be built close to Donlea Drive. Read more »
What is happening at Eglinton Avenue and Allen Road?
Extraction and Launch Shaft Construction
Chaplin Station Headwall Construction for Twin Tunnels - Stage 1
The Eglinton Crosstown is a 19 kilometre light rail transit (LRT) line that will run along Eglinton Avenue through the heart of Toronto, with an underground central section. The line will connect Mount Dennis in the west to Kennedy Road in the east, and the new service will be up to 60% faster than the bus service today.
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Median Restorations on Eglinton Avenue at Keele Street
The Eglinton Crosstown is a transit project that will provide rapid and reliable service across Eglinton Avenue including an underground central section and will be up to 60% faster than bus service today.
What: Crews will be reinstalling medians on Eglinton Avenue West at the intersection of Keele St and Trethewey Dr. Traffic signal poles and associated lights will also be reinstated. Once the medians are reinstated line painting will re-establish existing lanes. Read more »
Laird Station East Headwall Construction & Water Main Relocation for Twin Tunnels Stage One (Spring – Summer 2014)
The Eglinton Crosstown is a transit project that will provide rapid and reliable service across Eglinton Avenue. It includes an underground central section from Keele Street to Laird Drive, and will bring transit service that will be up to 60% faster than bus service today.
What work is starting? Read more »
Keelesdale Park Bridge Entrance
When: Opened Fall 2013
The Eglinton Crosstown LRT
Rapid and reliable transit is coming to the centre of Toronto. The Crosstown will move Torontonians to work, school and play faster than ever before, reducing travel times and enhancing our economy and our environment. The Crosstown will run underground between Keele Street and Laird Drive, with trips up to 60% faster than today.
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Steel Beam / Pile Removal on Eglinton West Near Glen Cedar Road (Stage 2) - Update
The Eglinton Crosstown is a transit project that will provide rapid and reliable service across Eglinton Avenue. It includes an underground central section from Keele Street to Laird Drive, and will bring transit service that will be up to 60% faster than bus service today.
What work is starting?
What: Crews will be removing steel beams or piles in conflict with The Crosstown tunnel route located on the south side of Eglinton Avenue West near Glen Cedar Road. Read more »
Immediate Sewer Repair on Eglinton at Oakwood
The Eglinton Crosstown is a transit project that will provide rapid and reliable service across Eglinton Avenue including an underground central section and will be up to 60% faster than bus service today.
What: Crews will be repairing a small section of City of Toronto sewer adjacent to the sidewalk on Eglinton Ave, west of Oakwood Ave for several weeks.
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Construction in the Vicinity of Chaplin Crescent
What is the Crosstown?
The Eglinton Crosstown is a 19 kilometre light rail transit (LRT) line that will run along Eglinton Avenue through the heart of Toronto, with an underground central section. The line will connect Mount Dennis in the west to Kennedy Road in the east, and the new service will be up to 60% faster than the bus service today.
What phase of work is starting in the vicinity of Chaplin Crescent? Read more »
Eglinton Closed at Dufferin Street for Weekend Construction
Eglinton Closed at Dufferin Street for Weekend Construction
March 7th - 10th and March 14th - 17th, 2014
The Eglinton Crosstown is a transit project that will provide rapid and reliable service across Eglinton Avenue including an underground central section and will be up to 60% faster than bus service today.
What: Installation of piles for the building of the station headwalls in the centre of the Eglinton Avenue will require two full road closures of Eglinton Avenue West at Dufferin Street. Read more »