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November 17 2014

Cross Passage Construction Update – November 2014

Information as of November 5, 2014

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. 

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October 30 2014

UPDATED: Utility Relocation Work near Yonge Street for Crosstown Tunelling

What we are building

What: Crews will be working on advanced utility construction and relocation prior to the  building of support headwalls and an extraction shaft, located within the Eglinton Avenue roadway on the east side of Yonge Street.  Read more »

October 29 2014

Emergency Exit Building Construction - Continued Closure of Donlea Drive at Eglinton Avenue East - Phase 2

Emergency exit buildings (EEBs) are used to evacuate passengers from tunnels in the event of an emergency at track level during operation. An EEB is being built close to Donlea Drive.

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October 24 2014

Utility Relocation Work near Yonge Street for Crosstown Tunelling

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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October 22 2014

Bathurst Station Headwall Construction for Twin Tunnels

What we are building

What: Crews will be building headwalls for the future Bathurst Station. Headwalls are underground support walls located at the east and west ends of the underground station. Following the site preparation, crews will be installing these underground station headwalls in advance of the twin tunnel construction.
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October 15 2014

Cross Passage Headwall Construction for Twin Tunnels Stage 2 – Southside Switch - UPDATE

What we are building

What: A cross passage is a smaller tunnel placed between two other parallel tunnels for maintenance or emergency purposes. Crews will be building one headwall for the cross-passage required for future maintenance of the tunnels. Headwalls are underground support walls. Read more »

September 23 2014

Overnight Lane Reduction to a Single Lane between Brentcliffe Road and Leslie Street (Updated) Starting September 28, 2014, 11 p.m.

What/Where: Crews will be working on utility construction and relocation between Brentcliffe Road and Leslie Street. Read more »

September 18 2014

New northbound Allen Road ramp opens

New northbound Allen Road ramp opens 

To accommodate the construction of the tunnelling site, crews have built a new temporary northbound Allen Road ramp. 

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September 12 2014

Cross Passage Headwall Construction near Duncannon Drive - Stage 1

What we are building

What: A cross passage is a tunnel cut between two other parallel tunnels required for maintenance or emergency purposes. Crews will be building one headwall for the future cross-passage required for future maintenance of the tunnels.  Read more »