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March 102017

Thank-you and farewell to the Crosstown’s TBMs!

The Eglinton Crosstown light rail transit (LRT) project marks another significant milestone the week of March 13th, 2017. Metrolinx will start the process of extracting the tunnel boring machines (TBM) from the completed east tunnels, and say farewell to our faithful helpers, TBM Don and TBM Humber. 

What is happening?

The TBMs will be disassembled and lifted from extraction shaft just east of Yonge & Eglinton in four over-sized sections over four days. TBM Don, the machine that bored the north tunnel, will be removed first. Read more »

March 032017

Overnight Tunnel Boring Machine Removals Eglinton Avenue Closure: Yonge St. to Dunfield Ave. Nightly, March 13-17 & April 2017

What work is Taking Place?

Tunneling is complete and the extraction shaft at Eglinton and Holly is almost complete. Read more »

February 272017

Overnight Lane Reduction on Eglinton Avenue East for Crane Transport

What Work is Taking Place?

Crews will be transporting a large crane into the extraction shaft construction zone area, on the north side of Eglinton Avenue East, east of Yonge Street.  

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December 222016

Upcoming Works at Eglinton Station: Utilities Relocations

What work is Taking Place? 

Work will commence to replace and relocate existing utilities in the area of Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue to make way for the future Eglinton interchange station. Over the coming months, storm and sanitary sewers, water mains, hydro ducts, and telecommunications utilities will be replaced and relocated in a series of stages.

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November 182016

Well Decommissioning at Eglinton Station

What Work is Taking Place?

To prepare for future construction of Eglinton Station, crews will be decommissioning monitoring wells along Eglinton Avenue between Duplex Avenue and Cowbell Lane.

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