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I believe there are 2 options. Rehab or Expansion. So if a pavement/road base is completely rebuilt, or is a bridge is completely...
Today at 2:14 AM
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Westey
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QEW - Mississauga/Credit River Project
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I wanted a tunnel maybe 100m closer to the river. This requires a bridge of about 80m length. Also, a bridge needs to clear the...
Yesterday at 1:16 AM
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Finch West Line 6 LRT
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Yeah, I'm a bit tired of hearing "it's only condensation", "it's just moisture from the air"... The walls are plain concrete, you can...
Yesterday at 12:34 AM
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Ontario Line North of Eglinton (was Relief Line North) (Speculation)
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Although the original plan had this ending at Bloor - so extending it to Eglinton was in itself a great opportunity seized. Edit...
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PIC released for the newest design in HWY 6 Morriston. I like how they moved the carpool lot across the 401, I am curious how the...
Friday at 2:15 PM
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Westey
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Roads: Ontario/GTA Highways Discussion
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It seems glaringly obvoius that there should be a freeway-to-freeway connection. (I tried to create the full plan below). 401 EB to...
Jun 30, 2026
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Westey
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PM Mark Carney's Canada
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I quickly searched Natural Disasters in the America's this century. Haiti 2021 EQ. No significant Response. Puerto Rico 2017...
Jun 30, 2026
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Westey
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Toronto
Toronto | Eglinton Line 5 Crosstown West Extension | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx
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Because it's essentially a bridge. Ontari0 (MTO) has a lot of experience building bridges. Presumably mulitple qualified contractors...
Jun 24, 2026
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Westey
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Toronto
Toronto | Eglinton Line 5 | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | Arcadis
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I think most (all?) Eglinton stations are cut-and-cover as well. Not only are deep TBM caused stations more expensive and time...
Jun 24, 2026
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Westey
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Toronto
Toronto | Eglinton Line 5 Crosstown West Extension | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx
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Turn the "cover/canopy" into parkland and develop adjacent parkland (office/residential towers) to pay for it.
Jun 24, 2026
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Westey
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Toronto
Toronto | Eglinton Line 5 Crosstown West Extension | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx
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Cut-and-cover was done in the 1950's and 1960's. Toronto has a big problem with 100 year old pipes needing replacement. 1950's and...
Jun 24, 2026
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Yes, that method is known as "cut and cover", which the TTC historically did use on segments of subway built directly under streets...
Jun 24, 2026
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Toronto
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Would a canopy over the open trench segments reduce the need for maintenance and upkeep thus resulting in less slow zones but also be...
Jun 24, 2026
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Westey
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Premier Doug Ford's Ontario
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Horwath would have won, or finished second to Hudak, had she brought the Wynne gov't down as soon as Wynne was voted Liberal leader...
Jun 22, 2026
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Westey
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Vancouver Transit Developments
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In Toronto LRT vs subway became a Left-Right issue, and since Toronto is a left wing city, we got on-street LRT with close stop spacing...
Jun 21, 2026
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