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They have completed the second pier and excavated around the first one for grading and constructing guide beams. I assume this will serve as the base for the permanent fences.
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Today’s count is four piers formed or poured. Even more encouraging is that there appears to be an inventory of precast beams across from the site, so once the piers have cured one hopes the structure can be erected fairly directly.
There is still sewer work going on underneath, so the whole grading and double tracking is still a ways off, but work is active. Wish I could say the same about the Randolph entrance - not a single worker there today, just three workers fixing the sound wall.
I Noted that a lot of the sound walls have mesh on the outside, hopefully to support vines or ivy. Maybe the tagging will stop as the vegetation spreads

- Paul

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cryogen said:
From the Upcoming Procurements for Construction Delivery and Professional Support Services for Rapid Transit and GO/UP:

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Edit: aren't they already building those bridges and paths as per the photos above?!
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The current construction is the bridge over the Barrie rail corridor. There is no construction yet on the additional rail path bridges over Lansdowne, Brock or Queen.
 
Frankietls said:
The location of the first pier doesn't line up with the bridge drawing...
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bearcat said:
Okay, looks like you are right. Maybe they are already planning to make a ramp down to a path by the Barrie line?
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Do we know yet exactly what is being built here?
When going south on the railpath, it now ends with a ramp up to Dundas St W., where there is an intersection with Sterling Rd that already has a separate bicycle crossing signal.
Is the plan now to use the existing Dundas St W bridge as the railpath connection that crosses the Barrie line train tracks, with another new ramp that exits Dundas St W to then join onto a new path/bridge that runs between the No Frills and the Barrie line tracks, that becomes a southbound extension of the railpath?
 
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SubHuman said:
Is the plan now to use the existing Dundas St W bridge as the railpath connection that crosses the Barrie line train tracks, with another new ramp that exits Dundas St W to then join onto a new path/bridge between the No Frills and the Barrie line tracks, that is a southbound extension of the railpath?
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No. The railpath will be extended below the Dundas St W bridge and will then lead onto a new bridge over the Barrie corridor
 
SubHuman said:
Do we know yet exactly what is being built here?
When going south on the railpath, it now ends with a ramp up to Dundas St W., where there is an intersection with Sterling Rd that already has a separate bicycle crossing signal.
Is the plan now to use the existing Dundas St W bridge as the railpath connection that crosses the Barrie line train tracks, with another new ramp that exits Dundas St W to then join onto a new path/bridge between the No Frills and the Barrie line tracks, that is a southbound extension of the railpath?
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You’re right. It’s not the railpath extension, it’s not the Sorauren bridge. I also think it is a humongous, terrifying cycling connection to Dundas street, with zero public designs.

I also sincerely think that the city itself does not know what is being built here.
Is it the highest cycle track in the country? It’s a nuts situation. If it crosses the tracks one day, it will really be something.
 
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