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PL1 said:
That's annoying for Around The Bay race participants on March 30. The race is starting/ending at the Liuna Hall adjacent West Harbour GO.

Necessary work, but still
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That's really tragic timing! I know it might seem small for those from out of town, but that's about 4000 people from all over the GTA that need to get in and out of the North end.
 
Lake Shore East corridor update from Saturday. 1 week from track shifting to the south/east.

Looking North from Jimmie Simpson Park to Dundas St.
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Close up of Dundas bridge with Logan bridge in the background.
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Lake Shore East corridor update from yesterday before track shifting over the weekend.

Looking South towards Queen from Jimmie Simpson Park.
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Looking North to Dundas St. from Jimmie Simpson Park
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@ Dundas St. with Logan bridge in background
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@ Gerrard & Carlaw
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And two more for Queen Street bridge work.
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and finally the Eastern bridge rebuild.
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kotsy said:
Lake Shore East corridor update from yesterday before track shifting over the weekend.

Looking South towards Queen from Jimmie Simpson Park.
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Looking North to Dundas St. from Jimmie Simpson Park
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@ Dundas St. with Logan bridge in background
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@ Gerrard & Carlaw
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And two more for Queen Street bridge work.
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and finally the Eastern bridge rebuild.
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Great shot.
The CN Eastern Ave bridge is gone and will be follow Queen St E next once the second bridge deck is pour for it.

Odd support for the west retraining wall at Queen
 
No pix but I got on the GO train in St. Catherine’s heading to Exhibition yesterday at 16:30 and ~40-50 people boarded there which surprised me in a good way. There is a lot of roadwork going on that should be finished later in the year.

Also a ton of riders got off at Exhibition which usual but I did notice how big the roof of this station will be when done. Finally I know that there must be reasons for VIA to stop in Oakville but a connection at Port Credit and either West Harbour or Confederation would be make a lot of sense.
 

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A very small update on the Bowmanville Extension. I don't think this means that any substantial construction is starting soon.

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Metrolinx starts work within days on GO train to Bowmanville - Durham Post

Metrolinx is preparing for the future Bowmanville project by clearing designated trees and vegetation near the CPKC rail line in Oshawa.
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Metrolinx starts work within days on GO train to Bowmanville

March 22, 2025 DP Staff

Metrolinx, the operator of GO Transit, is preparing for the Bowmanville Extension project by clearing and pruning designated trees and vegetation near the CPKC rail line in Oshawa.

The City of Oshawa, quoting a Metrolinx notice, said work will be conducted on both CPKC and municipal land adjacent to Fisher Street and Albert Street.

The project is scheduled from March 26 to April 2, with work taking place daily between 9 am and 7 pm. Officials noted that working hours may be extended or rescheduled due to inclement weather or unforeseen circumstances.

The notice explained that all trees marked with dots along the trail corridor (see map below) will be removed and replaced at a minimum ratio of 1:1. In addition, any bird nests encountered during the tree removal process will be surveyed by an avian biologist to ensure that protected species are not impacted.
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Residents and businesses near the rail corridor should expect construction noise from trucks, chainsaws, wood chippers, and other equipment as the project progresses.

Further updates on the Bowmanville Extension project will be provided by Metrolinx as the work continues.

Bowmanville Train Extension Timeline

On December 11, 2023, Notice to Proceed was issued by the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks.

On October 5, 2023, Metrolinx published Notice of Environmental Project Report Addendum for the GO Lakeshore East Extension Project, with a 30 day public review period ending November 6, 2023.

In June 2023, Metrolinx announced Bowmanville Construction Partners (BCP) as the construction manager for the project. BCP is a general partnership between Ledcor CMI Ltd. and Dragados Canada Inc.

On April 20, 2022, Metrolinx released the Preliminary Design Business Case for the GO Lakeshore East Extension. On May 6, 2022, Premier Doug Ford announced the Progressive Conservatives intend to invest $730 million to bring two-way, all-day GO Train service to Bowmanville.

In June 2016, the Provincial government of the day announced the extension of the GO Rail Service along the Lakeshore East corridor. The GO Lakeshore East Extension would use the Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) rail line running north of Highway 401. It would run through Central Oshawa to Courtice and Bowmanville, as per Metrolinx’s 2011 Environmental Assessment.
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SkylineHorizons said:
Look how close that signal mast is! They're just asking for trouble placing it that close to where trains spot up.
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How is that a problem? They won't be blasting through the platform at speed, and (I assume) the location willl have been chosen with adherence to the applicable engineering specs. Possibly a bit hard to see out the cab window of a stopped train, but not dangerous in this regard.

- Paul
 
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