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Aftermath of the Logan bridge demolition on the LSE corridor:
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I took a photo a couple of days ago of the new Drury Lane pedestrian bridge from the GO Train. The tarp-covered area is the curing poured concrete over rebar that will make up the deck of the bridge. This makes be believe that this is the bridge itself and not just structure that will support a separate bridge deck.

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Edit: Confirmed that this is the bridge deck. Here's the rendering of the whole project:

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It's kind of obnoxious that there is no stairwell option to permit those who are able-bodied to avoid having to get their steps in by walking around eight loops of the ramp (up and down). A bit of measuring on Google Earth suggests each circuit is about 60 metres. With a 25-ish metre bridge, crossing the tracks will require about a 500-metre walk.
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Milaisacat said:
I took a photo a couple of days ago of the new Drury Lane pedestrian bridge from the GO Train. The tarp-covered area is the curing poured concrete over rebar that will make up the deck of the bridge. This makes be believe that this is the bridge itself and not just structure that will support a separate bridge deck.

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Edit: Confirmed that this is the bridge deck. Here's the rendering of the whole project:

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It's kind of obnoxious that there is no stairwell option to permit those who are able-bodied to avoid having to get their steps in by walking around eight loops of the ramp (up and down). A bit of measuring on Google Earth suggests each circuit is about 60 metres. With a 25-ish metre bridge, crossing the tracks will require about a 500-metre walk.
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Why don't they just put an elevator for accessibility purposes?
 
nfitz said:
I think (but am not sure), that is under at least 5 different contracts.

Some of the Ontario Line bridges are under that advanced contract between East Harbour and Pape for the alignment. But I think Gerrard is under the station construction contract. Meanwhile bridge widenings between between Cherry and Yonge are under a different contract. Woodbine was under an advance contract for the Lakeshore East OnCorridor - and I think that some other bridges further east are under OnCorridor itself.

But it's a bit of a stab in the dark.

As to how many construction companies? Lots.
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Wait, so you're saying the four bridge upgrades happening right now is only the start? Doesn't LE have a ton of rail over road bridges in Toronto East? Or are a lot of those more recently constructed with allowances for an additional track? Because if all or most of those need upgrading, then I don't see how electrification infrastructure can even start anytime soon let alone finish.
 
Milaisacat said:
I took a photo a couple of days ago of the new Drury Lane pedestrian bridge from the GO Train. The tarp-covered area is the curing poured concrete over rebar that will make up the deck of the bridge. This makes be believe that this is the bridge itself and not just structure that will support a separate bridge deck.

View attachment 651861

Edit: Confirmed that this is the bridge deck. Here's the rendering of the whole project:

View attachment 651862

It's kind of obnoxious that there is no stairwell option to permit those who are able-bodied to avoid having to get their steps in by walking around eight loops of the ramp (up and down). A bit of measuring on Google Earth suggests each circuit is about 60 metres. With a 25-ish metre bridge, crossing the tracks will require about a 500-metre walk.
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I think they just copied the design of the old bridge, with a extra couple switchbacks, since the new Drury bridge has to be a bit higher than the old one to allow for electrification. The old bridge would have been around a 300 metre walk I think? I agree that stairs would be nice.
 
Yeltsa Kcir said:
Wait, so you're saying the four bridge upgrades happening right now is only the start? Doesn't LE have a ton of rail over road bridges in Toronto East? Or are a lot of those more recently constructed with allowances for an additional track? Because if all or most of those need upgrading, then I don't see how electrification infrastructure can even start anytime soon let alone finish.
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Well, I haven't counted.

I've also forgotten that the new rail bridge over Broadview Avenue is yet another contract (I think the one for East Harbour station), and the City of Toronto is rehabbing at least one other bridge, under yet another contract. So 7 contracts and a dozen+ contractors?

Perhaps there's no new structures left on Lakeshore East for the OnCorridor consortium ... but I haven't been paying attention to what is planned for widening and grade separation east of Scarborough GO. And I think they are responsible for the Danforth Road grade separation on the Stouffville line.

A lot more than 4 bridge upgrades going on right now (Eastern, Queen, Logan, Dundas?) That's just for the shared corridor with the subway. They are also working on Jarvis, Sherbourne (and Parliament? Cherry?) (which I suppose is more downtown Toronto than Toronto East). And they've just finished Woodbine Avenue, and perhaps Warden and Danforth Avenue (I haven't driven that way for a while).

And it looked to me like they were starting on Carlaw and Gerrard, when I went through in the last week. Perhaps Broadview as well. And the new bridge over the Don River (I have no idea which contract that is - maybe that just counts as subway).
 
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hw621 said:
Why don't they just put an elevator for accessibility purposes?
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Cost, they need repairs from time to time, breakdown are a few reasons elevators not in the picture. How does an accessibly person use the walkway when the elevator is not in service?? An able person needs to use stairs at a cost is a reason a ramp should be not use who would do some walking? Not all able people want to climb stair in the first place.

What would the cost have been if a tunnel was use with a ramp to it? Those ramps will be a slip slide in the winter months and requiring manpower to clean and salt them.

I have used the new ramp over the QEW at Ogden that is not an issue to me or others, but not as high as Drury Lane.
 
crs1026 said:
GO 2.0 appears to mostly be a "study" initiative. Milton in particular shows little forward direction.

Mostly a reheat of past commitments.

- Paul
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I keep being told behind the scenes someone is working on Milton and I just have to be patient. Are you suggesting these people maybe wrong?
 
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