[Itsethanmac]

i really wish this extension was given more priority and funding :// scarbs has great potential to connect with york and durham region

i keep biking past the construction every couple days to check if progress is going good

 

[TOtramz]

You are incorrect in your assumption.

Dan

Just wondering, which aspect of the assumption is incorrect?

 

[Thaboss]

i really wish this extension was given more priority and funding :// scarbs has great potential to connect with york and durham region

i keep biking past the construction every couple days to check if progress is going good

What do you mean by more priority?

 

[chrisw]

Some posts on TBM Station Transits.

Ontario Line 3 | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx

I was shocked at the scale of the east end stations like Corktown and Moss Park The extent of the Corktown Station site hoarding includes the future transit-oriented community development as well as the actual station. For Moss Park, however, it's just the station but the construction method...

urbantoronto.ca

Ontario Line 3 | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx

I was shocked at the scale of the east end stations like Corktown and Moss Park The extent of the Corktown Station site hoarding includes the future transit-oriented community development as well as the actual station. For Moss Park, however, it's just the station but the construction method...

urbantoronto.ca

 

[nfitz]

Some posts on TBM Station Transits.

Ontario Line 3 | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx

I was shocked at the scale of the east end stations like Corktown and Moss Park The extent of the Corktown Station site hoarding includes the future transit-oriented community development as well as the actual station. For Moss Park, however, it's just the station but the construction method...

urbantoronto.ca

Ontario Line 3 | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx

I was shocked at the scale of the east end stations like Corktown and Moss Park The extent of the Corktown Station site hoarding includes the future transit-oriented community development as well as the actual station. For Moss Park, however, it's just the station but the construction method...

urbantoronto.ca

That's how it's done. The question is, is the Scarborough TBM designed for this to be done.

I very much doubt they'd change the approach at this stage.

 

[KevinT]

May 26 - another spy mission collecting footage for the analysts.

60 minutes of worksite activity compressed into 60 seconds.

Francis Gary Powers
(non-Boomers may have to Google that name)

Edit - May 29: I cut the video length in half and added music

That music was hilariously awesome!

 

[TOtramz]

I passed by the site briefly today and I noticed that loading trucks with soil seemed normal, but the wheels on the conveyer system weren’t turning and from my angle I couldn’t see the dirt spilling out anymore like I used to

 

[Itsethanmac]

What do you mean by more priority?

Prior to Amalgamation, Scarborough had little to no debt and was set to be a thriving part of the GTA but decades have passed and we are now the most neglected Borough of Toronto. more funding towards this subway much like whats happening with the Gardener would make the project take less time and come into Consumer hands quicker. i just wanna see my Scarbs become the best version of itself so more people can experience the best food and parks that we have to offer

 

[Thaboss]

Prior to Amalgamation, Scarborough had little to no debt and was set to be a thriving part of the GTA but decades have passed and we are now the most neglected Borough of Toronto. more funding towards this subway much like whats happening with the Gardener would make the project take less time and come into Consumer hands quicker. i just wanna see my Scarbs become the best version of itself so more people can experience the best food and parks that we have to offer

Not sure how more money will solve that problem cause the issue is getting the tbm to do it's thing. No amount of money is going to make that move any faster.

 

[Space Gary]

I passed by the site briefly today and I noticed that loading trucks with soil seemed normal, but the wheels on the conveyer system weren’t turning and from my angle I couldn’t see the dirt spilling out anymore like I used to

I believe the conveyor system is only active while the machine is advancing and dirt is being removed from the excavation chamber of the TBM. The machine may have been paused for ring building or maintenance when you passed by.

 

[TOtramz]

I believe the conveyor system is only active while the machine is advancing and dirt is being removed from the excavation chamber of the TBM. The machine may have been paused for ring building or maintenance when you passed by.

That very well may be true.
Is there a way of performing maintenance without having to dig an access shaft from the surface?

I also noticed today that the excavators were no longer operating and hauling dirt, which indicates a stoppage of digging. However, tunnel liners were still being lowered into the pit.

 

[smallspy]

Is there a way of performing maintenance without having to dig an access shaft from the surface?

It depends on the maintenance needed.

Repairs to the hydraulic system or replacing cutters, for instance, can be done from within the machine.

Dan

 

[dowlingm]

Francis Gary Powers
(non-Boomers may have to Google that name)

All fun and games until Metrolinx starts positioning SAM installations around its job sites

 

[TOtramz]

All fun and games until Metrolinx starts positioning SAM installations around its job sites

It would be easier just to set up drone jamming defences and use signal detection to send workers to go find the operator

Stay safe people!

 

[TOtramz]

Today I passed by the site and saw no conveyor belt activity, no excavator dumping. The gates to the truck exit were also closed and blocked by work vehicles.

For anyone living near the site, how long has it been this way now?