[Aplus23]

So why wasn't there a station enterence on the west side of McCowan? If you weren't going to connect the station to the mall, at least have one enterence on the same side so ppl don't have to cross 6-8 lanes of traffic - it's like the city half asses everything on purpose

 

[generalcanada]

EXCUSE ME WHAT 10 BILLION?

 

[crs1026]

EXCUSE ME WHAT 10 BILLION?

Change from $3,627M in the previous report. Footnotes appear to offer an explanation - ie the baseline

Previous baseline notes cautioned that the co- development phase was still ongoing.

I don't recall an announcement stating that the P3 had been finalised, but this is a plausible change based on that scenario.

The other baseline amounts didn't change much.

- Paul

 

[crs1026]

PS Reading the report, it does indicate that the P3 was finalised this quarter. And an oblique admission that Diggy Scardust did have a quiet winter.

- Paul

 

[Allandale25]

Isn't the $10 billion and the associated footnote a reflection of the construction cost plus the 30 year maintenance cost? So the actual construction cost wouldn't be $10 billion? I know this is a topic that has been discussed here in various project threads.

 

[crs1026]

Isn't the $10 billion and the associated footnote a reflection of the construction cost plus the 30 year maintenance cost? So the actual construction cost wouldn't be $10 billion? I know this is a topic that has been discussed here in various project threads.

That's true, and the footnotes to the chart in the report appear to indicate that this is the case.

- Paul

 

[Steve X]

What have they done. 2b already spent for 10% of the tunnel versus 1.6b spent already for the entire Eglinton West tunnel. This is so fishy.

 

[crs1026]

What have they done. 2b already spent for 10% of the tunnel versus 1.6b spent already for the entire Eglinton West tunnel. This is so fishy.

Looking back thru past Board reports, this project had
$958M spent by March 31 2023,
$1,426M by March 31 2024
$2,027M by March 31 2025

I would expect that some costs have carried on despite the tbm stalling (tunnel liner inventory, for instance) and design is likely well along. But one wonders how much it cost to carry the project teams and machinery etc for the extra months during the prolonged down time.

- Paul

 

[TOtramz]

Who knew this project would have the most expensive tunnel in all of Canada

We spent 2 billion and it’s not even completed!

 

[dowlingm]

There should be reporters chasing de Baeremaeker and Stintz around the city demanding wtf they got the city and provincial taxpayers into, and Mitzie Subway Champion Hunter too

 

[duty free]

The real head scratcher is why this extension couldn't have been built mostly above ground.

 

[nfitz]

The real head scratcher is why this extension couldn't have been built mostly above ground.

Especially north of Ellesmere, where there aren't even nearby residents; which would have coincidentally missed the area with the unexpected tunnelling issues.

 

[Richard White]

The real head scratcher is why this extension couldn't have been built mostly above ground.

As a Scarborough resident, I don't want an elevated subway line down McCowan road.

No you can't reuse the guideway.

 

[Steve X]

I do think it’s easier to access the elevated platforms than a deep bored tunnel platform 10 stories under.

 

[NIV]

Elevated north of Ellesmere and bridge station over highland creek at Lawrence similar to Old Mill station should have happened. Hopefully someday we will find out why with hundreds of core samples taken we have an unforeseen costly problem with this deep bore TBM due to soil conditions. Lots of blame to go around.