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Monarch Butterfly
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Metrolinx CEO addresses suggestion Crosstown LRT could open without Eglinton Station
From link.
From link.
Given media reports you may have read, Metrolinx president and chief executive officer, Phil Verster, outlines the transit agency’s expectations for the ongoing work on Toronto’s Eglinton Crosstown light rail transit route.
The Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit (ECLRT) project is one of the largest transit expansion projects in Canadian history, and will bring major benefits to communities along the 19-kilometre route.
This transformative project will change how people move across the city, reducing travel times in the corridor by up to 60 per cent compared with current bus service.
Transit projects are delivered on-time when the contractor achieves the production rates they committed to and only through the proper management of their own logistics and operations. In the case of Eglinton Crosstown, our building partner, Crosslinx Transit Solutions (CTS), has not achieved necessary production rates to maintain the original project schedule that they committed to in their bid.
We’re disappointed this project is late. Metrolinx is focused on ensuring that CTS fully meets its obligations to deliver a system as soon as possible – a system that is complete, fully tested and ready to provide high quality, safe and reliable service to our customers.
Any suggestion, like the one made in the Moody’s Credit Opinion, that the line could be considered ready to open without the ability for passengers to get on or off at the flagship station at Yonge and Eglinton, where tens of thousands of passengers will transfer on a daily basis between the Eglinton Crosstown and the TTC Line 1 Subway, is completely a distraction and is not in line with the obligations CTS took on when it signed the contract.
It is imperative that CTS now focuses on getting the project completed, including Eglinton Station, to the highest quality standards.
We acknowledge the extended construction period has been difficult for communities and businesses along the corridor to endure. Metrolinx will continue to keep the public informed on CTS’s progress and what the projected completion date will be. It’s imperative that CTS now focuses on getting this project completed, to the highest quality standard. Metrolinx will continue to hold CTS accountable for these delays.
It is critical now that CTS provide a robust plan that clearly demonstrates the timeframe for the completion of all of the remaining works they are obligated to deliver under the contract, including Eglinton Station.
It is important to note that the project remains within budget.
Phil Verster is president and CEO of Metrolinx.
NoahB
Active Member
Sounds like my old highschool essays.
Rainforest
Senior Member
^ Yeah. How to say nothing while not being silent ..
crs1026
Superstar
^Well, in fairness, the issue will end up in the courts. He can’t say much without prejudicing ML’s position in litigation, He has to make this sound like it’s the end of the world, there is no partial solution, and it’s all the contractor’s fault.
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TDE
New Member
What if there was a temporary connection behind the LRT station entrance - west of 2200 Yonge Street - wraps around, or a temporary hole in the wall on the south side, and have a covered pathway where it meets the corridor right by Cinnabon that links the subway to the current bus terminal today. Surely we could live with that for a few months. Then develop whatever thereafter.
Rainforest
Senior Member
This is a good point, but in that case I'd prefer a shorter message. Something to the tune of "Metrolinx is working with CTS and doing everything in its power to make sure the project is completed in whole, on time and on budget. That includes having the Yonge&Eglinton station in operation on the opening day. I am unable to provide more details due to the potential legal issues."
Same amount of information, takes about 10 times less to read, and doesn't create an impression he is holding his readers for fools.
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drum118
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cplchanb
Senior Member
as long as they complete this entire line reasonably timely. If the entire line is waiting year for 1 station it would be a tremendous loss of an opportunity to gain early revenue
Allandale25
Superstar
Cool to see some shots of area around Kennedy Station coming out.
Monarch Butterfly
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Tunafish13
Active Member
Wondering if they'll use the crossover or storage tracks on the east end to temporary store at least one light rail vehicle for testing purposes? Assuming they'll be able to power up the sections east of Eglinton Station.
From link.
Excuse my lack of knowledge, but why do they have crossover tracks between both Ionview and Kennedy and Ionview and Birchmount? Wouldnt it make more sense to spread them out like the rest of the line?
Richard White
Senior Member
They do the same thing on the TTC. Warden, Islington, Bayview, Sheppard-Yonge and Pioneer Village all have them.
If things go to hell at a terminal, you need to be able to turn back vehicles in close proximity. It does not help anyone to turn back trains at Pharmacy for example.
Think of it like on the Sheppard Line. If there is a Priority One at Sheppard-Yonge (on Line 1) they can turn trains around at Bayview.
Monarch Butterfly
Superstar
"Priority One" on the TTC usually means suicide. Something we can expect if they do not install platform screen doors on the Crosstown.
Tunafish13
Active Member
Ah that makes sense.
But then whey is there no switch track between Keelesdale and Cedarvale? Thats a pretty significant section....