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gweed123 said:
Despite pushing the portal back, they still had about 100m of "Sandy Hill" to dig through before they hit the more favourable rock that's present under the rest of downtown.
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The obvious answer was that they should have done that 100 metres using cut-and-cover. Which is essentially what they are going to do now.

Thankfully no one was killed in yet another attempt to maximize SNC-Lavalin's profits.
 
I don't think so. I just walked by, and the hole has been completely filled in with concrete and paved. I think they will carefully patch up the ceiling and carry on.
 
TheTigerMaster said:
Why wouldn't the contractor want to update the locations?
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It's speculation but one reason might be so they don't get unwarranted complaints about noise and vibrations that aren't actually their fault. There are always noises and vibrations in the city, from industry, trucks, buses, aircraft. If you're not listening for it it goes unnoticed. However, if you know there is a TBM 20m below your front door right now people would have a tenancy to notice every single bump and jolt and assume it was the TBM, and then lodge complaints. If people don't know exactly where it is that won't happen - the TBM will pass unnoticed. I suspect the TBM is actually a somewhat farther along than the tracker shows.
 
howl said:
It's speculation but one reason might be so they don't get unwarranted complaints about noise and vibrations that aren't actually their fault. There are always noises and vibrations in the city, from industry, trucks, buses, aircraft. If you're not listening for it it goes unnoticed. However, if you know there is a TBM 20m below your front door right now people would have a tenancy to notice every single bump and jolt and assume it was the TBM, and then lodge complaints. If people don't know exactly where it is that won't happen - the TBM will pass unnoticed. I suspect the TBM is actually a somewhat farther along than the tracker shows.
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You think thats the reason? For me (call me sceptical), the longer they take down there, the longer the work goes on and the more money the workers make
 
Palma said:
You think thats the reason? For me (call me sceptical), the longer they take down there, the longer the work goes on and the more money the workers make
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Usually contracts are awarded for a fixed price, so the contractor makes the same money if they do it quick or do it slow. The frontline grunts might make more money if it goes slow, but the company bosses make more money if they go fast (since they have to pay the grunts less), so the foreman will be driving them on.
 
Palma said:
You think thats the reason? For me (call me sceptical), the longer they take down there, the longer the work goes on and the more money the workers make
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...yet, there is also a deadline (though not a hard deadline) and if they miss that deadline, the contractor is fined by Metrolinx
 
ehlow said:
http://www.thecrosstown.ca/get-involved/upcoming-events
Two events next week. They seem mostly to be for Q&A, no presentation, so I probably won't go.

However you can bring up your urgent issues directly with them, like:
-trying to make elevated east side happen
-south side alignment at Leslie
-DRL connection at Don Mills
-stop spacing
-increasing TBM tracker updating frequency to higher than once a week
-whether Johnny Au can be hired as TBM updater
-why the tunnel has caved back in
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For the first 3, I wonder if a Provincial Party can score political points by making this an issue. here is the messaging:

  • Transit Expert Andy Byford says that the DRL is the #1 priority.
  • The DRL would extend up to Eglinton to help North York and Scarborough residents get downtown.
  • The DRL would free up capacity on the Yonge line to allow it to be extended to Richmond Hill.
  • By not having provisions for a DRL station at Eglinton, it is clear that the current government does not support the transit Toronto and the GTA needs.
  • We promise to build the DRL station together with the Eglinton line station to save money and reduce the construction disruption.
  • We promise to connect this DRL to the other subway lines by continuing the underground Eglinton line to Don Mills and not putting it in the middle of the road.

I think this strategy may work for the NDP and PC's.

It may even work for the Liberals - look how their by-election campaign was that the current government is completely wrong by trying to build the SRT with a transfer and we promise to build a subway. The Gas Plant was the same thing - the current government were completely wrong to build a Gas plant in Mississauga and Oakville and we promise to cancel it. It has worked twice, why not try it again.

PS. Sorry Johnny, I do not think your employment will become an election issue.
 
According to the crosstown website, it seems the station headwalls at Caledonia aren't quite in place yet so it may be a while before those pins make a significant move eastward.
 
Uncle Teddy said:
TBM tracker still stuck in place. Let's see an update!
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The person who updates the TBM tracker probably reads this thread and rewards or punishes us with updates or lack of updates based on what they read.

"Elevated Eglinton East again?! No TBM update for you!"
"This guy is gunning for my job... I better update soon"
 
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