[ehlow]

I thought I heard something about Eglinton being down to a single lane (total, not in each direction) yesterday due to some type of sinkhole (?). Was this related to the launching site?

Yes, it was related to this
http://thecrosstown.ca/news-media/w...t-closure-between-brentcliffe-road-and-leslie

In related news, the Crosstown twitter has photos of TBMs moving to Brentcliffe launch site, and the Allen Rd TBMs should be starting again soon.

 

[Hamiltonian]

What is the status of the Eglinton Connects project?

 

[TheTigerMaster]

Mayor Ford wants to cancel it. The issue hasn't reached Council. Hopefully Council defeats the mayor.

Other than that, no news that I know of.

 

[GenerationW]

Mayor Ford wants to cancel it..

So rumours of a Ford coup were true. And he pulled it off. Damn!

 

[DonValleyRainbow]

Mayor Ford wants to cancel it. The issue hasn't reached Council. Hopefully Council defeats the mayor.

Um, I'm in the year 2015 right?

 

[TheTigerMaster]

Um, I'm in the year 2015 right?

Yes. You didn't think that Tory won last year's election, right? Ford won reelection with a resounding 85% of the vote. He's for the people and the people love him.

 

[Midtown Urbanist]

I'm willing to bet that Tory's hard stance on Connects was an election tactic used to attract Ford's base. When he saw the backlash it received, he dropped it completely from his campaign.

The right thing to do would be to not make any noise about Connects and let it pass under the radar. It won't be built until near the end or after Tory's second term anyway.

 

[Monarch Butterfly]

Wonder if there will be a "Last Spike" ceremony who they actually do the laying of the last piece of rail?

Darn, Pierre Burton is not available to write about it.

 

[TheTigerMaster]

I only would want a last spike ceremony as long as siting politicians who weren't involved in this project aren't invited to participate. The mayor of Toronto in 2020 has no business putting the last spike in, as they wouldn't have been actively involved in the project.

 

[Midtown Urbanist]

http://www.metrolinx.com/en/docs/pd...oard_Presentation_Capital_Projects_Update.pdf

According to this, tunneling between Brentcliffe and Yonge and between Allen and Yonge to begin this summer. I guess soon enough we will have a lot more fun following the TBM tracker.

 

[kotsy]

I passed by the Brentcliffe site today. It's hard to get a good look while driving by but they appear to have dug out quite a bit of earth in preparation for the TBMs arrival. I guess there won't be much of a "TBM launch" here since this is where the portal from underground to at grade will be.

 

[ehlow]

I passed by the Brentcliffe site today. It's hard to get a good look while driving by but they appear to have dug out quite a bit of earth in preparation for the TBMs arrival. I guess there won't be much of a "TBM launch" here since this is where the portal from underground to at grade will be.

You can also see the TBM parts near the Longos in Leaside being unwrapped and prepared to move to the launch site.

 

[kotsy]

Nice! I will probably swing by there tomorrow and take a look.

 

[Monarch Butterfly]

According this Twitter, TBM Dennis has restarted his journey east towards Yonge St.

At the Allen Road launch site, TBM Dennis has restarted his journey east towards Yonge St.

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[TheTigerMaster]

Who will make it to Yonge first? Dennis or Lea? This is the TMB race of a lifetime! Place your bets now!

TheTigerMaster will be taking a 20% cut of any bets placed + $15 placement fee per bet.