[barit]

They are getting close to completing assembly of the TBMs in the launch shaft. Should be starting to drill soon! Photo from Aug. 7

 

[Johnny Au]

View attachment 54507 They are getting close to completing assembly of the TBMs in the launch shaft. Should be starting to drill soon! Photo from Aug. 7

Finally! Humber and Don finally awoke from their long slumber.

 

[Edward Skira]

Finally! Humber and Don finally awoke from their long slumber.

Are you saying they've started digging?

 

[Johnny Au]

Are you saying they've started digging?

Not yet officially though. There is a difference between waking up and actually working. They could very well be awake but idle.

 

[Edward Skira]

Not yet officially though. There is a difference between waking up and actually working. They could very well be awake but idle.

Tease!

 

[crs1026]

Looking at those maps, it looks like only Dennis is moving......Lea is where it was some time ago.

I wonder how often those maps will be updated.

- Paul

 

[nfitz]

Not yet officially though. There is a difference between waking up and actually working. They could very well be awake but idle.

One launched in mid-September according to the update at next week's Metrolinx board meeting. The other to begin by late September.

To the west, the other two TBMs "are expected to be nearing Bathurst Street by end of September 2015" - http://www.metrolinx.com/en/docs/pd...20150922_BoardMtg_Rapid_Transit_Update_EN.pdf

 

[ehlow]

What seems to be a new rendering of the Don Mills station entrance is on page 6 here:
http://www.metrolinx.com/en/docs/pd...20150922_BoardMtg_Rapid_Transit_Update_EN.pdf

 

[TheTigerMaster]

Oh look, it's a glass box! With a sloped roof! Wow!

Thankfully the render includes the disclaimer, illustrative only - subject to refinement in detailed design.

 

[howl]

Oh look, it's a glass box! With a sloped roof! Wow!

Thankfully the render includes the disclaimer, illustrative only - subject to refinement in detailed design.

What the hell do you want? The Taj Mahal? It's a LRT station, which is effectively a gloried bus shelter. The more money they can save on this project the more money there is for other projects.

 

[Monarch Butterfly]

Its what's underground at Don Mills that's what I'm interested in. Will there be one or two station boxes? One station box for the Eglinton Crosstown LRT and, hopefully, one station box for the Don Mills LRT/Subway/underground railway.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

What the hell do you want? The Taj Mahal? It's a LRT station, which is effectively a gloried bus shelter. The more money they can save on this project the more money there is for other projects.

In this instance, it may become an important interchange station with the DRL Don Mills alignment, plus being a gateway to at least two tourist attractions (OSC, Aga Khan Museum) so something grander like this can be justified.

AoD

 

[ehlow]

It's perfectly fine in my opinion. I don't really need Spadina-extension style stations.

 

[Tuscani01]

In this instance, it may become an important interchange station with the DRL Don Mills alignment, plus being a gateway to at least two tourist attractions (OSC, Aga Khan Museum) so something grander like this can be justified.

AoD

Wouldn't Wynford be closer to Aga Khan?

Edit: Scratch that.

 

[junctionist]

It's the interiors that are the most important since most people will either wait inside the station for trains or see the interiors of the stations from passing trains. Attractive stations relieve the monotony of underground transit. With that said, exterior pavilions can make streetscapes more interesting, which Eglinton would certainly benefit from. The buildings along much of Eglinton are modest and often boring.