[ehlow]

Story about current status & opening date delay:
http://www.insidetoronto.com/news-s...lrt-opening-pushed-back-to-2021-by-metrolinx/

 

[crs1026]

The yellow pin isn't moving.....only one of the two west TBM's are making headway.

- Paul

 

[Amare]

Also the service date seems to have slipped to Sept 2021 (not a huge surprise)
"The Eglinton Crosstown LRT will be in service by September 2021" from link above

They might as well just round up to 2022 because that's most likely the earliest date we will see service with the Crosstown. I have a funny feeling that this will slip further to 2023 though.

 

[someMidTowner]

Our update on this morning's official launch: http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2015/09/westward-tunnel-boring-commences-crosstown-lrt

And a video:

 

[nfitz]

Story about current status & opening date delay:
http://www.insidetoronto.com/news-s...lrt-opening-pushed-back-to-2021-by-metrolinx/

That's better than I expected to be honest. We all knew that the date would be updated once they achieved financial close, because the opening date is incentivized in the contract, and thus was part of the negotiations. I was expecting well into 2022 or 2023.

Though the 2021 date was already public, as it slipped out in a TTC budget presentation last week (along with Finch West in 2021, Danforth extension to Scarborough Centre in 2023, and Sheppard East in 2024).

They might as well just round up to 2022 because that's most likely the earliest date we will see service with the Crosstown. I have a funny feeling that this will slip further to 2023 though.

I doubt it very much with the "severe financial penalties".

 

[TheTigerMaster]

Though the 2021 date was already public, as it slipped out in a TTC budget presentation last week (along with Finch West in 2021, Danforth extension to Scarborough Centre in 2023, and Sheppard East in 2024).

Four RT lines opening in three years. What a time to be alive.

 

[robmausser]

Its weird to me that they aren't working on the above ground portion at the same time as the below ground portion, but hey, I guess thats government for ya.

 

[TheTigerMaster]

Its weird to me that they aren't working on the above ground portion at the same time as the below ground portion, but hey, I guess thats government for ya.

The thing isn't opening for six years. It's won't take anywhere near that long to construct the at grade portion

 

[robmausser]

The thing isn't opening for six years. It's won't take anywhere near that long to construct the at grade portion

Thats such an odd way of thinking. Perhaps, it isn't opening in 6 years BECAUSE the at grade portion isn't being done at the same time.

 

[taal]

The eglinton connect plan really needs to happen, or something, the area is such a mess right now (yes due to construction) but this is the time to fix it correctly.

 

[Markster]

The thing isn't opening for six years. It's won't take anywhere near that long to construct the at grade portion

Thats such an odd way of thinking. Perhaps, it isn't opening in 6 years BECAUSE the at grade portion isn't being done at the same time.

Look, yes, it's fun to throw around accusations of government mismanagement, but I'd love to see the copy of the construction schedule that you have that says that the tunnel portion will be ready to go sooner!

 

[rbt]

The yellow pin isn't moving.....only one of the two west TBM's are making headway.

IIRC there needs to be a gap (basically a settling period between the runs) to reduce the risk of tunnel collapse.

 

[BurlOak]

The thing isn't opening for six years. It's won't take anywhere near that long to construct the at grade portion

I dare say they could build the Scarborough segment elevated, and tear up the first 400m west of the portal and move the portal south by 10m, and it would still be the underground stations (probably the interchange stations) that would govern the opening date.

 

[someMidTowner]

Bonus photos from today's event that didn't make the front page story:

 

[kotsy]

Very exciting! The size of the launch shaft is enormous. I'd love to be able to walk through that and the freshly bored tunnels.