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Mount Dennis Building Move and Community BBQ

August 25, 2016
Join Metrolinx and its constructor, Crosslinx Transit Solutions, to witness the relocation of the building at 3500 Eglinton Avenue West, the former Kodak building, on August 25, 2016. The building will be preserved and will become one of the three entrances for the future Mount Dennis Station. Moving the building is an early milestone in the progress of the Mount Dennis Station construction, and at 3,000 tonnes, it presents an unique and complex engineering challenge.

Attendees are also invited to join us for a community BBQ following the completion of the building relocation.

Event details:
  • Thursday, August 25, 2016
  • 9:00 a.m - Building move commences (takes approximately 1.5 hours). Public viewing seating will be available on-site.
  • 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Community BBQ
  • 25 Photography Drive, Ross' No Frills parking lot. Accessible shuttle buses will be available to and from the site every 30 minutes between 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
 
TheTigerMaster said:
What a time to be alive. There's a subway on Eglinton. I can hardly believe there's a subway on Eglinton. Pinch me.
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At least thats what they think has happened.... we'll have to wait until the extraction shaft is dug out to be sure....
it would be pretty ironic/disastrous if they actually missed the mark.

Also that photo is pretty deceiving to the untrained eye....thats the launch shaft back from last fall.
 
cplchanb said:
Is there going to be any mechanical equipment inside the station buildings? Why does it have to be so large??
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Looking at the sheer volume and space those entrance ways occupy, I can't help but wonder if Metrolinx/TTC has missed an opportunity to sell the air rights? Those would be nice spots to fit in an office tower or condo.
 
Red October said:
Now you've gone and jinxed it. The province will elect a conservative premier who will "save money" and fill it in.
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While still paying the $3B (or whatever) on the station contracts? Wonderful thing about PPP is it's damn hard to cancel once the contract is signed; gas plants made that very clear.

It's really hard to cancel the central section at this time.
 
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crs1026 said:
There is a lot of work required to pour the concrete base for the track bed, so there is a flat floor in the (currently round) tunnel. Plus all the utilities, cabling, lighting, drainage, etc etc. There must be a fair bit of grouting required too, I don't know when that is done.



I recall from the TYSSE that Youtube videos of the "actual" TBM breakthroughs surfaced well before any official photo-op breakthroughs happened. It's apparently commpn industry practice to seal up the end of the newly-finished tunnel end and stage a second 'breakthrough' for photo op purposes. Since the TBM crew will demobilise shortly, I bet lots of workers recorded the final breakthrough for their personal memories. There's not much ML can do to suppress the news that the TBM's are done....ML may have chosen to 'go with the flow' as word would leak out anyways.

Or - Maybe that's what the extra time in the schedule from now to late 2017 is for.....a never ending series of photo ops before the tunnel is handed back to the contractor to let work continue.
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After watching the completion video,I see the tunnel lined all the way with no breaks for stations all the way.So when they dig down to tunnel level to build a station platform,I take it that they remove the tiles necessary to make the underground station that will be at least as long as the LRT train?
 
It's necessary for the tunnels to be lined the whole way because the TBM's push themselves forward by using hydraulics to push against the installed tunnel liners. I presume your intuition is correct about the tunnel liners being removed for station construction.
 
cplchanb said:
Is there going to be any mechanical equipment inside the station buildings? Why does it have to be so large??
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Stairs, escalators, elevators, ventilation, electrical, plumbing etc. I'm sure there's a bunch of space for all of that.
 
PMT said:
Mount Dennis Building Move and Community BBQ

August 25, 2016
Join Metrolinx and its constructor, Crosslinx Transit Solutions, to witness the relocation of the building at 3500 Eglinton Avenue West, the former Kodak building, on August 25, 2016. The building will be preserved and will become one of the three entrances for the future Mount Dennis Station. Moving the building is an early milestone in the progress of the Mount Dennis Station construction, and at 3,000 tonnes, it presents an unique and complex engineering challenge.

Attendees are also invited to join us for a community BBQ following the completion of the building relocation.

Event details:
  • Thursday, August 25, 2016
  • 9:00 a.m - Building move commences (takes approximately 1.5 hours). Public viewing seating will be available on-site.
  • 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Community BBQ
  • 25 Photography Drive, Ross' No Frills parking lot. Accessible shuttle buses will be available to and from the site every 30 minutes between 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
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This is going to be a pretty interesting event - they will slide the building - same technology as some recent bridge projects.

- Paul
 
crs1026 said:
This is going to be a pretty interesting event - they will slide the building - same technology as some recent bridge projects.

- Paul
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I'm surprised they decided to move the building and demolish the existing Photography Drive bridge. That stuff must be really in the way to undergo all of that re-arranging.
 
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