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drum118
Superstar
April 19
More up on my site
Getting ready to place the tower crane
More up on my site
Getting ready to place the tower crane
hawc
Senior Member
Great shots as always drum118.
kotsy
Senior Member
Ordinance Park emergency exit excavation update:
And the trestle bridge for the lower Don crossing has it's first set of girders.
And the trestle bridge for the lower Don crossing has it's first set of girders.
hawc
Senior Member
Great shots! Are the girders over the Don the actual girders of the final bridge or a temporary bridge to work on the actual bridge from?
kev1n1m
Active Member
It's the platform for building the actual bridge deck, which needs to be supported until the arch is constructed.
kotsy
Senior Member
Here's the construction schedule for the trestle & permanent bridges.
hawc
Senior Member
Gotcha. So it's a support platform that will be removed?
kev1n1m
Active Member
Yup! Removed summer 2026 as per @kotsky's image, but also, it appears as if this temporary platform was supposed to start construction in Aug of 2024, but looks like it didn't start until just recently, so who knows.
Either way, it will be apparent when the actual bridge superstructure starts to come together. Interestingly, again per the graphic, it will be done in two halves and slid into place. That will be interesting to watch. The graphic doesn't indicate how and when the arch will be installed. Single piece by crane? separate components that are joined together onsite?
I'm glad we'll get step-by-step photo updates here as it happens!
Either way, it will be apparent when the actual bridge superstructure starts to come together. Interestingly, again per the graphic, it will be done in two halves and slid into place. That will be interesting to watch. The graphic doesn't indicate how and when the arch will be installed. Single piece by crane? separate components that are joined together onsite?
I'm glad we'll get step-by-step photo updates here as it happens!
generalcanada
Senior Member
The west abutment and the trestle bridge are 2 different things.
both abutments were complete on time IIRC
dob467
Active Member
Where's the excavation in Ordinance Park? Haven't been down that way since winter. Is access to the park, bridges, bike paths, etc restricted?
kotsy
Senior Member
Nothing is restricted. The far East area of the park that has been fenced off for years is the site they're working at.
The red circle is the construction site. The yellow circle is the excavated pit.
They will build a new park area here after construction is all done.
New Parks at 10 Ordnance Street & 801 Wellington Street West
Two new parks have arrived in Spadina-Fort York as a result of the condominium development project at Garrison Point and the construction of the Garrison Crossing pedestrian and cycling bridges. One new 1.2 ha (3 acres) park is located at 10 Ordnance St. and the other 1 ha (2.3 acres) park is...
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dob467
Active Member
Ah, that makes sense. I've been wondering what the plan was for that site. It had basically become an unsanctioned dog park, which folks clearly use in that area. Glad to hear there's a longer term plan, the views of the city from that park are phenomenal.Nothing is restricted. The far East area of the park that has been fenced off for years is the site they're working at.
The red circle is the construction site. The yellow circle is the excavated pit.
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They will build a new park area here after construction is all done.
New Parks at 10 Ordnance Street & 801 Wellington Street West
Two new parks have arrived in Spadina-Fort York as a result of the condominium development project at Garrison Point and the construction of the Garrison Crossing pedestrian and cycling bridges. One new 1.2 ha (3 acres) park is located at 10 Ordnance St. and the other 1 ha (2.3 acres) park is...
reinventingthewheel
Active Member
Took a stroll through the Thorncliffe area during rush hour, what an awful time and place to be on foot or cycling. Here’s hoping that changes along with this subway construction.
tstormers
Senior Member
From April 8th.
