PL1
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The flags almost make this look like ML wants us to believe this is a site of civic pride
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nightstreak
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The flags aren't part of the site. They're in the median south of the site, just framed in there by @Parkdalian
PL1
Senior Member
I know that. I was taking the piss out of ML, because they are an easy target and they deserve it.
kotsy
Senior Member
nightstreak
Active Member
The tent’s ironwork is fully assembled and now they’re building the gantry crane inside.
nightstreak
Active Member
Some updates:
The gantry crane is absolutely massive.
Following up on the issue of the west lawn that was supposed to remain accessible by the community, I've been pestering Metrolinx Community Relations about that side yard and they found a way to turn it into the primary path for pedestrians from Osgoode Garden to University. The gap that was there between the excavation site and the storage yard made no sense as they had to have a traffic person there to stop pedestrians while there was truck movement between sites.
Before*:
*This was the "planned" garden around the storage site but in practice it was taken up entirely by storage.
After:
This will disappear:
Pedestrians will go along a new path being built alongside Osgoode Hall (right), instead of through a path between the excavation and storage sites (left):
Here's the path being built as seen from north of the site (near the provincial court fountains).
Hopefully they'll maintain the lawn and add plants along the path. This is going to remain here for 4-5 years, might as well make it pretty.
The gantry crane is absolutely massive.
Following up on the issue of the west lawn that was supposed to remain accessible by the community, I've been pestering Metrolinx Community Relations about that side yard and they found a way to turn it into the primary path for pedestrians from Osgoode Garden to University. The gap that was there between the excavation site and the storage yard made no sense as they had to have a traffic person there to stop pedestrians while there was truck movement between sites.
Before*:
*This was the "planned" garden around the storage site but in practice it was taken up entirely by storage.
After:
This will disappear:
Pedestrians will go along a new path being built alongside Osgoode Hall (right), instead of through a path between the excavation and storage sites (left):
Here's the path being built as seen from north of the site (near the provincial court fountains).
Hopefully they'll maintain the lawn and add plants along the path. This is going to remain here for 4-5 years, might as well make it pretty.
nightstreak
Active Member
Correction: they’re keeping both sides open. Metrolinx is constructing a tunnel/hoarding while the garden path is being built by Osgoode Hall.
There’s a wall at the end of the path so not sure if they’re going to remove it or route it around somewhere else.
This garden path will make it a lot more tolerable to have to walk through here for the next 4-5 years. It completely bypasses the construction and the "temporary" painted sidewalk on the road that looks like is staying for the duration.
There’s a wall at the end of the path so not sure if they’re going to remove it or route it around somewhere else.
This garden path will make it a lot more tolerable to have to walk through here for the next 4-5 years. It completely bypasses the construction and the "temporary" painted sidewalk on the road that looks like is staying for the duration.
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nightstreak
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The acoustic tent is going to be green. Maybe this is what Doug Ford meant by when he said that “there will be more green space than when I cut down those pesky old trees… folks”.
nightstreak
Active Member
No pictures but I walked by and the entire south wall is now enclosed. They seemed to be preparing the roof next. @kotsy final call for a drone shot of the site before it's enclosed for the next 4-5 years.
While no more bird's eye views for the duration, we might get some peeks into the excavation since there'll be 4 truck doors. One entering on Queen Street where the streetcar stop used to be and exiting onto University at Queen and then another set of doors, one from the north storage yard and exiting onto University on the north end of the site.
While no more bird's eye views for the duration, we might get some peeks into the excavation since there'll be 4 truck doors. One entering on Queen Street where the streetcar stop used to be and exiting onto University at Queen and then another set of doors, one from the north storage yard and exiting onto University on the north end of the site.
nightstreak
Active Member
The gantry crane is up and moving on its rails!
In this second photo, you can see where the Queen Street truck entrance will be.
There might be a reprieve for photos of the excavation after all. A Metrolinx Community notice says that excavation will begin before enclosing the tent. They're digging 17 metres into soft soil before the real noise begins with breaking through bedrock starting in November.
In this second photo, you can see where the Queen Street truck entrance will be.
There might be a reprieve for photos of the excavation after all. A Metrolinx Community notice says that excavation will begin before enclosing the tent. They're digging 17 metres into soft soil before the real noise begins with breaking through bedrock starting in November.
busybeaver
Active Member
more green siding ..
nightstreak
Active Member
*More green space.... folks!
nightstreak
Active Member
The roof started going up last night. The green panels have also begun enclosing the Osgoode Garden side. It's going to be extremely dark here without light from University Ave.
P.S. There's a sign directing pedestrians through the Osgoode Hall path
...even though, it's a dead end.
P.S. There's a sign directing pedestrians through the Osgoode Hall path
...even though, it's a dead end.
nightstreak
Active Member
Excavation has officially begun at the Osgoode Garden site.
GameOnBrad
Active Member
They just started digging today at this station. (Correction: They started on Wednesday)
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