innsertnamehere
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Realistically I would expect a 60 limit on it, yes. Probably with slow zones in the stations.
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oakwoodsfinest
New Member
given how much this would mean for the mayor ahead of the election I wouldn't be surprised either
explodingchampion
New Member
This might be a dumb question, but are the original station buildings gonna remain when they start running buses?
McGillicuddy
Active Member
None of the stations will be demolished upon the opening, no. But I don't believe they'll be using the existing stations in the familiar way.
The busway actually only extends between Kennedy and Ellesmere, and the service will now terminate at Scarborough Centre. This means there will be no service to what were formerly Midland and McCowan station.
Buses will run through the existing structure at Lawrence East, but will actually serve new bus platforms outside the building itself, with a walkway to the station's existing bus loop. Buses will bypass the existing Ellesmere station structure and serve new platforms outside the station itself.
yurt2022
Active Member
Looks like we finally got the originally envisioned Ellesmere Station bus bays.
I hope the TTC will consider routing at least the 95 through there, It was a bit of a pain having to walk to Kennedy to catch an express bus.
reinventingthewheel
Senior Member
Traffic lights have been installed where the busway meets the Eglinton underpass:
The busway is now paved up to Ellesmere, with some outstanding work on drainage / catch basins by the look of the concrete cuts. Tara to Eglinton still remains unpaved.
The busway is now paved up to Ellesmere, with some outstanding work on drainage / catch basins by the look of the concrete cuts. Tara to Eglinton still remains unpaved.
yurt2022
Active Member
I was over the Kennedy bridge today, it seemed like the road had been paved.
reinventingthewheel
Senior Member
There is at least a top coat remaining as it is shorter than where the new curbs should meet the road surface. That may be the case for more than just this section, didn’t look too closely.
Monarch Butterfly
Superstar
Will the bus stops be asphalt or concrete? To prevent bus "knuckles".
M II A II R II K
Senior Member
The elevated section of RT could have been retained for busses if a train wheel option were added to the busses so it could drive in a straight line without needing extra width for driving like one of the Japanese bus routes. But that might be too creative for TTC.
Richard White
Senior Member
So you wanted to retrofit busses to act as hi-rails?
That's not exactly a smart or practical option. It would also cost a fortune and be of little value
Voltz
Senior Member
If only we had a plan to use trains on that route,
Richard White
Senior Member
Again at a stupidly high cost for little benefit.
The Ellesmere tunnel would need to have been rebuilt or the trains refurbished. That's not exactly the cheap option.
Detroit is currently trying to rebuild our old fleet and the cost is skyrocketing. It's becoming a bit of an issue at the moment.
nfitz
Superstar
Compared to the $10 Billion subway? Going for the plan the TTC approved around 2006 to fix the tunnel, buy new cars, and extend all the stations would have cost about 1/20th of that. And a lot cheaper to extend to Centennial College.
Voltz
Senior Member
That statement applies to the Subway extension if anything,
I was referring to the LRT conversion and extension, several Billion less expensive than the subway.