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CROSSTOWN LRT
WHO IS METROLINX?
Continuing TTC rollout in 2017
Construction of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT Line
Background
• In September 2008, Metrolinx launched a regional transportation plan – a 25-year, $50 billion plan -- to coordinate and integrate transportation and transit in the Greater Toronto Area
• In 2010, City of Toronto approved the project to build the Eglinton Crosstown from Weston Road in the west to Kennedy Station in the east.
• Following a competitive process, Crosslinx Transit Solutions (CTS) was awarded a contract in July 2015 to design, build, finance, and maintain the Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit (LRT).
Project Players and Roles
What Are We Building – a New Modern LRT
• 15 underground stations and 10 surface stops – 9 km below ground and 10 km above ground
• A maintenance and storage facility
• A 19-kilometre route separated from regular traffic
• Transit communications system
• Links to 54 bus routes, three subway stations, GO Transit, and a new UP Express station
Safety First – Our #1 Priority
We train and direct staff to:
• Always have a site specific safety plan and site specific emergency plan.
• Ensure pre-work hazard assessments are complete and understood.
• Ensure job hazards analyses are complete and understood.
• Do everything possible to protect themselves, co-workers, and members of the public.
• Stop work if the safety of themselves, co-workers and members of the public cannot be assured.
• Identify and report unsafe behaviour and coach each other to make improvements.
• Be prepared and equipped to work safely.
Awaiting feedback from Safety
Fairbank Station Aerial Rendering
Main Entrance
Service Building
Secondary Entrance
60% design rendering
Fairbank Station Main Entrance
60% design rendering
Fairbank Station Secondary Entrance
60% design rendering
Fairbank Station Service Building
60% design rendering
BIKE PARKING
Fairbank Station Construction Progress
As of June 2017
Main Entrance
Service Building
How We’re Building Fairbank Station:
Support of Excavation – Top Down
• Also known as ‘shoring’ or ‘piling’, support of excavation is a common step in the process of constructing a building.
• An area the size of the station’s footprint (about 100m x 20m) called the ‘station box’ is cut, steel piles are installed around the perimeter, a shallow area is excavated, and braces and tie-backs are installed at the sides to support excavation.
• A concrete roof slab is constructed and placed over top of the excavated area, restoring traffic while crews work safely underground.
• Support of excavation at Fairbank Station will take approximately 1.5 years to complete
Fairbank Station: Progress to Date
17
Demolition at the Main Entrance and Service Building
Installation of geotechnical monitoring equipment
Telecommunication utilities relocation
Support of excavation at the Main Entrance and Service Building
Hydro utilities relocation
60% design completion
Fairbank Station: What to Expect
Summer 2017
• Continue piling on the north side of Eglinton Ave W
• Continue wet utilities relocation on Eglinton Ave W
• Shift traffic on Dufferin Street to east; continue piling on the north side of Eglinton
Ave W
Fall 2017
• Shift traffic on Eglinton Ave W to the south to commence piling on the south side
of the station box
• Continue wet utilities relocation on Eglinton Ave W
Current Construction Staging
19
Until September 2017
CONSTRUCTION ZONE
Upcoming Construction Staging
20
Beginning as early as September 2017
Future Fairbank Station Exterior Plaza
Fairbank Station Exterior Plaza Features
The future Fairbank Station Exterior Plaza will feature:
• Contemporary design and finishes
• Space for community events
• New misting feature located in the plaza centre
• 15 benches
• 14 shade trees
• 10 bicycle parking spaces (plus 20 at the Service Building)
• Lighting
• Decorative grass
New Misting Feature
• 11 mist pavers designed to create a concentrated
“room of mist” in the plaza centre
• Operation schedule:
– 15 mins/hr for 12 hrs/day
– 7 days a week from May to October
– Lighting feature operates year-round
– Equipped with wind sensor to switch-off misting
during windy conditions
• Improved environmental, operational and atheistic
benefits versus a traditional fountain feature
TYPICAL MIST & LIGHTING PAVERS
Example Mist Feature
PLACE DES CANOTIERS, QUEBEC CITY
DAOUST LESTAGE
Example Mist Feature
FOUR SEASONS HOTEL AND RESIDENCES,
TORONTO NAK DESIGN GROUP +
CLAUDE CORMIER ARCHITECTES
PAYSAGISTES INC
Example Water Feature
LE MIROIR D’EAU, BORDEAUX,
FRANCE_ MICHEL CORAJOUD
Planned Public Realm Improvements
SECONDARY ENTRANCE
SERVICE BUILDING
EXTERIOR PLAZA
MAIN ENTRANCE
1 2 3
BIA Message Board
Community Art Display
Cycle Track
1
2
3
1
4 Mist Water Feature
On-street TTC Stop
3
4
Summary of Planned Public Realm Improvements
• New sidewalks and bike lanes
• Reinstatement of 16 trees complete with
electrical conduits for BIA lighting
• Reinstatement of eight (8) benches
• Reinstatement of 14 waste receptacles
• Reinstatement of 17 bike rings
• One (1) new TTC bus shelter on the east
side Dufferin Street, south of Eglinton
Ave W
• New light poles on the north side of
Eglinton Ave W, west of Dufferin Street
• Two (2) new electronic message boards
• New community art display incorporated
into Service Building façade (subject to
approval)
• New electrical conduits
• Reinstatement of branded street signs
• Improved accessibility
Proposed Community Art Vitrine
• Two (2) display cabinets
integrated into the Service
Building façade to host
community art work
• 1.5 m wide x 3 m tall x 90
mm deep
• Includes operable doors
and lighting
• Subject to approval
Community Benefits: 2016 Early Successes
Employment Information Session
February 2016
Community Clean Up – Keelesdale Park
April 2016
Employment Information Session
May 2016
ACCES Employment Speed Mentoring Marathon
May 2016
Business Opportunities Information Session
June 2016
Public Art and Youth Engagement Initiative – Mount Dennis
September 2016
Community Benefits: 2016 Early Successes
Food Sorting with North York Harvest
October 2016
Apprenticeship Mentor Opportunity at Habitat for Humanity GTA
November 2016
Signing of Apprenticeship Declaration
December 2016
Holiday Giving Program with New Circles
December 2016
Community Benefits: 2017 Initiatives
Date Event
March 2017 Women in Construction Series with YWCA Toronto
April 2017 Community Clean Up
May 2017 Speed Mentoring Marathon
June 2017 Procurement workshops for small- and medium-sized businesses on Eglinton and social enterprises
June 2017 Public Art and Youth Engagement Initiative – Thorncliffe Park
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