Ontario Construction News staff writer
New drone images shared by Metrolinx give us a closer look at the construction progress on the northern end of Toronto’s upcoming Ontario Line subway. Here, significant infrastructure work is shifting from laying foundations and excavation to visible above-ground structures.
The work shown in these images is being carried out by Trillium Guideway Partners, a team led by Acciona and AMICO. They are in charge of major civil works for the northern part of the Ontario Line, which includes elevated guideway structures, stations, and bridge-related infrastructure.
“Across Toronto’s northeast, the Ontario Line is becoming more visible every day as foundations give way to bridges, guideways and station structures,” Metrolinx officials said in a release. “Over the coming months, residents will begin to see even more of the future subway line emerge above ground as construction continues across the area.”
The drone photos highlight several important construction milestones, including:
Foundation and support structures for the Don Valley bridge crossing Piers that will support the elevated guideway at Thorncliffe Park Station Excavation of the site for the operations, maintenance and storage facility Road excavation and construction of a track retaining wall at the Beth Nealson underpass Bridge piers at the West Don Crossing Guideway piles for Flemingdon Park Station Basement piling and station wall construction at Don Valley Station
Construction crews are now moving past early site preparation, with more sections of the future subway line expected to become visible above ground in the coming months.
The Ontario Line is set to be a 10-mile (16-kilometre) subway line that will connect Exhibition Place in Toronto’s west end with the Eglinton Crosstown light-rail line at Don Mills Road. The route will pass through downtown Toronto and include connections to various transit services like light rail and regional heavy rail networks.
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