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metrolinx begins its big eastern dig on the eglinton crosstown lrt: get ready for traffic

by:Gewinn     2019-08-23
Commuters in the city\'s busiest corridors can expect traffic nightmares for some time as Metrolinx has started to work hard on the Eglinton Crosstown light rail line.
Daily Lane limit for Eglinton Ave. E.
Between Leslie Street. and Laird Dr.
Already started, the staff cleared utility lines and trees in an area on the south side of Eglinton to make way for a huge digging shaft.
Part of the next two tunnels
Boring machine for digging the underground part of the line
Nicknamed Don and Humber
Will arrive this summer and assemble in the shaft before they start drilling for the 3 Th. 25-
Kilometers west of Yongji Street.
Traffic around the excavation site will be reduced to one lane in each direction, and this restriction is expected to last for two and a half years.
The site will be used to store dirt in the tunnel until the earth is moved by a truck.
\"The reality is that building Eglinton Crosstown in crowded areas is a challenge,\" said Metrolinx spokesperson Jamie Robinson . \".
\"Traffic will be significantly affected for a long time.
\"In a few weeks, the traffic around Dr. Laird will also be restricted.
When Metrolinx started building the buildings below
There will be a ground wall at the end of the subway station.
The work will last six to eight months.
In order to get close to the route from high school, it will take two years to build an emergency exit, which means there will be more restrictions on the lanes of Eglinton Ave. E. near Hanna Rd.
When the first wall of the station enters the underground of Bayview Ave, there will be more confusion. and Mt. Pleasant.
During the night rush hour, about 4,000 vehicles passed the Eglington crossing on Brent Cliff Road.
Right east of Laird Road.
, Much higher than the number of cars entering the Gardner Highway from Lakeshore Avenue. E.
Peak hours in the morning.
If congestion becomes a huge challenge, the transportation bureau will work with the city to move to the left, Robinson said. hand turn-
Lane restrictions.
Perhaps the real challenge will come when the tunnel machine reaches the busy Yonge St.
Intersection of 2016
Metrolinx will have to turn the road into a excavation site to extract both machines, although Robinson says it will be a much smaller hole than the one near Leslie Street
Since last June, two machines have been drilling east of Dr. heixi.
Go to the Allen highway where they will be pulled out and put back on the ground on the other side so they can finish the tunneling of tunnel 6. 25-
A section of the light rail west of Yongji Street.
When all four machines reach Yongji, Robinson says, enough dirt and muck will be removed to fill the Air Canada Center to the height of the CN Tower.
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