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THE EGLINTON CROSSTOWN LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT PROJECT
Mount Dennis Station
• North side of Eglinton Avenue West between Weston Road and Black Creek Drive.
Location
• Funded fully by the Province of Ontario.
• The Crosstown project is the largest transit expansion in the history of Toronto.
Funding
Station Construction
• Construction begins in summer 2016 and is scheduled to be completed in 2021.
Timelines
Unique Attributes
• 3500 Eglinton Avenue West (the former Kodak building) is recognized by Metrolinx for its significant importance to the community. That’s why it will be integrated with Mount Dennis Station, providing a third entrance and a primary focal point of transfer between modes of transportation.
• Mount Dennis terminal station will include special track work to store light rail vehicles (LRVs) between the tracks.
• The Kodak building will be moved from its current foundation, the space excavated (open-cut construction method), and new foundation will be formed for the concourse level of the LRT.
Summer 2016
Future Mount D
ennis Station
Main Entrance
Platform
Secondary Entrance
Tertiary Entrance
• Mount Dennis, a Mobility Hub, will include transfers to the GO Transit Kitchener line and UP Express, an off-street TTC Bus Terminal, and a Passenger Pick-Up and Drop-Off area.
Connections
West Community Office1848 Eglinton Avenue West416-782-8118
Thank you for your continued patience as we work to build this important project.
THE EGLINTON CROSSTOWN LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT PROJECT
2016 Construction
• At the end of May, a large watermain at Weston Road and Keelesdale Drive will be relocated. This work is estimated to last approximately 40 working days.
Utilities Relocation
Traffic Changes
Pedestrian Access
• Beginning in early July, the westbound centre lane from Weston Road to Keelesdale Drive will be closed while a crew relocates a watermain.
• From mid-July to August, the westbound curb lane, from Weston Road to Keelesdale Drive, will be closed for demolition of the retaining wall on the north side of Eglinton Avenue West.
• The sidewalk on the north side of Eglinton Avenue, between Weston Road and Keelesdale Drive, will be closed as of mid-August 2016 until May 2019.
Since fall 2015, crews have been preparing Eglinton Avenue West for construction of Mount Dennis Station, including the demolition of the Photography Drive bridge in February 2016.
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• Phase 2 of the abatement process to remove hazardous materials (ie. asbestos and lead painted materials) at 3500 Eglinton Avenue West will begin in mid-May.
• This work is estimated to last approximately four months.
Building Relocation