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Welcome to the Online ConsultationPreliminary Construction & Traffic PlanningIntro to Shop Local/Shop Eglinton Initiative Please review the presentation and complete the survey by July 11, 2012.
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Update• The first Tunnel Contract (Keele St to Yonge St) will be awarded
this summer
• Detailed traffic plans will be developed after the contract is awarded
• Additional public meetings in Fall 2012 to discuss detailed construction plans for the first tunnelling contract
• The earliest utility work could begin on Eglinton in the vicinity of Allen Road is late 2012 (west side of Allen southbound)
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Tunnel Construction Principles • Package contracts to coordinate all work under same umbrella
(utilities, city, transit)
• Maintain a minimum of one lane eastbound and westbound on Eglinton in construction zones
• Access to buildings from Eglinton remains open
• Only propose road closures if required for safety reasons or to provide exceptional time savings and reduction to long term disruption
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The Crosstown – 2012 *Final number and location of stations subject to Provincial review
• 60% faster than current bus routes
• 15 minutes from Keele to Yonge
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Eglinton Bus Ridership • Eglinton 32 & 34 buses carry 68,500 riders every weekday
• Transfers required at Eglinton West and Eglinton Stations (Allen & Yonge)
• Eglinton has amongst the highest ridership of all bus routes
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Eglinton at Bathurst (looking west)
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Eglinton West Station
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Looking east from OakwoodLooking east from Oakwood
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Crosstown Construction Update
• Tunnel preparation work at Black Creek and Eglinton in Keelesdale Park
• Piling rigs are building concrete support walls for the future west tunnel launch shaft
• The west launch shaft will enable tunnelling works in late 2012 towards Allen Road
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West Launch ShaftKeelesdale Park near Black Creek Drive
Launch Shaft• 60m Long• 20m wide• 16m deep
Eglinton Ave
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Tunnel Construction Overview• Relocate utilities at major intersections to maintain services (gas, water,
cable)
• Construct “headwalls” (support walls formed by a series of concrete columns) at east and west ends of each future station location
– 4 - 5 months per station location
– Process called “Jet Grouting” when soil conditions allow - 3 - 4 months
• Concurrently, construct Tunnel launch and extraction shafts. These are large pits where tunnelling machines are first lowered for assembly and then extracted from the ground.
• The tunnel machines are launched from Keelesdale Park (just west of Keele Street) and tunnel eastward through the station “headwalls”
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Tunnel Construction OverviewContinued
• To ensure subway service is maintained throughout construction, tunnelling machines are removed from a pit at the west side of Allen Road on Eglinton and re-launched from a new pit on the east side of Allen Road on Eglinton
• Tunnelling proceeds to Yonge Street, and a second extraction pit is built to remove and re-furbish the machines before they reach Eglinton Station
• Following this tunnelling work, the Crosstown Stations between Keele and Yonge will be constructed. Stations will each take approximately 4 years to construct
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Utilities - Bathurst Intersection
STACKED SANITARY
SEWERS
600mm WATERMAIN
EXISTING STORM SEWEREXISTING SANITARY SEWER
EXISTING COMBINED SEWEREXISTING GASMAINEXISTING BELL/ROGER CONDUITEXISTING TELUS/GT CONDUITEXISTING T.H.E.S./COGECO DUCT BANK
STACKED SANITARY
SEWERS 1125mm STORM
SEWER
BELL/ROGERSCONDUITS (20)
EGLINTON AVENUE WEST
BATH
URST
STR
EET
150mm GASMAIN (ABANDONED)
T.H.E.S. DUCT BANK (12)
TELUS/GT DUCT BANK (18)
300mm COMBINED
SEWER
BELL/ROGERSCONDUITS (2)
300mm GASMAIN (TO BE
ABANDONED)
PEVE
RIL
HIL
L N
OR
TH
EXISTING WATERMAIN
225mm SANITARYSEWER
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Challenge of Underground Utilities
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Tunnel Drive SequenceLaunch Shaft
Extraction Shaft
Leading Tunnel
Mine-Through Headwalls
Excavate Station and Remove Tunnel Liners
Trailing Tunnel
21 3
StationHeadwalls
54 6
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Extraction Shaft Example Spadina Subway Extension - Keele and Finch
KEELE STREET
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Extraction Shaft Example Spadina Subway Extension - Keele and Finch
KEELE STREET
FINCH AVE
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Extraction Shaft Example Spadina Subway Extension - Keele south of Finch
KEELE STREET
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Eglinton and Allen - Existing
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Utility Relocation WorkExact Lane Setup TBD
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Utility Relocation WorkExact Lane Setup TBD
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Utility Relocation WorkExact Lane Setup TBD
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Extract TBM & Re-Launch
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Soil removal for Tunnelling• 1 165 000 cubic metres
of soil to be removed during tunnelling
• Enough to fill the ACC rink higher than the CN Tower
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West Tunnelling – Keele Street to Yonge Street Traffic Management Overview
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Existing Conditions on Eglinton • Rush Hours : 7am to 9am & 4pm to 6pm
• Most sections of Eglinton between Keele and Allen have one lane in each direction for general traffic in rush hours
• Between Allen and Yonge, most sections have two lanes in each direction available for general traffic in rush hours
• In most sections during rush hours, the curb lane is for buses only
• Outside of rush hours, the curb lanes are used for on-street parking, generally leaving one lane per direction for moving traffic
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Existing Conditions Eglinton Avenue Dufferin to Chaplin
• External traffic represents 45% of the auto trips (AM peak)
• 45% of traffic has an origin and destination outside the area & use Eglinton as a traffic corridor
• PM peak period is similar, 42% external, 58% local
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During Tunnel Construction• One lane of traffic available on Eglinton both EB and WB all-day
in active construction zones. Buses and general traffic will share this lane.
• Advance warning signs will be placed in the vicinity of the corridor. Changeable Message Signs and Static Signs.
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Transit Services during Tunnel Construction• Pedestrian and bus access to Eglinton West and Eglinton
Stations will remain open
• No major change to existing bus routes
• Local bus route detours may be required for key construction activities for tunneling
• TTC buses along Eglinton will be monitored and additional vehicles added as needed to respond to changes in traffic conditions
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Parking• Currently, 3 hour paid parking is available on Eglinton Avenue
West outside of weekday rush hours.
• In order to provide space for construction work, some of these spaces will be unavailable
• One-hour parking on some local roads will be extended to 3 hours, only while construction is impacting parking availability on Eglinton Avenue
• Parking on local roads will be enforced to discourage long-term parking and will be closely monitored by Toronto Police Services Parking Enforcement
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Pedestrians/Cyclists• Front door access to Eglinton Avenue buildings maintained
• Minimum 1.5 metre sidewalk widths
• Some temporary closures of sections of sidewalk required. Where necessary, crossings will be available at traffic signals. One side open at all times.
• Bike lanes not currently provided on Eglinton
• During construction, cyclists will continue to share general traffic lanes
• Where space is available, wider lanes provided to accommodate all users
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Jet Grouting
Typical Rig
2–3m Diameter Jet Grout Formed Soilcrete Columns Jet Grouting Process
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Allen Road Area• Tunnelling under Eglinton West Station carries risk to subway
operations
• Detailed Traffic management plans to be developed upon award of tunnel contract and presented at Fall 2012 follow-up meeting
• 2013 – Potential for occasional, off peak (overnight) Southbound Right Turn prohibitions from Allen to Eglinton for utility relocations at Extraction Shaft
• Potential short duration Eastbound to Northbound left turn prohibitions from Eglinton onto Allen Road for decking installation at ramp
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Allen RoadProposed One Year Closure in 2014 to Northbound Access at Eglinton
• Potential closure of northbound access to Allen Road at Eglinton to expedite tunnelling
• Closure projected to reduce construction by approximately one year• Northbound Allen would remain open north of Eglinton • Closure would give contractor enough space for construction staging and
movement of 150 trucks per day directly onto Allen Road - All prohibitions at Allen Road require City Council approval - Anticipated report timing is FALL 2012 Public Works Committee/City
Council
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Tunnel Launch Shaft – Sheppard Subway
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13 Division – Working with Police Temporary Property Requirements
• 5 metre area between sidewalk and 13 Division building
• Utility construction area
• Temporary sidewalk
• Tree removals are unavoidable
• Sign removal/ relocation
• Tiebacks
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Cross Passages – 2014 • Cross passages are used for emergency evacuation of the
tunnels and for access between the tunnels for maintenance
• Constructed by hand mining between the two tunnels
• Area needed on road for pumping equipment to dewater the area where the mining is conducted
• Impact = 2 - 3 months per location
• 1 lane per direction
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Temporary Local Road Closures at Eglinton Avenue Temporary closures at Eglinton intersections with some local streets will
unfortunately be required during different phases of tunnel construction to safely complete work (access always maintained from one direction)
• Yarrow Road (2012-2013 - 7 weeks) • Kane Avenue (2013 - 5 weeks) • Little Boulevard (2013 – 4 days) • Strathearn Road (2013 - 11 Weeks) • Flanders Road (2013 - 11 Weeks) • Peveril Hill North Road (2013 - 9 Weeks) • Chaplin Crescent Southbound Thru & Left (2013 - 9 Weeks) • Latimer Avenue (2013 - 9 Weeks) • Highbourne Road (2014 - 9 Weeks) • Maxwell Avenue (2015 - 17 Weeks)
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Ministry of Transportation (MTO)Highway 401/Allen Road Ramp Improvements
• MTO is rehabilitating 8 structures in the Highway 401 and Allen Road Interchange
• Bridge improvements have been broken into 2 contracts • Contract 1 (Bridges 4 and 24) Contract 2 (Bridges 5, 6, 12, 16 19 22) • Construction for Contract 1 commenced in Spring 2012• Completion for Contract 1: late Fall 2012• Construction schedule for Contract 2 TBD
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Ministry of Transportation (MTO)Highway 401/Allen Road Ramp Improvements
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• Lane reductions on the 401 to Allen Road ramps and bridges
• Periodic overnight ramp/bridge closures
• Advance traffic warning signs will be posted in the area to advise the public of traffic restriction and lane closures
• Construction is planned to take place during daytime hours from Monday to Friday
• Extended working hours (periodic night time work) & weekend work required to complete construction on schedule.
Project information: Mr. Sam Molai, P.Eng., Senior Structural Engineer Ministry of Transportation, Central Region tel: 416-235-5506 e-mail: [email protected]
MTO – Highway 401 /Allen Road Ramp Construction Details
Mr. Larry NG, Project Manager, Design SNC Lavalin tel: 416-252-5315 Ext 2711
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City of Toronto – Long Term PlanningConstruction Details
• The City of Toronto is studying ways to improve Allen Road
• The study will follow a provincially mandated Environmental Assessment process.
• Study investigating current challenges and opportunities in the Allen Road corridor from Eglinton to just south of Transit Road
• Currently, a Terms of Reference (Study Framework/Work Plan) is being developed to guide future work
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Allen Road Environmental Assessment For more information, please contact:
Jason Diceman Tel: 416-392-3787 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: www.toronto.ca/involved/projects/allenrdstudy
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Station Construction Overview Projected Start – 2015
• After tunneling is completed, station construction begins
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Eglinton Pre-Construction -Existing Right of Way Use
Watermain
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Station Construction Stage 1A Piling - Divert Traffic & Construct Support of Excavation
(Exact Construction Set-Up TBD by Location for all stages)
Watermain
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Station Construction Stage 1B – Construct Centre Piles
Watermain
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Station Construction Stage 2A – Construct Roadway Decking on one Side
Watermain
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Station Construction Stage 2B – Construct opposite side Decking & Support of Excavation
Watermain
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Station ConstructionStage 3 – Construct Station Box under the Roadway Decking
Watermain
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Station ConstructionStation Complete – Restore Roadway, Utilities & Traffic
Watermain
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Next Stepsa) Meetings in advance of construction
(Review and input on traffic and construction staging plans)
b) Construction Liaison Groups Smaller groups (10 local representatives per station with local councillor) give input, questions & concerns directly to construction team
c) Contact Community Liaisons with specific local issues & recommendations for investigation
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The Crosstown Team Please get in touch with usDevin Horne, Franca Di Giovanni, Denise Jayawardene E-mail: [email protected] Online: www.thecrosstown.caTel: 416-338-6310Fax: 416-397-8193TTY: 416-481-2523Visit our West Community Office at 1848 Eglinton Avenue West (at Dufferin)
Community Office Hours — 2012Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Tuesday & Thursday: by appointment
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Thank You!