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Eglinton Crosstown LRT ’s Core Business – Providing Better, Faster, Easier Service We have a strong connection with our Adding More Service Today Making It Easier for Our customers, and a Customers to Access Our great understanding Service of who they are and Building More to Improve Service where they are going. Planning for New Connections Investing in Our Future MISSION: VISION: WE CONNECT GETTING YOU THERE COMMUNITIES BETTER, FASTER, EASIER

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SIMC OE L A K E SIMC OE L A K E SIMC OE Allandale Waterfront

Newmarket Hwy 404 Yonge-Davis

Lincolnville Bloomington Y ORK

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Vaughan University of Ontario Metropolitan Institute of Technology Helen Centre Richmond Hill Centre (Langstaff GO)

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Finch West Conestoga Downsview Park DURHAM Don Sheppard Leslie Mills W A TERL OO Humber -Yonge McCowan College Oriole Bramalea Kitchener Yorkdale Scarborough Centre

Weston TORONT O Pickering Oshawa Bowmanville Science Gateway Terminal Region of Waterloo Caledonia Cedarvale Eglinton Centre International Airport Pearson International Kennedy Airport Mount Renforth Dennis Fairway

Dundas West Lansdowne St. George Bloor-Yonge Pape Main Kipling Bloor Spadina Square WELLING T ON One Danforth Cooksville Gerrard- Osgoode Queen Carlaw Milton PEEL Winston LEGEND Churchill East Harbour Port Credit UNION Subway Ontario Place /Exhibition Billy Bishop Toronto Light Rail Transit (LRT) City Airport HA LT ON Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)/ LAKE ONTARIO Regional Express Bus Aldershot GO Rail - 15-min Two-Way All-Day GORail - Two-Way All-Day HAMI LT ON West Harbour Niagara Falls GO Rail - Peak Only McMaster Hamilton GO Centre UP Express John C. Munro Hamilton NIA GARA International Airport WELCOME

Our Central East Open House will feature the following stations: • Eglinton • Mt Pleasant • • Laird • Sunnybrook Park • Science Centre

PROJECT QUANTITIES

273.5 km medium 111 escalators 15.2 million job hours voltage/direct current 38 two-vehicle trains cable

208 overhead 60 elevators 6000 tons of rail 5 new bridges catenary system poles

60 KM/H street level

MODEL: Bombardier Flexity Freedom

POWER SUPPLY: Overhead Catenary

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PROJECT UPDATE

• The Eglinton Crosstown project is now over 75% complete • Three stations – Mount Dennis, Keelesdale and Science Centre – are largely complete • 86% of track has been installed

• Vehicle testing is now underway Eglinton Crosstown What to Expect: Systems and Track 2021 Progress to-date Remaining Work in 2021 • 75% of track installed • Installation of track and OCS between Cedarvale Station and • 50% of OCS installed . • OCS energized from Mount Dennis to west of • Avenue to Laird and Kennedy tail track installations. . • Fiber line installations between Cedarvale Station and Laird • Tunnel lighting installed from Mount Dennis to Station. Caledonia Station and from to • Installation of tunnel lighting between Caledonia Station and . Leaside Station. • At-grade section between Sunnybrook Stop to • Installation of MV/DC cables between Caledonia Station and ready for static testing. Laird Station. • Sunnybrook to Kennedy MV/DC cables • Ready for MV/DC energization between Caledonia Station and installed and prepared for vehicle testing. Laird Station. • Completion of OCS and track installations.

EGLINTON CONNECTS Eglinton Crosstown What to Expect: Eglinton Connects Streetscape and Cycle Track ( West from Lascelles Boulevard – Duplex Avenue)

Remaining Work in 2021

• Construct new sidewalks, bicycle lanes, and curbs on the south side of Eglinton Avenue • Continuous utility upgrades and road restoration works • Install permanent street light fixtures • Tree planting and landscaping • Completion of Eglinton Connects between Lascelles Boulevard and Duplex Avenue • Eglinton Connects construction begins within immediate station areas Eglinton Crosstown What to Expect: Eglinton Station 2021 Progress to-date Remaining Work in 2021 What to Expect for 2022 • Completed station excavation • Completion of the north tunnel • Completion of concrete works ventilation shaft on Yonge Street • Completed structural steel and • Architectural works within the precast panel installations at the • Construction of the main and station box and entrances Berwick Portal southeast entrances • Road reinstatement and • Poured all main station invert • Completion of elevator landscaping slabs construction at Eglinton TTC Station • Track and overhead catenary system installation MOUNT PLEASANT STATION Eglinton Crosstown What to Expect: Mount Pleasant Station 2021 Progress to-date Remaining Work in 2021 What to Expect for 2022 • Completed station excavation • Begin track and overhead catenary • Completion of architectural works system installation • Secondary entrance construction • Road reinstatement and reached street level • Traffic bridge removal, backfilling, landscaping and road reinstatement • Completed station invert, track • Restoration of the heritage façade and platform slab pours • Escalator and elevator deliveries at the northwest entrance and installations • Continuous utility upgrades • Completion of concrete works LEASIDE STATION Eglinton Crosstown What to Expect: Leaside Station 2021 Progress to-date Remaining Work in 2021 What to Expect for 2022 • Finished pouring the platform • Secondary entrance construction • Completion of architectural works and concourse level walls and above street level slabs • Completion of structural steel • Road reinstatement and installations at the station landscaping • Completed structural concrete entrances works at the main entrance • Completion of concrete works • Completed all track slab pours • Begin architectural finishing works within the station box and • Poured the exterior walls and roof entrances of the main entrance building • Road deck removals, final utility reinstatement works, and backfilling • Begin track and overhead catenary system installation LAIRD STATION Eglinton Crosstown What to Expect: Laird Station 2021 Progress to-date Remaining Work in 2021

• Concrete works in the tunnel and at the main entrance • Continue mechanical, electrical and architectural works are complete at both entrances and in the station box • Final lining activities in the tunnel are complete • Complete main and secondary entrances • Escalator installation complete • Continue track and overhead catenary system installation • Road restoration and landscaping SUNNYBROOK PARK STOP Eglinton Crosstown What to Expect: Sunnybrook Park Stop 2021 Progress to-date Remaining Work in 2021

• CP Bridge rehabilitation • Begin static testing of light rail vehicles in the east • Sunnybrook Park Stop shelter installation • Retaining wall construction • Installation of new pedestrian stairs on the • Construction of the multi-use path from the north side of Eglinton Ave south side of Eglinton Ave E at Leslie Street E to Sunnybrook Park Stop • Road works between Brentcliffe Road and • Construction of second retaining wall on the north side of Eglinton Leslie Street - south side Ave E at the West Don River Bridge • Concrete works for stop ramps and waiting • Shelter finishing activities area • Platform ramp, wall, and handrail installations • Road restoration works between Brentcliffe Road and Leslie Street - north side • General landscaping SCIENCE CENTRE STATION Eglinton Crosstown What to Expect: Science Centre Station 2021 Progress to-date Remaining Work in 2021

• Overhead catenary system installation • Substantial completion • Urban tapestry installation • Completion of final landscaping • Tiling artwork installation at the main • Installation of station signage and furniture entrance and platform • Escalator and elevator installations • Floor and wall tiling works • Electrical and communication finishes • Louver installation at the main entrance • Remaining civil works and landscaping • Ornamental fencing installation at the bus terminal • Glazing finishes Eglinton Crosstown LRT East Testing & Commissioning What to Expect • In late May, light rail vehicles (LRVs) will be delivered to the east end of the alignment to conduct testing and commissioning activities between Brentcliffe Road and Kennedy Road. • The LRVs will run mainly on the surface along a track in the center of Eglinton Avenue. • The LRVs will follow traffic signals as they cross through intersections. • Prior to testing, the overhead catenary system (OCS) will be energized in order to power the vehicles. Eglinton Crosstown LRT Testing to Date

• First vehicle deliveries to Eglinton Maintenance and Storage Facility (EMSF) in 2019. • Testing Mount Dennis and Caledonia Stations began in 2020. Eglinton Crosstown LRT Eglinton Crosstown LRT Overhead Catenary System (OCS) Energization • The OCS is the poles and cables installed over the LRT tracks that power the LRVs. • Power is delivered from 10 traction power substations along the alignment to the LRVs via OCS cables. • The OCS must be energized in order to power the LRVs. • As of May 3, 2021, the OCS will be energized between Laird and Kennedy stations. • Like other transit systems in the city, when the OCS is energized the cables are electrified and dangerous if encountered. Eglinton Crosstown

Community Benefits

• The Eglinton Crosstown LRT Project contractually requires the constructor, Crosslinx Transit Solutions Constructors (CTSC), to embed community benefits in their work, including ensuring that local communities and historically disadvantaged groups benefit directly from the province’s $5.3 billion investment

• We are committed to making the pathway to Professional, Administrative and Technical (PAT) roles in the construction industry more accessible to people facing barriers to employment

• CTS has hired 209 people in PAT roles to date, as well as 162 apprentices and journey persons from historically disadvantage and equity seeking groups

• We are committed to supporting small and medium sized businesses along the Eglinton corridor, businesses impacted by our construction, and social enterprises that create employment and training opportunities for people who face systemic barriers to employment

• CTS has spent more than $600,000 on social enterprises and more than $6 million at local businesses`

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