Ontario Line Exhibition Station Early Works
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Ontario Line Exhibition Station Early Works Meeting Date: February 19, 2021 DRAFT FOR INFORMATION ONLY 27.5 million people visit Exhibition Place Toronto annually generates & spend over $6 $500 million of Economic Impact Tourism billion for Toronto generates over The 192-acre $10 billion annually in site is an integral Toronto & supports part of Toronto 69,950 jobs Canada’s largest year-round entertainment and convention and Ontario’s site, attracting over 5.5 million event visitors a year, plus economy additional 3.5 million people use the grounds on a yearly basis totalling over 9 million guests ONTARIO LINE | EXHIBITION STATION EARLY WORKS | FEBRUARY 19, 2021 | INDICATIVE FOR DISCUSSION ONLY The Ontario Line 1 West (Exhibition to Queen/Spadina) Downtown 4 2 (Osgoode to Don Yard) 3 East (East Harbour to Pape South) North 4 (Pape to Science Centre) 3 1 2 ONTARIO LINE | EXHIBITION STATION EARLY WORKS | FEBRUARY 19, 2021 | INDICATIVE FOR DISCUSSION ONLY The Ontario Line 15.5 kilometres 15 stations 389,900 daily 17 connections long boardings to other transit options • 3 GO Lines • 4 connections to Line 1, 2 and 5 (Eglinton Crosstown) • Connections to streetcar lines at 10 Ontario Line stations As frequent as 154,000 more people 53,000 more jobs every 90 seconds within walking accessible in 45 minutes or distance to transit less for Toronto residents ONTARIO LINE | EXHIBITION STATION EARLY WORKS | FEBRUARY 19, 2021 | INDICATIVE FOR DISCUSSION ONLY The Ontario Line What are the procurement packages? Rolling Stock, Systems, Southern Civil, Northern Civil, Early Works Operations and Stations and Tunnel Stations and Tunnel Contracts Maintenance (RSSOM) • Design, build, operate and • One above-ground station • Seven stations • Bridge, track and other maintain trains integrated with existing GO • A three-kilometre tunnel preparatory activities along Transit Exhibition station the joint rail corridor where the • Design, build, operate and • Two portals maintain track, communications, • Two underground stations Ontario Line will operate next to train control systems, and integrated with existing TTC • Bridges existing GO Transit rail services, maintenance and storage facility Osgoode and Queen stations • Elevated guideways including at Exhibition Station • The TTC will be responsible • Four new underground stations for day-to-day operations (King/Bathurst, Queen/Spadina, as they relate to customer- Moss Park, Corktown) facing activities such as fare • A six-kilometre tunnel enforcement and network transit control ONTARIO LINE | EXHIBITION STATION EARLY WORKS | FEBRUARY 19, 2021 | INDICATIVE FOR DISCUSSION ONLY The Ontario Line - Early Works Early Works Environmental Assessment Process The early works environmental assessment process for Exhibition Station identified environmental impacts, mitigation measures and monitoring activities for the following environmental components: Archaeological Resources Built Heritage Resources & Noise & Vibration Natural Environment Hydrology & Cultural Heritage Landscapes Surface Water Socio-Economic & Land Air Quality Traffic & Transportation Soil & Groundwater Use Characteristics ONTARIO LINE | EXHIBITION STATION EARLY WORKS | FEBRUARY 19, 2021 | INDICATIVE FOR DISCUSSION ONLY Ontario Line Project Timeline 2020 2021 2022 2023 FALL WINTER SPRING SUMMER FALL Preliminary South* Early Early Early South South Procurement, North* North Design & RSSOM* Works Works Works & RSSOM & RSSOM Request for Request for Design & Business Case Request for Contracts Contracts Construction Financial Construction Qualifications Proposals Construction (PDBC) Proposals Posted Awarded Begins Close Begins WE ARE HERE Environmental Environmental Environmental Early Works Impact Assessment Assessment Conditions Reports Report Report Public Public Public Review & Review & Review & Ongoing Public Engagement Comment Comment Comment *Procurement Packages: • RSSOM - Rolling Stock, Systems, Operations and Maintenance • South - Southern Civil, Stations and Tunnel Timelines are subject to change • North - Northern Civil, Stations and Tunnel ONTARIO LINE | EXHIBITION STATION EARLY WORKS | FEBRUARY 19, 2021 | INDICATIVE FOR DISCUSSION ONLY Exhibition Station Early Works Construction Timeline 2020 2021 2022 2023 FALL WINTER SPRING SUMMER FALL SPRING Procurement, Construction Exhibition Exhibition Construction Tender in Early Works Early Works Design & Prequalification Construction Market Construction Construction Begins Ends Notice of Draft Environmental Exhibition Station Notice of Final Assessment Early Works Report Exhibition EWR (EWR) Public Review & Ongoing Public Engagement Comment Timelines are subject to change ONTARIO LINE | EXHIBITION STATION EARLY WORKS | FEBRUARY 19, 2021 | INDICATIVE FOR DISCUSSION ONLY The Ontario Line - Early Works Early Works Ontario Line trains will be above ground at Exhibition Station, which currently accommodates GO Train and VIA rail services as well as freight rail operations. Since GO Expansion Plans call for more GO Image: train services at Exhibition Station, Metrolinx is carrying out early works Eastward view for the Ontario Line in this area to ensure both of these important of the rail tracks transit expansion projects are properly coordinated and completed in a and northern timely manner. platform of Exhibition GO These early works will set the groundwork for other major construction Station. on the Ontario Line project, reducing risk of construction delays to the main P3 contracts by completing the joint corridor work in advance of the main contracts. The Exhibition Station Early Works Report outlines the purpose of early works, a description of local environmental conditions, potential Image: impacts and proposed mitigation measures. Westward view of the rail tracks The Final Exhibition Station Early Works Report is available for and southern review here. platform of Exhibition GO Station. ONTARIO LINE | EXHIBITION STATION EARLY WORKS | FEBRUARY 19, 2021 | INDICATIVE FOR DISCUSSION ONLY EXHIBITION East Liberty St inlAAve citnaltA erPAve eedraP EXHIBITION Hanna Ave Fraser Ave Mowat Ave Jefferson Ave East Liberty St EXHIBITION Ave citnaltA erPAve eedraP Hanna Ave Track 1 2 GO GO Track GO Track 3 GO Track 4 Fraser Ave Mowat Ave Jefferson Ave East Liberty St inlAAve citnaltA erPAve eedraP The Ontario Line - Early Works (Exhibition Station) Hanna Ave Early Works Components Manitoba Dr Fraser Ave Mowat Ave F.G. Gardiner Expressway Track 1 2 EXHIBITION O Jefferson Ave ck 3 4 G GO Tra GO Track GO Track 0 100 Metres Legend Early Works Components: 2020-11-19 | DRAFT FOR ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES ONLY Existing Rail Existing Unopened Passenger Tunnel Extension and Tunnel Entrance Building Track 1 2 East Liberty St GO GO Track GO Track 3 GO Track 4 Exhibition Station Early Works Manitoba Dr New North Entrance inlAAve citnaltA F.G. Gardiner Expressway 0 100 Metres erPAve eedraP Project Footprint HannaAve New North GO Platform Future Work (Non-Early Works) Legend Early Works Components: Shifted2020-11-19 GO Track | DRAFT 1 and FOR 2 ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES ONLY Ontario Line Tracks Existing Rail Existing Unopened Passenger Tunnel Manitoba Dr FraserAve MowatAve F.G.ExtensionOntario Gardiner Lineand ExpresswayPlatformsTunnel Entrance Building Temporary Pedestrian Bridge JeffersonAve 0 100 Metres Exhibition Station Early Works New North Entrance Project Footprint Legend Early Works Components: New North GO Platform 2020-11-19 | DRAFT FOR ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES ONLY Future Work (Non-Early Works) Existing Rail Existing Unopened Passenger Tunnel Shifted GO Track 1 and 2 Ontario Line Tracks Extension and Tunnel Entrance Building TemporaryExhibition Pedestrian Station Early Bridge Works Track 1 2 Ontario Line Platforms New North Entrance GO GO Track GO Track 3 GO Track 4 Project Footprint New North GO Platform Future Work (Non-Early Works) Shifted GO Track 1 and 2 Ontario Line Tracks Ontario Line Platforms Temporary Pedestrian Bridge Manitoba Dr 2020-11-19 | DRAFT FOR ILLUSTRATIVE F.G. Gardiner Expressway 0 100 Metres PURPOSES ONLY Legend Early Works Components: Existing Unopened Passenger Tunnel Extension and Tunnel Entrance Building: Pedestrian 2020-11-19Bridge: Installation | DRAFT FOR of ILLUSTRATIVE a temporary PURPOSES ONLYPlatforms and GO Tracks: The new An existingExisting out of Rail service passenger tunnel extensionExisting and Unopened station entrance Passenger will Tunnelpedestrian bridge spanning the rail corridor will north platform will service GO trains Extension and Tunnel Entrance Building be opened.Exhibition This newly Station opened Early tunnel Works and entrance with a walkway to Atlantic provide additional access capacity to reach station temporarily. GO trains will run on the New North Entrance shifted GO Track 1. Once the Ontario Avenue Projectwill be inFootprint service until the new north entrance is completed. The existing platforms and enhance cross-corridor access for trips platform access at the bottom of Atlantic Avenue Newwill be North removed GO Platform to accommodate to and from Liberty Village. The bridge will also reduce Line station is constructed, the western constructionFuture Work of the (Non-Early new north Works) GO platform and the GO Track 1 shift. Once the potential congestion in the existing tunnel during portion of the new north platform will Shifted GO Track 1 and 2 new northOntario entrance Line is Tracks open, the Atlantic Avenue walkway will close and the tunnel special events at Exhibition Place and/or Ontario form part of the joint GO-Ontario Line extensionOntario