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THE EGLINTON CROSSTOWN LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT PROJECT Keelesdale Station THE EGLINTON CROSSTOWN LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT PROJECT Keelesdale Station Spring 2016 Location • Eglinton Avenue West and Keele Street /Trethewey Station Future Keelesdale Drive Funding • Funded fully by the Province of Ontario. • The Crosstown project is the largest transit expansion in the history of Toronto. Station Construction • Support of excavation (also called shoring) is the first Primary Entrance step in constructing the Keelesdale Station. • A cut and cover method will be used at Keelesdale Station. Lobby Timelines • Construction begins in 2016 and is scheduled to be completed in 2021. Connections • One of 15 underground Crosstown stations. Secondary Entrance • The Eglinton Crosstown LRT will link to 54 bus routes, three TTC subway stations, various GO Transit lines, and a new UP Express station. Unique Attributes • The secondary entrance to the station, at the northwest corner of Eglinton Avenue and Trethewey Drive will be built adjacent to York Memorial Collegiate Institute, a City of Toronto designated Heritage Interest Building. Keelesdale Plaza twitter.com/crosstownTO facebook.com/thecrosstown instagram.com/eglinton_crosstown THE EGLINTON CROSSTOWN LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT PROJECT 2016 Construction Since fall 2015, crews have been preparing Eglinton Avenue West for construction of Keelesdale and Mount Dennis stations. Construction will begin first on Keelesdale station, located at Eglinton Avenue West and Keele Street, we continue to prepare the Mount Dennis site for construction. We are on track to start constructing Mount Dennis station in summer 2016. Utilities Relocation • In early May a large watermain at Eglinton Avenue and Trethewey Drive/Keele Street will be relocated. • The utilitiy work at each intersection is estimated to last two months. Shoring and Decking • An area the size of the station’s footprint (about 130m x 20m - the size of two hockey rinks) will be cut, a shallow area excavated, and steel piles, braces and tie-backs will be installed around the sides to support the excavation. • Once the shoring is installed, the crew may work under the roadway safely, excavating to a depth of about 20m Traffic and Transit Changes for the site of the station box. • From April to September all traffic on Eglinton Avenue • Installing the shoring and decking is estimated to take moves to the two most northern lanes east and about 14 months. westbound. • From April to September all traffic on Keele/Trethewey shifts to the two lanes to the east for north and southbound. • Approximately 25 parking spaces will be removed along Eglinton Avenue. • TTC bus stops (two stops on Keele Street and two on Eglinton Avenue) for bus routes #32 and #41 will be temporarily relocated. Pedestrian Access Road Closures • End of May the pedestrian crossing on Eglinton • Yarrow Road at Eglinton Avenue West will be closed for Avenue at Keele Street/Trethewey will be closed. approximately six to eight months. • The northwest corner sidewalk in front of York Memorial • Residents can access Yarrow Road from either Keele Collegiate Institute will be rerouted behind the Street south or Bicknell Avenue. construction area. Thank you for your continued patience as we work to build this important project. East Community Office West Community Office [email protected] Unit 110, 660 Eglinton Avenue East 1848 Eglinton Avenue West www.thecrosstown.ca 416-482-7411 416-782-8118 twitter.com/crosstownTO facebook.com/thecrosstown instagram.com/eglinton_crosstown.
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