THE EGLINTON CROSSTOWN LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT PROJECT Eglinton Station

Spring 2016 Location • and Yonge Street.

Funding Future Eglinton Station • Funded fully by the Province of Ontario. • The Crosstown project is the largest transit expansion in the history of . Station Construction • Utilities relocation and support of excavation (also called shoring) are the first steps in constructing Eglinton station. Main Entrance • A ‘cut and cover method’, which involves excavation and installation of wooden decking, will be used at Eglinton Station.

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Timelines • Construction begins in summer 2016 and is scheduled to be completed in 2021. Connections • One of 15 underground Crosstown stations. • The Eglinton Crosstown LRT will link to 54 bus routes, Lobby three TTC subway stations, various GO Transit lines, and a new UP Express stop. Unique Attributes • The Eglinton Crosstown station will be underground, serving as an interchange station that connects to the TTC Yonge subway line. • As an interchange station, Eglinton will be one of the busiest. There will be four entrances -- two on the south side of Eglinton Avenue east and west of Yonge Street Interchange and two on the north side.

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Since fall 2015, crews have been preparing Eglinton Avenue for construction of the Eglinton station. Starting as of June, crews will set up work areas at the step of the main and secondary entrances of the future Eglinton station.

Utilities Relocation • As early as July 2016, work will start on relocating water mains and storm and sanitary sewers. • The utility work is expected to take approximately four (4) months.

Shoring and Decking

• An area the size of the Traffic and Transit Changes Pedestrian Access station’s footprint (about 130m x 20m - the size • Construction zones will be set up • Sidewalk and crosswalk closures on of two hockey rinks) will along Eglinton Avenue and Yonge the north and south sides of Eglinton be cut, a shallow area Street at various stages of utilities Avenue east and west of Yonge excavated, and steel piles, relocation and shoring work. Street will occur intermittently. A braces and tie-backs • There will be lane closures on pedestrian walkway north or south of will be installed around Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue Eglinton Avenue will be maintained the sides to support the to carry out the utilities relocation as work shifts. excavation. and shoring work. • Sidewalk and crosswalk closures • Once the shoring is • At least one lane in each direction on the east and west sides of Yonge installed, the crew may east-west along Eglinton Avenue Street north and south of Eglinton work under the roadway and north-south along Yonge Street Avenue will occur intermittently. A safely, excavating to a will be maintained. pedestrian walkway east or west of depth of about 20m for the Yonge Street will be maintained as site of the station box. • Turns at the Yonge-Eglinton work shifts. intersection will be restricted at • All phases of shoring and various stages of utilities relocation Road Closures decking are expected to and shoring work. take approximately sixteen • Access to Eglinton Avenue from (16) months to complete. Cowbell Lane will be closed for approximately one (1) month as early as June 2016.

Thank you for your continued patience as we work to build this important project.

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