IT’S HAPPENING, TODAY Forum Eglinton Crosstown LRT Metrolinx’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 3 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 Unionville Vaughan University of Ontario Metropolitan Institute of Technology Helen Centre Richmond Hill Centre (Langstaff GO) Hwy 407 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 Toronto 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 • Leaside • 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 Read more about how Eglinton Crosstown will change Toronto’s cityscape here. 13 Train Testing 13 Eglinton Crosstown 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 Leaside Station. • OCS energized from Mount Dennis to west of • Avenue to Laird and Kennedy tail track installations. Caledonia Station. • Fiber line installations between Cedarvale Station and Laird • Tunnel lighting installed from Mount Dennis to Station. Caledonia Station and from Laird Station to • Installation of tunnel lighting between Caledonia Station and Science Centre Station. Leaside Station. • At-grade section between Sunnybrook Stop to • Installation of MV/DC cables between Caledonia Station and Kennedy Station 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. Avenue Station EGLINTON CONNECTS Eglinton Crosstown What to Expect: Eglinton Connects Streetscape and Cycle Track (Eglinton Avenue 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 STATION 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),