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MISSION:
WE CONNECT
COMMUNITIES VISION:
GETTING YOU THERE
BETTER, FASTER, EASIER

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• In operation since 1967.
• Serves a population of more than seven million.
• 70 million customer journeys a year.
• Smart card fare payment system.
• Seamlessly connecting 11 transit agencies across the
GTHA and Ottawa.
• Replaces the need for tickets, tokens, passes or cash.
• Connects Toronto Pearson International Airport
and Union Station
• 25-minute journey from end to end
• Trains departing every 15 minutes

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Approved in March 2018 by
Metrolinx Board
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Eglinton Maintenance and Storage Facility (EMSF)
Aerial View Rendering
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Radio communication
antenna Vehicle maintenance
buildings
Operations buildingTrack yard

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EMSF Progress Photos
CROSSTOWN VEHICLE FIRST LRV DELIVERY
MAIN BUILDING LRV CLEANING BUILDING

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EMSF Activities
Year Activity
2019
• Radio Communication Antenna installation
• Finishing touches at the EMSF yard and buildings
• Testing and commissioning works
Rendering of antenna mast at EMSF looking northeast.
Radio Communications Antenna
Installation
The ECLRT requires a radio system
to allow communication among
Operator and Maintenance
personnel, including dispatchers,
mobile staff, and Revenue Vehicle
drivers.
The antenna mast (pictured right)
at EMSF will have two flashing red
lights at the top. All antennas and
antenna masts will be painted in
gray colour.

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EMSF Activities: Hauling Route
• Beginning October 2019, EMSF will operate as a 24/7 temporary soil storage
facility to support extended construction hours at other Crosstown stations.
• Loads of soil will be received between 3:00pm – 6:00am. Loads will be
loaded onto trucks and hauled to permanent disposal sites between
6:00am – 3:00pm.
• Operating as a 24/7 soil facility will enable other sites to accelerate
construction and increase certainty of delivery.
STORAGE TENTS

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Mount Dennis and Rail Corridor
Aerial View Rendering
Connections to UPX, GO,
and TTC Buses
Underground pedestrian and
LRT tunnels
New GO Transit Platforms
Main Entrance at
Weston and Eglinton
Secondary Entrance
Bus Terminal

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Rail Corridor Renderings and Progress Photos
COMPLETED TRACK CUT
OVER
TIEBACK DRILLING
CENTRE SHORING WALL
GO PLATFORM UPX PLATFORM

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Rail Corridor Activities
Ongoing Work in 2019
• LRT Tunnel construction continues with excavation, cast-in-place concrete,
backfill, and grading.
• GO Bridge expansion works continue with shoring, excavation, CIP
concrete, and structural steel installation.
• GO Platform construction continues with excavation, cast-in-place concrete,
backfill, and grading.
• Barr Avenue and Locust Street will continue to be access points for Rail
Corridor activities until mid-2020.

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Rail Corridor Construction Staging

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Mount Dennis Station Renderings
MAIN ENTRANCE SECONDARY ENTRANCE
BUS TERMINAL STATION LOBBY

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Mount Dennis Activities
Ongoing Work in 2019
• At the platform level, ceiling grid installation is ongoing.
• Skylight installation continues.
• Paint & sealer at the mechanical electrical back of house spaces is ongoing.
• At the east end of the bus terminal, mechanical rough-in for the washroom
continues, as well as tile installation.
• Escalator installation is ongoing throughout the station.
• At the concourse level of the former Kodak Building, ¾ of the glass
installation is complete for the escalator. On the second floor, tile installation
is ongoing.
• Within the building, drywall and taping are nearing completion. The
heritage staircase structural remediation is also ongoing!
• Backfill of the new Photography Drive is complete, and streetscaping works
have begun.

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Mount Dennis Activities: Hollis Street Utility
Installation
• As early as mid-October 2019, Hollis St will be closed for approx. six weeks
while crews install a new sanitary and storm system.
• The work will be performed in three phases over approx. nine weeks.
• Phase 1: West half of Hollis St (Weston Road to CTS work zone) –
approx. 4 weeks
• Phase 2: Connection work on Weston Rd – approx. 3 weeks
• Phase 3: East half of Hollis St (CTS work zone to Rail Corridor) – approx.
2 weeks
• Hollis St will be closed to all vehicular traffic, including resident vehicles,
during phases one and three.
• Sidewalk closures and turn prohibitions will be in effect.
• Access for Emergency Service vehicles and garbage collection will be
maintained.

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Mount Dennis Activities: Hollis Street Utility
Installation
PHASE ONE
PHASE TWO
PHASE THREE

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Mount Dennis Progress Photos
BUS TERMINAL
KODAK BUILDING AUDITORIUM
BUS TERMINAL INTERIOR
KODAK BUILDING EXTERIOR

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West Portal Elevated Guideway Rendering
Elevated Guideway over
Black Creek Drive to
Mount Dennis Station
West Portal connects the
underground tunnels to the
guideway

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Elevated Guideway Renderings
GUIDEWAY LOOKING EAST UNDER GUIDEWAY (DAY)
UNDER GUIDEWAY (NIGHT)GUIDEWAY LOOKING WEST

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West Portal Elevated Guideway Activities
Ongoing Work in 2019
• Grading and backfill for sidewalks realignment continues.
• Grading and backfill of the “Pedestrian Plaza” continues (Northeast corner of
Eglinton Avenue West and Black Creek Drive).
• Black Creek Drive remains open to 4 lanes.
• Eglinton Ave W will open to 4 lanes after Toronto Hydro enhancements are
completed. Targeted date is end of November 2019.

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West Portal Elevated Guideway Activities:
Toronto Hydro Enhancements
Until as early as December 2019, Toronto Hydro will be performing utility upgrade works
along Eglinton Avenue West, from Photography Drive to Municipal Drive.
• Although not part of the Crosstown project, occasional lane reductions may be
required around and within Crosstown work zones.
• Information about the work will be circulated from Toronto Hydro.

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West Portal Elevated Guideway Progress
Photos
GRADING AND BACKFILL OF SIDEWALKS PEDESTRIAN PLAZA GRADING AND BACKFILL ONGOING

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Track Team Activities
TrackTeam Milestones
• Rail installation is complete from
Mount Dennis to Caledonia (not
including station boxes), inclusive of
the Overhead Catenary System poles!
• This work was completed 3 weeks
ahead of schedule, which puts a firm
footing to complete the test track
early next year.
• Crews continue with welding of rail
and fine-tuning of track along the
west portal and elevated guideway.
Ongoing Work in 2019
• Alignment Construction and Track
teams are working together to pull
track into the station boxes.
• Track installation continues in the
east.

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Track Team Progress Photos

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Keelesdale Station Renderings
AERIAL VIEW MAIN ENTRANCE
SECONDARY ENTRANCE PLATFORM LEVEL

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Keelesdale Station Activities
Completed Work in Summer 2019
• The Main Entrance has now reached street level!
• At the platform level, formwork stripping is completed and interior fit-outs
commenced.
• Structural steel at the TPSS building is completed, and the second level and roof
decks were poured.
• Precast panels at the TPSS are completed. Roofing at the TPSS began.
Ongoing Work in 2019
• Formwork and rebar will continue at the main, secondary and third entrances.
• Main Entrance concrete works will be nearing completion.
• Structural steel at the main and secondary entrances will begin.
• Bus loop civil works will begin.
• Backfill will continue on the north side (reusing material from Eglinton, Rail
Corridor, and EMSF ravine).
• Streetscape works will begin!

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Keelesdale Construction Staging
APRIL – OCTOBER 2019 OCTOBER – DECEMBER 2019
DECEMBER 2019 – MARCH 2020 MARCH – MAY 2020

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Keelesdale Progress
Photos
MAIN ENTRANCE
PLATFORM LEVEL
BACKFILLTPSS PRECAST PANELS

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Caledonia Station Renderings
MAIN ENTRANCE LOBBY
PLATFORMEXERIOR PLAZA

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Caledonia Station Activities
Completed Work in Summer 2019
• Concrete Pours
– Pour box 7 exterior walls to lower concourse completed.
– Pour box 3 exterior walls to service level completed.
– Pour slab 1 and 2 service level completed.
– Second pour for box 6 & 7 platform slab completed.
Ongoing Work in 2019
• Rebar installation is ongoing.
• Concrete pours continue on the west and east ends of the station. 60% of
concrete pours complete!
– Interior & exterior walls to upper concourse.
– South wall to upper concourse.
– North wall to service level.
– Exterior walls to service level.
– Lower concourse slab.

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Caledonia Station Activities: Remaining
2019 Concrete Pours
PROFILE VIEW OF THE STATION BOX
Highlighted above, in the profile view of Caledonia station, are the remaining concrete
pours for 2019.

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Caledonia Construction Staging: Lane Reductions
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In order to accommodate concrete pours and station activities, frequent lane reductions
will continue to occur at Caledonia station until 2021.
Station Box

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Caledonia Progress
Photos
INTERNAL WALLS
VIEW OF THE SITE LOOKING EAST
VIEW OF THE SITE LOOKING WEST

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Fairbank Station Renderings
MAIN ENTRANCE SECONDARY ENTRANCE
SERVICE BUILDINGEXTERIOR PLAZA

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Fairbank Station Activities
Completed Work in Summer 2019
• Bridge decking was installed in July 2019.
• Crews completed all the roof pours for the station box! Backfill began.
• Nightly lane reductions for pipe dewatering installation is complete.
Ongoing Work in 2019
• Traffic flip in mid-November 2019 to support roof construction.
• Shallow excavation is ongoing.
• Roof construction and backfill will continue.
• Occasional late-night deep excavation and hauling will begin.
• Reinstatement of Bell Utilities Duct Bank and the Bell Chamber.
• Final utilities work will continue.

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Fairbank Construction Staging
Until as early as November 2019

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Fairbank Construction Staging: Upcoming Traffic
Configuration
As early as November 2019 for approximately 2-3 months *final map design to be confirmed

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Fairbank Progress Photos
DEEP EXCAVATION
MAIN ENTRANCE
ROOF
UNDER TRAFFIC BRIDGE

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Community Benefits
The Community Benefits Program aims to ensure people from
historically disadvantaged communities and equity-seeking groups are
positively impacted by the Eglinton Crosstown LRT Project.
Program is divided into the following streams:
1. Employment, Training and Workforce Development
2. Social Enterprises and Social Procurement
3. Investment (Community Improvements)
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Community Benefits: Employment
CTS is an equal opportunity and inclusive employer and we are
building relationships with local workforce agencies who work
with individuals facing barriers to employment.
We also organize job fairs, offer resume review tips and provide
pre-orientation details to help improve job matches and support
applications to CTS.

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Community Benefits: Business Spend
CTS procurement policy includes a commitment to maximizing
procurement and supplier opportunities for social enterprises and
local businesses.
 Social enterprises
• Partnership with the Steps Initiative to produce community murals
• Printing with Eva’s Phoenix Print Shop (employs homeless youth)
• Partnership with Building Up to offer free window washing and street
cleaning to local business along Eglinton
 Local businesses
• Maintain list of local businesses on Eglinton that produce materials required
for Project
• Support local businesses with increased access to CTS Procurement

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Community Benefits: Investment
CTS Builds Communities is a program where CTS demonstrates care
and stewardship over the neighbourhoods of Eglinton Avenue.
• Sorted food donations at North York Harvest Food Bank (near
EMSF) after Thanksgiving with CTS staff in October 2018.
Donated more than 500 lbs. of food and more than $3,000 in
support of ending hunger in North York.
• Worked with high school students to explore a career in
construction. Partnered with charity, Raising the Roof, and
social enterprise, Building Up to renovate a home that was used
for affordable housing in the City in November 2018
• Community Clean-up. For the forth consecutive year we came
together to clean a public park along Eglinton Avenue. In 2019
we cleaned Oriole Park in support of the City’s Let’s Clean
Toronto Together Initiative.
• Participated in Skills Ontario Conference for the third
consecutive year. In 2019 we placed emphasis on increasing the
number of girls entering the STEM and construction fields.
Supported the Annual Young Women’s Conference at the Skills
Competition in May 2019 and hosted a couple of weeks of
Summer Camp in July and August 2019