9. Safety First – Our #1 Priority
• Always have a site specific safety plan and site specific emergency plan.
• Ensure pre-work hazard assessments are complete and understood.
• Ensure job hazards analyses are complete and understood.
• Do everything possible to protect themselves, co-workers, and members of the
public.
• Stop work if the safety of themselves, co-workers and members of the public
cannot be assured.
• Identify and report unsafe behaviour and coach each other to make
improvements.
• Be prepared and equipped to work safely.
We train and direct staff to:
10. Construction of the
Eglinton Crosstown LRT Line
Background
• In September 2008, Metrolinx
launched a regional transportation
plan – a 25-year, $50 billion plan -- to
coordinate and integrate transportation
and transit in the Greater Toronto Area
• In 2010, City of Toronto approved the
project to build the Eglinton Crosstown
from Weston Road in the west to
Kennedy Station in the east.
• Following a competitive process,
Crosslinx Transit Solutions (CTS) was
awarded a contract in July 2015 to
design, build, finance, and maintain
the Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail
Transit (LRT).
Benefits of P3s:
• The Crosstown is being delivered using a public
private partnership model called Alternative
Financing and Procurement (AFP).
• It was procured as one design-build-finance-
maintain project to minimize integration risk –
historically, a factor for project cost overruns
under traditional models.
• Under the AFP model, CTS assumes most
project risks, including:
design, project management and sub-
contractor coordination
increases in construction material prices
and labour costs
schedule and project completion delays
maintenance and lifecycle replacement of
materials within the stations and stops,
rails, control systems, and vehicles
12. What are we building – a new modern LRT
• 15 underground stations and 10 surface stops
• A maintenance and storage facility
• A 19-kilometre route separated from regular traffic
• Communications system
• Links to 54 bus routes, three subway stations, GO Transit, and a new UP Express station
14. Design Approach: Design from City to Object
S i m p l i c i t y
I conog ra phy
Transparency
Ur b a n i t y
Simplicity and elegance of the design solution at all scales,
from the city to the object;
Iconography of the architectural elements to create a unique
and highly recognizable signature on Eglinton Avenue, from
the slanted portal celebrating kinetic movement, to the
profiled wing delineating shelters and waiting areas;
Transparency of the entrances and through the station to magnify
the presence of natural light, to enact as a way-finding strategy
and to uplift the passenger’s experience;
Urbanity of the signature layers from landscape to architecture,
to underline the genius loci and contextualize the stations and
stops within the civic scale of the avenue.
16. Clarity and Simplicity of Architectural
Expression
Street Level – Contextual &
Inviting
An International Signature
for Toronto
Entrance – Bright & Secure
Concourse – Simple &
Pristine
Concourse – Transparent &
Open
Platform – Spacious &
Animated
17. Crosstown Design Approach
Features
• About half of the 19 km line is
tunneled
• Stations and stops are about 0.6 km
apart
• Features will include:
• time arrival information
• safe access for people walking and
biking to the station
• clear route maps, seating, bike
parking
• Available parking at the start and
end of the LRT line.
Design Approach
Comply with nine design principles developed
by City of Toronto and Metrolinx.
• Provide a legacy for generations to come.
• Have natural lighting during the day and well-lit
entrances at night.
• Have safe, clean, intuitive wayfinding at
all the stations and stops.
• Put passengers first.
• Provide visible entrances, bicycle facilities and
sustainable practices to ensure all stations
comply with Toronto Green Standard Tier.
• Landscaped entrances, including planters with
trees and ornamental grasses.
• Public plazas and retail components at some
stations.
• Clean and minimalist space at platform level.
• Accessible to passengers with disabilities, strollers, and
bicycles.
20. • Eglinton, Cedarvale and
Kennedy are
interchange stations.
• Interchange stations will
allow transit riders to
connect to other transit
modes, such as TTC,
GO and the UP Express.
• Interchange stations,
which will be built with
the ‘Cut and Cover’
method.
Interchange Stations
Subway Station Longitudinal Section
21. How we’re building Cedarvale Station
The Cut and Cover Method
Cedarvale
• Twelve underground stations, including interchange
stations will use a cut and cover method to support
excavation.
• To install support of excavation, a crew will:
– remove the street pavement on one side of Eglinton
Avenue
(about 130m x 10m – roughly the size of two hockey rinks)
– dig a shallow pit
– install steel piles, braces and tie-backs around the sides of
the pit
– backfill and cover the pit with a wooden deck on the
roadway to allow traffic to travel across it
• After that, the crew moves to the other half of the street to
do the same.
• Once the shoring is installed, the crew may work under the
roadway safely, excavating to a depth of at least 20m for
the site of the station box.
22. Construction Overview
Distinct phases of construction:
• Preparatory works
• Utility relocations
• Handover of tunnel sections
• Support of excavation
• Excavation for underground stations
• Underground construction of the stations
• Track work and systems installation
• Traction power system
• Signalling system
• Testing and commissioning
• Road and area restoration
23. Preparing for Stations Construction
Since fall 2015, CTS has been preparing the line for underground stations
and stops construction.
Preparatory activities:
• Survey and monitor properties for noise and vibrations
• Assess soil condition and measure water levels along the corridor
• Locate and mark underground utilities
• Clearing/grubbing and removing shrubs/trees in the path of the Crosstown
• Demolish buildings and other infrastructure (i.e. bridge)
• Remove and store street furniture
(i.e. benches, bus shelters, planters, garbage bins)
24. • The underground stations run
between Weston Road in the west to
Laird Street in the east.
• Construction began at Keelesdale
station, located at Keele Street /
Trethewey Drive and Eglinton Avenue
in March 2016.
• Installing support of excavation is the first step in
constructing an underground station.
• All underground stations will be brand
new, including the three LRT
interchange stations connecting to
other transit modes.
• Most of the underground stations will be
in construction by the end of 2016.
What to Expect in 2016
– Start of Stations Construction
32. Cedarvale Station 2016 Look Ahead
Utilities
relocations
Associated
pedestrian &
traffic staging
begins
Early works
- Pre-condition survey
- Monitoring
instruments
- Geotechnical testing
Handover from
CTC (tunnel
contractors)
Support of
excavation/
shoring *in
private property
Support of
excavation/
shoring *in
right of ways
33. Route Duration
Park Hill Rd. temporary long term closure 4.2 years (56 months)
Spring 2016 to 2020
North walkway temporary long term closure 4.2 years (56 months)
Spring 2016 to 2020
Allen Rd. South diversion Summer 2016 or Early 2017
(5 months)
Cedarvale Station Construction Staging
Long-Term Shoring Staging
• As early as June 2016, a number of road closures and a pedestrian walkway
closure will be required to accommodate the laydown areas laydown areas, and
support of excavation (shoring).
• During all shoring stages, the existing number of lanes and turn restrictions will be
maintained on Eglinton Ave.
• There will be no TTC stop relocations.
34. Long-Term Shoring Staging
Park Hill Road Closure
• Closure is required to accommodate CTS laydown area at the south section of the
road as well as excavation and traffic deck installation for support of excavation
(SOE) .
• The road closure will be required for an approximate duration of 4.2 years (56
months).
• A sidewalk is proposed to be maintained on the west side of the road to provide
pedestrians direct access to Eglinton Ave. West.
35. Long-Term Shoring Staging
North Walkway Closure
• North walkway closure is required
to accommodate a number of
construction activities at various
stages of construction:
– Excavation at north west corner of
Allen Rd. and Eglinton Ave.
– Diversion of Allen Rd. required
during stage two.
– Excavation pit / work area for
duration of construction.
• Pedestrians will be directed to use
existing sidewalks on Park Hill Rd.
• The closure will be required for an
approximate duration of 4.2 years
(56 months).
36. Long-Term Shoring Staging
Allen Road South Diversion
• To accommodate shoring and excavation Allen Rd. North and South
will be diverted.
• The lanes will be the same width and right and left turns will be
maintained onto Eglinton Ave.
• Allen Rd. south diversion will last from September 2016 to February
2017 or February 2017 to June 2017.
• Pedestrians will not be able to cross Allen Rd. south at Eglinton Ave.
and will be directed to a temporary pedestrian crossing to the north
side of Eglinton Ave.
37. Cedarvale Station Construction Staging
Upcoming Works - Utilities Relocation
• As early as June 2016, work will start on relocating water mains, storm sewers
and sanitary sewers. The utility work is estimated to last three (3) months.
• There will be five (5) stages of Utilities Relocation, each lasting approximately
2-3 weeks.
• The existing number of lanes and turn restrictions will be maintained on
Eglinton Ave.
– Two (2) lanes EB on Eglinton Ave.; one (1) turning lane and one (1) through lane
– One (1) lane WB on Eglinton Ave. before Park Hill Rd. and two (2) lanes after
– Left and right turn onto Allen Rd. on-ramp
– Left and right turn onto Eglinton Ave. from Allen Rd. off-ramp
– Left and right turn into bus depot for TTC
– Left and right turn onto Eglinton Ave. from bus depot
• There will be no TTC stop relocations.
38. Cedarvale Station Construction Staging
Upcoming Works - Shoring
Shoring Overview
• As early as July 2016, work will start on shoring. All
phases of shoring and decking are expected to take
at least twenty-four (24) months to complete.
• During all shoring stages, the same number of lanes
and turn restrictions will be maintained on Eglinton
Ave, and there will be no TTC stop relocations.
2016-17 Shoring Look Ahead
• Stage 1 to begin as early as July 2016 and will be
approximately six (6) months.
• Stage 2 to begin as early as February 2017 and will be
approximately six (6) months
39. Experience Eglinton
Advertising and marketing initiatives, ranging
from subway and local newspapers advertisements,
to postcards, coupon booklets and flyers all focused
on encouraging residents in the neighbourhood
to shop locally.
Community Benefits
40. Commit to Social Procurement and Local Investment
− seek to maximize procurement and business opportunities to
businesses located along the Project corridor.
Community Benefits – Employment
The Eglinton Crosstown LRT is the first major infrastructure project in Ontario to
include a Community Benefits Framework.
Partner with Local Workforce Agencies
− recruit candidates from the Project corridor and from historically
disadvantaged communities.
Work with Subcontractors
− maximize opportunities for apprentices on each site.
