Metrolinx is a transportation agency that serves the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. It operates GO Transit, UP Express, and manages the PRESTO fare payment system. Metrolinx aims to connect communities through regional transit and published a Regional Transportation Plan in 2008 to quadruple rapid transit access. Upcoming works on Eglinton Crosstown LRT stations in 2019-2020 include excavation, concrete pours, traffic configuration changes, and underpinning the existing subway line at Eglinton station to allow construction of the underground interchange station.

1. Mission
We connect our communities
Vision
Getting you there better, faster and easier
Values
Play as a team
Think forward
Serve with passion
1 Metrolinx overview

2. go transit, up express, presto
2Metrolinx Overview
• Serve a population of more than seven million across more than 11,000 square
km stretching from Hamilton and Kitchener-Waterloo in the west to Newcastle
and Peterborough in the east, and from Orangeville and Beaverton in the north
to Niagara Falls in the south.
• In operation since 1967, GO now carries more than 70 million passengers a year.
• The PRESTO card is the smart card fare payment system seamlessly connecting 11
transit agencies across the GTHA and Ottawa.
• PRESTO replaces the need for tickets, tokens, passes or cash.
• UP Express connects the country's two busiest transportation hubs: Toronto
Pearson International Airport and Union Station in downtown Toronto, offering a
25-minute journey from end to end, with trains departing every 15 minutes.

3. Regional transit map – connecting
the region
3 Metrolinx overview

4. Regional Transportation Plan
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Vision: The GTHA will have a sustainable
transportation system that is aligned with land use,
and supports healthy and complete communities.
The system will provide safe, convenient and reliable
connections, and support a high quality of life, a
prosperous and competitive economy, and a
protected environment.
31 Priority Actions to Support the 5 Strategies
• Metrolinx published the first regional transportation
plan (RTP) for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area
(GTHA) in 2008.
• We are required to review the RTP at least every ten
years, in alignment with Ontario’s Growth Plan for the
Greater Golden Horseshoe.
• The legislative review of initial RTP led to the
development of the 2041 RTP. Key outcomes include:
o Quadrupling the number of people and doubling
the number of jobs within walking distance of
Frequent Rapid Transit
o 27x more kilometres of the Frequent Rapid
Transit
o In addition to the capital costs, successful
implementation will also require operating
funding for transit services, fare integration and
programs for walking and cycling
Metrolinx Overview

5. Fairbank Station Renderings
MAIN ENTRANCE SECONDARY ENTRANCE
SERVICE BUILDINGEXERIOR PLAZA

6. Fairbank Station Update
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Year What to Expect
2019
• Construction of the station roof, including large concrete pours
• Deep excavation of the Main Entrance
• Traffic on Eglinton Ave will be shifted to the south, construction will
move to the north
• Shallow excavation on the north side of Eglinton Ave
2020
• Construction of the station roof, including large concrete pours
• Completion of major construction in the roadway
• Dufferin St and Eglinton Ave will return to two lanes in each
direction with some road occupancy for truck access
• Construction will continue underground and at the station
entrances

7. Fairbank Station Construction Staging
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8. Fairbank Station Progress Photos

9. Oakwood Station – Renderings
SECONDARY ENTRANCE
MAIN ENTRANCEAERIAL VIEW
ENTRANCE INTERIOR

10. Oakwood Station Update
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Year What to Expect
2019-2020
• 24 hour mining excavation work will continue to late 2019.
• Monitoring and dewatering well maintenance is ongoing.
• Permanent works are underway at the secondary entrance shaft and
will be complete in late 2019. Permanent works at the main entrance
shaft will commence in late 2019 and be underway until mid-2020.
• In mid-2019 final lining works will begin on sections of the caverns
where mining excavation is complete. This work will be ongoing to
early 2020.
• Waterproofing and concrete works for station foundation, walls,
ceiling and platforms will occur inside of the complete caverns.
• During concrete pour operations, there will be continuous
delivery of concrete to the surface site.
• Architectural works and track & systems installation will begin in 2020

11. Oakwood Station Staging & Mining Works
Cross Cut
Access
Adit
Main
Entrance
Cavern
Secondary
Entrance
Approx. 150m to be mined underneath Eglinton Ave – to connect the Main and Secondary Entrances

12. Oakwood Station Progress Photos
WATERPROOFING & FORM
WORK SECONDARY ENTRANCE
MAIN ENTRANCE
CAVERN
DRILLING PIPE UMBRELLAS
TUNNEL WORKS

13. Cedarvale Station – Renderings *90% Design

14. Cedarvale Station – Ongoing and Upcoming Works
• In 2019, shoring activities (piling, tie-backs, and decking) will be completed. Deep excavation will
continue in preparation for underpinning of the TTC Line 1 Subway box.
• The current traffic configuration (below) will remain through to Summer 2019.

15. Cedarvale Station – Underpinning the TTC Line 1 Subway
• The next major feat at Cedarvale Station will be underpinning the TTC’s Line 1 Subway
box, allowing for excavation down to the bottom of the LRT station box (depicted
below).
• With the exception of some weekend closures, the subway will remain in operation
during underpinning, excavation, and station construction.
Rendering of
subway box
underpinning

16. Cedarvale Station – Construction Progress Photos
Deep excavation
underway
Decking
installation

17. Forest Hill Station Renderings
MAIN ENTRANCE SECONDARY ENTRANCE
PLATFORMLOBBY

18. Forest Hill Station Update
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Year What to Expect
2019
• Pile installation, excavation and station roof construction on the
north side of Eglinton Ave
• Overnight utilities work
• Intersection closures for traffic bridge installation/removal and
large concrete pours
• Several traffic configuration changes
2020
• Completion of major construction in the roadway
• Bathurst St and Eglinton Ave will return to two lanes in each
direction with some road occupancy for truck access
• Construction will continue underground and at the station
entrances

19. Forest Hill Station Staging
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20. Forest Hill Station Progress Photos

21. Chaplin Station Renderings
MAIN ENTRANCE SECONDARY ENTRANCE
PLATFORMTERTIARY ENTRANCE

22. Chaplin Station Update
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Year What to Expect
2019
• Excavation and station roof construction, including concrete pours,
on the north side of Eglinton Ave
• Pile installation at the Tertiary Entrance
2020
• Completion of major construction in the roadway
• Gilgorm Rd will re-open at Eglinton Ave
• Chaplin Cres and Eglinton Ave will return to two lanes in each
direction with some road occupancy for truck access
• Construction will continue underground and at the station
entrances

23. Chaplin Station Staging
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24. Chaplin Station Progress Photos

25. Avenue Station – Renderings
Station Features
 Accessible main entrance
 Covered & uncovered bicycle parking
 Retail space in main entrance??
SECONDARY ENTRANCE
MAIN ENTRANCE
MAIN ENTRANCE INTERIOR
AERIAL VIEW

26. Avenue Station Mining Works
Access Adit
Main Entrance
Secondary
Entrance
Cross Cut
Cavern
Avenue Rd Highbourne Rd Oriole Pkwy S. Eastbourne Ave Lascelles Blvd

27. Avenue Station Update
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Year What to Expect
2019-2020
• 24 hour mining excavation work will continue to early 2020
• Monitoring and dewatering well maintenance is ongoing
• In mid-2019 final lining works will begin on sections of the caverns
where mining excavation is complete. This work will be ongoing to
mid-2020.
• Waterproofing and concrete works for station foundation, walls,
ceiling and platforms will occur inside of the complete caverns.
• During concrete pour operations, there will be continuous
delivery of concrete to the surface site.
• Additional connection holes to the tunnels will be required in
mid-2019 at the main entrance to facilitate final lining activities
and deliver concrete to the cavern level
• In late 2019, final lining works will begin in the main and secondary
entrance shafts.
• Architectural works and track & systems installation will begin in 2020

28. Avenue Station Staging
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29. Eglinton Station – Renderings
Main Entrance
Future Main
Entrance Site
Future Main
Entrance Interior
Main Entrance Features
 Accessible entrance
 Connections to LRT and TTC Line 1
Subway
Interchange Station Features
 Underground connections to all four
corners of the intersection including the
Yonge-Eglinton Centre and Canada Square

30. Eglinton Station – Ongoing and Upcoming Works
• Shoring activities (piling, tie-backs, and decking installation) will be ongoing on Eglinton Avenue at
Holly Street until Spring 2019.
• Deep excavation is underway in preparation for the underpinning of the TTC Line 1 Subway box.
– This work includes excavating to the bottom of the future station box (approximately 22 meters at the deepest
point).
– Spoils from the excavation will be extracted and hauled from the existing TTC bus depot site at the southeast
corner of Duplex Avenue and Eglinton Avenue West, and the Salvation Army site at the corner of Eglinton
Avenue East and Cowbell Lane.
– Excavation work has been starting as early as 4:00 a.m. to maintain schedule. Noise mitigation efforts will be
in place while this work gets underway.
The upcoming traffic
configuration (right) will be
in place as early as Spring
2019 and will remain for
the year.

31. Eglinton Station – Ongoing and Upcoming Works
• Construction of the TTC service building at Berwick Avenue continues with pre-cast concrete
installations:
• The subway will close on the weekends crews are working (1:30am Saturday to 6am Monday) to
safely carry out the work. For full information and confirmed dates on TTC closures, visit:
https://www.ttc.ca/Service_Advisories/Subway_closures/index.jsp
– Work will occur 24 hours a day on Berwick from 7am Friday to 7am Monday.
– Additional weekend subway closures are anticipated throughout 2019.
TTC Service
Building
Rendering

32. Eglinton Station – Underpinning the TTC Line 1 Subway
• The next major feat at Eglinton Station will be underpinning the TTC’s Line 1 Subway
box, allowing for excavation down to the bottom of the LRT station box (depicted
below).
• With the exception of some weekend closures, the subway will remain in operation
during underpinning, excavation, and station construction.
Rendering of
subway box
underpinning

33. Eglinton Station – Construction Progress Photos
Deep excavation
underway at the
Salvation Army site
Deep excavation
underway west of
Yonge St