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What Are We Building
• 15 underground stations and 10 surface stops – 9 km below ground and 10 km
above ground
• A maintenance and storage facility
• A 19-kilometre route separated from regular traffic
• Transit communications system
• Links to 54 bus routes, three subway stations, GO Transit, and a new UP Express
station
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Main Entrance
Secondary Entrance (New
GO Transit Ticketing
Building)
Passenger Pick Up &
Drop Off
New East & West GO
Platforms
New GO Transit Passenger
Pick Up & Drop Off
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Kennedy Station: ECLRT Features
5. Kennedy Station is an interchange station built using cut-and-cover methodology. Interchange stations
connect to other modes of transit allowing riders to seamlessly transfer between systems
• An area the size of the station’s footprint
is cut, a shallow area excavated, and
steel piles, braces, and tie-backs are
installed. Decking is then placed over the
excavation to allow traffic to resume
overhead.
• Kennedy Station will provide connections to TTC Line 2
Bloor/Danforth Subway, Line 3 Scarborough, the TTC Bus
Terminal and GO Transit’s Stouffville Line
• The station box will be aligned in an east-west direction
south of Eglinton Avenue East.
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• Direct, seamless access to/from existing TTC system (subway, Wheel-Trans and on-street
connections) and GO Transit’s Stouffville line.
• Two new accessible entrances and a new passenger pick-up and drop-off (PPUDO) area located
south of Eglinton Avenue:
− Main entrance is located adjacent to Transway Crescent, with accessible access located on
the north façade of the building.
− Secondary entrance is located just north of Don Montgomery Community Centre, east of
GO Transit tracks. Accessible access is located on the north façade of the building.
• Two new underground connections between ECLRT and TTC and a new underground
connection between the East and West GO Platforms.
• A new station plaza located at the main entrance providing visual and pedestrian connections
to Eglinton Avenue and commuter parking lots, with retail spaces located at the concourse
level.
• 120 indoor and outdoor bicycle parking spaces.
• All new infrastructure: new THESL, gas, telecommunications, and wet utilities (sanitary, water,
and stormwater).
• Return of 1,100 parking in refurbished parking lots on completion.
• New public realm including new sidewalks, public plaza, landscape.
Kennedy Station Unique Features
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• Green track along portions
of the guideway consists of
vegetation between the
mountable curbs of the
Guideway.
− Area 1: Between
Victoria Park Avenue
and Birchmount Road.
− Area 2: Between
Brentcliffe Road and
Don Mills Road.
− Area 3: Between
Gervais Drive and
Victoria Park Avenue.
Unique Design Concept:
Surface Stops
Green Track
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• Construction of the GO Pedestrian Underpass completed following 72-hour blitz between
March 29 and April 2.
• Utility upgrades and relocations complete in Section 4 (Birchmount to Kennedy Station).
• Preparatory works at Kennedy Station complete: demolition of Canada Post andTikka
buildings; construction of temporary bus loop and new pay and display system in South
Parking Lot.
• Mid-block median removals complete between the DVP and Pharmacy; Intersection work
underway.
• Installation of temporary signals complete between Leslie Street and Kennedy Station,
with the exception of Sinnott Rd.
• Preparatory works at-grade continue - tree protection and removals and removal of street
furniture across Eglinton Avenue East - on an as-need basis.
• Well decommissioning underway.
• Investigative works – subsurface utility engineering, geotechnical investigations –
conducted to locate and confirm contamination, soil conditions, utility locations, etc.
Progress to Date
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• Utility upgrades and relocations (THESL and telecom) continue between
Sloane and Birchmount and within the Kennedy Station zone of influence
(ZOI).
• Wet utility upgrades and relocations within the Kennedy Station ZOI and
between Rosemount and Kennedy.
• Road works aroundTTC’s Kennedy Station.
• Demolition of ExistingTTC North Entrance.
• Support of excavation activities withinTTC ZOI and support of excavation
for the Kennedy Portal/Station Box the on the east side of Kennedy Road.
• EglintonAvenue road widening.
Current Works
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• Ongoing utility upgrades and relocations:Toronto Hydro relocations,Wet
utility relocations (water, sanitary sewer, storm sewer) and telecom on
EglintonAvenue East and within theTTC ZOI.
• Start of support of excavation for the Kennedy Portal/Station Box on the
west side of Kennedy Road.
• Completion of the North Entrance demolition allowing excavation and
concrete work to commence for the new pedestrian tunnels and main
entrance.
• Construction of the newTTC Bus Platform.
• Construction of the GOWest Platform work.
• Start construction of the guideway, intersection works, and road
widening in Section 3 (Victoria Park to Birchmount).
What’s coming in 2018
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Storm and Sanitary Works: Stage 1A
Ionview Road reopened on Saturday, May 26, 2018
A temporary, short term closure of Ionview Road was required to relocate storm and
sanitary utilities, as well as perform an east-west crossing near Ionview Road and
Eglinton Avenue East.
Storm and sanitary utility works have now moved into the center of Eglinton Avenue
between Rosemount and Ionview.
Stage 1A
• Started on May 26
• Was intended to be
weekend work, but crew
encountered issues in
the field
• Projected to be
complete by Thursday,
May 31
• Stage 1B to commence
immediately thereafter
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Storm & Sanitary Relocation Works: Stage 1B
Stage 1A for storm and sanitary utility works have begun. The work zone is in the center of
Eglinton to allow for exposure of the existing utilities within the existing manhole.
Stage 1B is expected to begin on Thursday, May 31, and last for approximately two (2) weeks
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Storm & Sanitary Relocation Works: Stage 1C
Storm and sanitary utility works have now moved into the center of Eglinton Avenue
between Rosemount and Ionview.
Stage 1C is expected to begin mid-June, and last for approximately two (2) weeks
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Support of Excavation at Kennedy Station
In early April 2018, the first phase of Support of Excavation (SOE) - also known as shoring –
began on the east side of Kennedy Road.
Steel piles, as well as braces and tie-backs are being installed to support construction of the
Portal and Station Box for the future Kennedy Station.
Shoring will be conducted in phases. The first phase will take approximately three (3) months to
complete. The entire shoring process will take approximately twelve (12) months.
In early June, the drill rig will be moved from the east side of Kennedy to the west to begin SOE
on the west side of the intersection. This phase is expected to last approximately 2-3 weeks.
Current traffic staging at Kennedy
Road and Eglinton Avenue
This stage of traffic is expected to be in
place for approximately three (3)
months
