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EGLINTON CROSSTOWN LRT Mount Pleasant Station Open House October 19, 2016

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EGLINTON CROSSTOWN LRT

Mount Pleasant Station Open House

October 19, 2016

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INFORMATION IS CURRENT AS OF

OCTOBER 19, 2016

AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

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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. • Identify and report unsafe behaviour and coach each other to make improvements.• 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• Be prepared and equipped to work safely.

We train and direct staff to:

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Construction of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT LineBackground

• 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

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Project Players Roles

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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

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Design Excellence Principles & Objectives

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Design Approach: Design from City to Object

S i m p l i c i t y I c o n o g r a p h y 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.

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Design Concepts

• Passenger First

Passenger First Light-filled Stations

Simplicity of Circulation

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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

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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 

Design ApproachComply 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.

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Accessibility for All

Station and stops are designed to support ease of access and use by persons with differing levels of mobility, sight, hearing, sensory and cognitive abilities. The project site and facilities are designed to be universally accessible including satisfying the requirements of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and applicable City of Toronto Guidelines, Ontario Building Code (OBC) and Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Standards. Some of these features include:

• Barrier‐free path from the entrance level to the station platform level• Tactile warning strips and tactile walking surface indicators• Signage system with tactile indicators • Passenger Assistance Intercom (PAI)• Low floor Light Rail Vehicle (LRV) with designated wheelchair locations• Nominal gap from platform edge to LRV entry• Automated visual and audible stop announcements • On-street and off-street paratransit passenger pick-up/drop-off

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• 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

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How we’re building: Cut-and-Cover Stations

Mount Pleasant

Locations: Keelesdale (Keele), Caledonia, Fairbank (Dufferin), Forest Hill (Bathurst), Chaplin, Mount Pleasant, Leaside (Bayview), Science Centre

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How we’re building: Mined Stations

Avenue

tLocations: Oakwood, Avenue, Leaside (part), Laird

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• There are three interchange stations.

• Interchange stations will allow transit riders to connect to other transit modes, such as TTC, GO and the UP Express.

• The three interchange stations will be built with the ‘Cut and Cover’ method.

How we’re building: Interchange Stations

Subway Station Longitudinal Section

Locations: Cedarvale (Allen), Eglinton (Yonge), Kennedy

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How we’re building Mount Pleasant Station: Construction OverviewDistinct phases of construction:• Preparatory works• Support of excavation (shoring)• Utility relocations• Road restoration• Deep excavation• Underground station construction• Track work and systems installation• Station structure construction• Traction power system• Signalling system• Testing and commissioning

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• A modified version of the cut-and-cover method,

whereby following support of excavation, a large

concrete roof slab is constructed and placed over

top of the excavated area, the roadway is restored

and work continues safely below ground.

• The roof slab is used to support utilities and the

roadway.

• Benefits include reduction in road disruption

(compared to tradition method), increased utility

stability and improved safety and working

conditions.

How we’re building Mount Pleasant Station: Station Construction

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Reinstate Roadway

• A concrete roof slab will be

constructed over top of the

excavated area, utilities will be

buried, and the roadway will be

reinstated above the roof slab.

Excavation

• Once the roadway is reinstated,

crews will work safely beneath the

roadway to construct the station box,

build the platform and install rail

infrastructure.

Architectural & Building Work

• Construction of the station entrance

structures will begin in 2018.

How we’re building Mount Pleasant Station: Station Construction (cont’d)

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Mount Pleasant Station Map

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Main Entrance

Station Box

Secondary Entrance

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Mount Pleasant Station Main EntranceNorthwest corner of Mount Pleasant Road and Eglinton Avenue East

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Mount Pleasant Station Secondary EntranceNorth side of Eglinton Avenue East, east of Mount Pleasant Road

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Mount Pleasant Station Aerial View

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Mount Pleasant Station Unique Design Concepts

• Main station entrance preserves east façade.

• 30 sheltered and unsheltered bike parking spaces at the secondary entrance.

• On-street connections to TTC bus routes.

• Future retail space.

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Main Station Entrance Heritage Preservation(256-258 Eglinton Avenue East)

• Designed by architect Herbert Horner in

1928, and established as an Imperial

Bank of Canada.

• In July 2016 demolition of the 256-258

Eglinton Avenue East began.

• The façade was disassembled brick-by-

brick, catalogued, labelled and stored.

• The east portion of the façade will be

reassembled upon completion of station

construction.

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Mount Pleasant Station Construction Look-ahead (2016 – 2017)

October 2016

• Back-filling and compaction of the main station entrance site (3 weeks)

• Subsurface utility engineering (SUE) investigation (2 weeks)

November 2016

• Support of excavation (shoring) of the station box within the roadway, beginning on the north side of

Eglinton Avenue East (24 weeks)

December 2016

• Continue shoring on the north side of Eglinton Avenue East

• Decommissioning and relocation of a combined sewer on the south side of Eglinton Avenue East (8

weeks)

January 2017

• Shoring of the main and secondary station entrances (6 weeks)

• Relocation of overhead hydro to an underground duct bank (12 weeks)

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Mount Pleasant Current Staging PlanBegan July 2016

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Rawlinson Avenue ClosureBegan September 2016 (48 months)

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Traffic and Pedestrian Changes

• To accommodate the utilities relocation and shoring construction

stages, temporary traffic changes, such as road closures, lane

reductions, turn restrictions, pedestrian rerouting and bus stop

relocations may be in effect .

• Additionally, changes to existing traffic conditions, such as relaxation

of turn prohibitions or additional restrictions, may be enacted in

development with local elected officials, traffic engineers and the

local community to accommodate station construction.

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Mount Pleasant Station Construction Stages

Stage Activity Duration Start Date

Shoring Stage 1 Utilities Relocation and Shoring 6 months Fall 2016

Shoring Stage 2 Shoring 1 month Spring 2017

Shoring Stage 3 Shoring 5 months Summer 2017

Shoring Stage 4 Shoring 1 month Fall 2017

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Mount Pleasant Station – Stage 1Beginning as early as Fall 2016 (24 weeks)

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Mount Pleasant Station – Stage 2Beginning as early as Spring 2017 (4 weeks)

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Mount Pleasant Station – Stage 3Beginning as early as Summer 2017 (20 weeks)

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Sidewalk Closure and Eglinton Jr Public SchoolSpring/Summer 2017

• When construction moves to the south side of Eglinton

Avenue (Stage 3) it will be taking place very close to the

property line for Eglinton Jr Public School.

• The work zone and the Right of Way will be physically

separated during this stage with barriers in front of the school.

• The sidewalk between Brownlow Avenue and Mount Pleasant

Road will be closed.

• To ensure safety while work to install the supportive piles

closest to the door on Eglinton Avenue is taking place, an

alternative access will be arranged. It is currently estimated

that an alternative arrangement will be required for one month.

• CTS will work with Metrolinx Community Relations and the

Eglinton Jr Public School community.

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Mount Pleasant Station – Stage 4Beginning as early as Fall 2017 (4 weeks)

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Summary of Proposed Traffic Changes for Mount Pleasant Station

Stage Traffic Changes ConstructionActivity

Approx. Start Date

Approx. Duration

1

• Continue closure of Rawlinson Avenue

• Reduce traffic to one lane in each direction

• Restrict all turns except EB right turn

• Restrict NB left turns on Taunton Avenue and Brownlow Avenue

• Restrict WB left turn onto Taunton Avenue

Utilities

Relocation and

shoring

Nov 2016 24 weeks

2

• NB right turn allowed

• Reinstate north and west crosswalks

• Restrict east crosswalkShoring May 2017 4 weeks

3

• SB right turn allowed

• Restrict NB left turns on Taunton Avenue and Brownlow Avenue

• Restrict WB left turn onto Taunton AvenueShoring June 2017 20 weeks

4 • SB right turn allowed Shoring Nov 2017 4 weeks

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Summary of Proposed Pedestrian Changes for Mount Pleasant Station

Stage Pedestrian Changes Construction Activity

Approx. Start Date

Approx. Duration

1

• Close the sidewalk at the south side of main entrance

• Close the sidewalk on the north side of Eglinton Avenue East

between Mount Pleasant Road and the east work zone limit

• Restrict north and west crosswalks

• Introduce a temporary north-south signalized crosswalk west of

Brownlow Avenue

• Introduce a temporary north-south signalized crosswalk east of

Taunton Avenue (west of Rawlinson Avenue)

Utilities

Relocation and

shoring

Nov 2016 24 weeks

2• Reinstate north and west crosswalks

• Restrict east crosswalkShoring May 2017 4 weeks

3

• Restrict the west crosswalk

• Partial closure of the south sidewalk between Brownlow Avenue

and Mount Pleasant RoadShoring June 2017 20 weeks

4• Reinstate the west crosswalk

• Restrict the east crosswalkShoring Nov 2017 4 weeks

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Proposed Turn Prohibitions for Mount Pleasant StationTurn prohibitions are proposed for the intersection of Eglinton Avenue East and Mount

Pleasant Road as well as Brownlow Avenue and Taunton Avenue at Eglinton Avenue

East.

Why?

• Insufficient turn radius due to the location of the station box (approximate 5.5 m

excavation area at the four corners of the intersection, beginning with the northwest

and northeast corners).

• Obstructed sight lines due to the location of construction zones.

• Insufficient space to provide turning lanes.

• To prevent increased traffic congestion on Eglinton Avenue East while traffic is

reduced to one lane in each direction.

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Haul Routes for Mount Pleasant Station

• During the peak construction periods (shoring and deep excavation

stages) approximately 30 trucks will haul approximately 80 loads to-

and-from Mount Pleasant Station per day, plus daily deliveries of

construction materials.

• Truck traffic will travel to-and-from site via HWY 401.

• The following arterial roads will be used to provide haul routes for

Crosstown construction vehicles for Mount Pleasant Station.

o Mount Pleasant Road Lawrence Avenue Yonge Street HWY 401

o Eglinton Avenue East DVP HWY 401

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Map of Haul Routes for Mount Pleasant Station

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Advanced Signage

• Advanced signage will be placed

along Eglinton Avenue East and

cross streets to inform motorists and

pedestrians of traffic changes at the

intersection.

• At Mount Pleasant Station, advanced

signage will be placed as far north as

Roehampton Avenue, as far south as

Soudan Avenue, as far east as

Marmot Street and as far west as

Redpath Avenue.

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TTC Bus Stop Relocations

Five (5) TTC bus stops at the four corners of Eglinton Avenue East andMount Pleasant Road will be relocated throughout stages 1 to 4:

• Two TTC bus stops on the southeast corner, east of Mount Pleasant Road, will be relocated approximately 125 meters to the east.

• The TTC bus stop on the southeast corner, south of Eglinton Avenue East, will be relocated approximately 45 meters to the south.

• The TTC bus stop on the northwest corner has been relocated approximately 85 meters to the north.

• The TTC bus stop on the northeast corner will be relocated approximately 115 meters to the east.

The stops service the following TTC bus routes:

Eastbound/Westbound Bus Routes Northbound/Southbound Bus Routes

• 34 Eglinton East

• 54 Lawrence East

• 51 Leslie

• 56 Leaside

• 100 Flemingdon Park

• 74 Mount Pleasant

• 141 Downtown/Mount Pleasant Express

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TTC Bus Stop Relocation Map

RELOCATE 85 METERS

NORTH

RELOCATE 115 METERS

EAST

RELOCATE 125 METERS

EAST

RELOCATE 45 METERS

EAST

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TTC Bus Route 74 Route Change

• TTC bus route # 74A St Clair

previously traveled northbound on

Mount Pleasant Road, turning

right north of the intersection at

Eglinton Avenue East and Mount

Pleasant Road into the bus loop

on the northeast corner.

• The route has changed to

continue north on Mount Pleasant

Road to the Doncliffe Bus Loop at

Glen Echo Road.

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Experience EglintonAdvertising 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.

Support for Businesses: Shop Local

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Community Benefits

Commit to Social Procurement and Local Investmentto maximize business opportunities along the project corridor.

Visit CTS’ website www.crosslinxtransit.ca for updated postings.

The Eglinton Crosstown LRT is the first time a Community Benefits Framework has been included as part of a major infrastructure project in Ontario.

Partner with Local Workforce Agenciesto recruit candidates from the project corridor and from historically disadvantaged communities.

Work with Subcontractorsto maximize opportunities for apprentices.

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Stay in touch

416-482-7411

www.thecrosstown.ca

[email protected]

facebook.com/thecrosstown

twitter.com/crosstownTO

instagram.com/eglinton_crosstown

Crosstown East Office660 Eglinton Avenue East (at Bayview)

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