CROSSTOWN LRTConstruction Liaison CommitteePharmacy - KennedyMay 30, 2017

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Agenda

• Overview

• East At-Grade (Pharmacy to Rosemount) Update

• Kennedy Station Update

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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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Safety First – Our #1 Priority

We train and direct staff to:

• 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.

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Crosstown Design Approach

Street Level – Contextual and Inviting

An International Signature for Toronto

Entrance – Bright & Secure

Concourse – Simple & Pristine Concourse – Transparent & Open Platform – Spacious & Animated

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Accessibility

Station and Stops are designed to be universally accessible, including satisfaction of the AODA, applicable City of Toronto Guidelines, the OBC, and CSA Standards.

Some of those features include:

• Barrier‐free paths from the entrance level to the station platform level

• Tactile warning strips and tactile walking surface indicators

• Signage systems with tactile indicators

• Passenger Assistance Intercoms (PAI)

• Low floor Light Rail Vehicles (LRV) with designated wheelchair locations

• Nominal gaps from platform edges to LRV entries

• Automated visual and audible stop announcements

• On-street and off-street paratransit passenger pick-ups and drop-offs

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Environment & Sustainability

During Construction

• Programs to minimize impact on wildlife, their habitats, watercourses and trees

• Reduce impact on our community neighbours through the management of dust,

noise and vibration

• Sustainable construction practices, including active management of construction

and demolition generated wastes, targeting 75% waste diversion from landfills;

and off-site beneficial reuse of excess soil.

Project Design Sustainability

• Project wide application of Toronto Green Standard

• LEED Certification at EMSF

• Bike parking for short- and long-term users

• Dedicated pedestrian routes

• High Solar Reflectance Index paving

• Green roofs

• Water use conservation/efficiency

• Fritted glazing (minimize bird collisions)

• Shielded exterior lighting (prevent off-site light trespass)

• Sheltered waiting areas

• Energy efficiency – LED lighting, heat recovery systems

• Landscaping – use of native, drought-tolerant plants and large trees

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How We’re Building the Crosstown: Construction Overview

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The Crosstown: 2016 in Review

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• Tunnels complete

• Construction activities at all 15 underground stations

• Utility relocations & support in place, underway or complete

• Shoring work underway or nearing completion at several stations

• All design through 60% completion

• Transit system definition for underground segments 60% complete

• Full Building Permit application packages being finalized for submission Q1-Q3

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The Crosstown: 2017 Construction Milestones

• Year of the Dig – 1 million tons to be excavated in 2017

• Start excavating main station boxes

• Shoring & utility relocations at interchange stations – Cedarvale, Eglinton, Kennedy

• Utilities Relocation

• Road Widening

• Start Guideway Install

• Track work – pour concrete base and first track installation

• Maintenance & Storage Facility buildings enclosed

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How we’re building the Crosstown:

Construction Overview

Distinct phases of construction:

• Preliminary works

• Utility relocations

• Handover of tunnel sections

• Support of excavation (shoring)

• Excavation & mining works

• Structural and architectural works

• Track work and systems installation

• Traction power system

• Signalling system

• Testing and commissioning

• Restoration works

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East At-Grade (Pharmacy to Rosemount) Update

May 2017

• Preparatory works are underway or complete

– Geotechnical Investigations

– Subsurface Utility Investigations

– Tree Protection and Removals

June 2017

• Median Removals scheduled to begin

Summer 2017

• Utilities Relocation

• Road Work

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Pharmacy Stop Aerial View (60% Rendering)

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Hakimi-Lebovic Stop Aerial View (60% Rendering)

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Golden-Mile Stop Aerial View (60% Rendering)

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Birchmount Stop Aerial View (60% Rendering)

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Ionview Stop Aerial View (60% Rendering)

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How we’re building: Interchange Stations

• Eglinton, Cedarvale & Kennedy are “Interchange Stations”

• Interchange stations connect to the subway, and at Kennedy Station with GO Transit, allowing riders to seamlessly transfer between systems

• Interchange stations will be built using the Cut and Cover method.

Kennedy Station

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Kennedy Station Concept

Aerial View

Main Entrance

Secondary Entrance

*60% rendering

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Unique Design Concepts: Kennedy Station

• 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 are 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.

• A new station plaza will be located at the main entrance providing visual and pedestrian connections to Eglinton Avenue and commuter parking lots. Retail spaces will be located at concourse level.

• 110 indoor and outdoor bicycle parking spaces.

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How we’re building Kennedy Station:

Station Construction

Kennedy Station will be constructed using a cut and cover method. Construction will be completed in a number of main stages.

• Utility Relocations

• Support of Excavation/Shoring

• Excavation

• Structural Works

• Architectural Works

During construction activities, traffic will be shifted on Eglinton Avenue East and Kennedy Road, in stages, to safely conduct the work. Pedestrian routes, crosswalks and TTC Stops will be impacted. Notifications will be distributed in advance of works to advise of timing, impacts and changes.

Major utility works to start spring 2017

Early Works to start in July 2017

Early Works to start in July 2017

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How we’re building Kennedy Station:

Support of Excavation

• Shoring is a common step in the process of installing the foundation of a building.

• In the first stage, early work locations in proximity to the exiting TTC Kennedy Station will have steel piles installed around the perimeter of the new structures. Then a shallow area is excavated and braces and tie-backs are to be installed around the sides to support the excavation.

• Decking is then placed where required over the excavation to allow the crew to work under the roadway safely while traffic flow resumes above.

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Support of Excavation (shoring):

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How we’re building Kennedy

Station: Excavation

• Using the cut-and-cover method, decking will

be placed atop the excavated work zone at the

Kennedy Road and Eglinton Avenue East

intersection. This will enable crews to work

safely beneath the intersection during

excavation.

• To facilitate construction, Eglinton Avenue will

first be widened from Ionview Road to the

Service Road just east of Kennedy to enable

excavation work in the existing center lanes of

Eglinton Avenue.

• This method of sequencing helps to minimize

traffic impacts during construction.

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2017

• Dry utility relocations (Telecommunications)

• Toronto Hydro relocations

• Wet utility relocations (Water, Sanitary Sewer, Storm Sewer)

• Road works around TTC’s Kennedy Station

• Demolition of Existing TTC North Entrance

• Eglinton Ave road widening

• Start of support of excavation activities

Additional Notes• Nearby residents and businesses can expect noise and vibration in the area

caused by a pile drill, crane, loaders, trucks and other construction equipment, as well as dust from drilling activity and debris removal.

• In general, haul routes to and from the site will travel along Kennedy Road to and from Highway 401.

What to expect in 2017: Kennedy Station

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What to Expect in 2017

Stage 1: Spring/Summer 2017

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What to Expect in 2017

Stage 1B: Spring/Summer 2017

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What to Expect in 2017

Stage 2: Summer/Fall 2017

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What to Expect in 2017

Stage 3: Fall 2017/Winter 2018

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Kennedy Station Update

• Preparatory works are underway or complete

• Enbridge Gas Line Replacements nearing completion

• Parking reductions are underway. Parking lots at Kennedy Station are being used to support construction activities.

• Pending permits, the existing bus loop and passenger platform will be relocated to the South Parking Lot to allow for construction of the new bus loop and platform. Work is scheduled to begin in summer 2017.

• Pending permits, the North Entrance will be closed and demolished to make room for the new Main Entrance. Work is scheduled to begin in summer 2017.

• Pending permits, the existing passenger tunnel will be closed to allow for Support of Excavation to be installed. A new pedestrian tunnel will be constructed as part of the new Kennedy Station infrastructure. Work is scheduled to begin in summer 2017.

• Pending permits, utility relocations scheduled to begin as early as June 2017

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Kennedy Station Concept

Main Entrance - evening

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Kennedy Station Concept

Main Entrance - daytime

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Kennedy Station Concept

Secondary Entrance

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Kennedy Station Portal Aerial Rendering (60% Rendering)

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Kennedy Station Portal Aerial Rendering (60% Rendering)

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GO Transit Improvements Update

• A new west platform

• Rebuild entire existing east platform

• Build new entrance for Go Station