2. We have a strong
connection with our
customers, and a
great understanding
of who they are and
where they are going.
Metrolinx’s Core Business –
Providing Better, Faster, Easier
Service
Adding More Service Today
Making It Easier for Our
Customers to Access Our
Service
Building More to Improve
Service
Planning for New Connections
Investing in Our Future
5. Y ORK
D U R H A M
NIA G A R A
L A K E ONT A R I O
P E E L
L A K E S I M C O E
Billy Bishop Toronto
City Airport
Toronto
Pearson
International
Airport Mount
Dennis
Renforth
L A K E S I M C O E
HA LT ON
W E L L I N G T ON
S I MC O E
Ontario Place
/Exhibition
Bloor
Lansdowne
Helen
Cooksville
McCowan
Bloor-Yonge
Downsview Park
St. George
Spadina
Unionville
Oriole
Leslie
Weston
Niagara Falls
Danforth
Main
Newmarket Hwy 404
Yonge-Davis
Dundas West
Finch
West
Port Credit
Don
Mills
Sheppard
-Yonge
Kennedy
Lincolnville
Allandale
Waterfront
Bloomington
Vaughan
Metropolitan
Centre
Gateway Terminal
UNION
Oshawa Bowmanville
Kipling
W A TERL O O
Kitchener
H AMI LT O N
McMaster
West Harbour
Hamilton
GO Centre
John C. Munro Hamilton
International Airport
Region of Waterloo
International Airport
Conestoga
Fairway
Queen
Science
Centre
Pape
Osgoode
Milton
Humber
College
Winston
Churchill
Caledonia
East
Harbour
Gerrard-
Carlaw
Richmond Hill Centre
(Langstaff GO)
TO R O N T O
Cedarvale Eglinton
Square
One
University of Ontario
Institute of Technology
Aldershot
Scarborough
Centre
Pickering
Yorkdale
Hwy 407
Bramalea
LEGEND
Subway
Light Rail Transit (LRT)
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)/
Regional Express Bus
GO Rail - 15-min Two-Way All-Day
GORail - Two-Way All-Day
GO Rail - Peak Only
UP Express
6. WELCOME
Our Central East Open House will feature the following
stations:
• Eglinton
• Mt Pleasant
• Leaside
• Laird
• Sunnybrook Park
• Science Centre
7.
8. 111 escalators 15.2 million job hours
273.5 km medium
voltage/direct current
cable
38 two-vehicle trains
60 elevators 6000 tons of rail
208 overhead
catenary system poles
5 new bridges
PROJECT QUANTITIES
14. • The Eglinton Crosstown project is now over 75%
complete
• Three stations – Mount Dennis, Keelesdale and
Science Centre – are largely complete
• 86% of track has been installed
• Vehicle testing is now underway
PROJECT UPDATE
Eglinton Crosstown
15. Eglinton Crosstown
What to Expect: Systems and Track
2021 Progress to-date Remaining Work in 2021
• 75% of track installed
• 50% of OCS installed
• OCS energized from Mount Dennis to west of
Caledonia Station.
• Tunnel lighting installed from Mount Dennis to
Caledonia Station and from Laird Station to
Science Centre Station.
• At-grade section between Sunnybrook Stop to
Kennedy Station ready for static testing.
• Sunnybrook to Kennedy MV/DC cables
installed and prepared for vehicle testing.
• Installation of track and OCS between Cedarvale Station and
Leaside Station.
• Avenue to Laird and Kennedy tail track installations.
• Fiber line installations between Cedarvale Station and Laird
Station.
• Installation of tunnel lighting between Caledonia Station and
Leaside Station.
• Installation of MV/DC cables between Caledonia Station and
Laird Station.
• Ready for MV/DC energization between Caledonia Station and
Laird Station.
• Completion of OCS and track installations.
17. Eglinton Crosstown
What to Expect: Eglinton Connects Streetscape and Cycle Track
(Eglinton Avenue West from Lascelles Boulevard – Duplex Avenue)
• Construct new sidewalks, bicycle lanes, and curbs
on the south side of Eglinton Avenue
• Continuous utility upgrades and road restoration
works
• Install permanent street light fixtures
• Tree planting and landscaping
• Completion of Eglinton Connects between
Lascelles Boulevard and Duplex Avenue
• Eglinton Connects construction begins within
immediate station areas
Remaining Work in 2021
19. Eglinton Crosstown
What to Expect: Eglinton Station
• Completed station excavation
• Completed structural steel and
precast panel installations at the
Berwick Portal
• Poured all main station invert
slabs
2021 Progress to-date Remaining Work in 2021
• Completion of the north tunnel
ventilation shaft on Yonge Street
• Construction of the main and
southeast entrances
• Completion of elevator
construction at Eglinton TTC
Station
• Track and overhead catenary
system installation
What to Expect for 2022
• Completion of concrete works
• Architectural works within the
station box and entrances
• Road reinstatement and
landscaping
21. Eglinton Crosstown
What to Expect: Mount Pleasant Station
• Completed station excavation
• Secondary entrance construction
reached street level
• Completed station invert, track
and platform slab pours
2021 Progress to-date Remaining Work in 2021
• Begin track and overhead catenary
system installation
• Traffic bridge removal, backfilling,
and road reinstatement
• Escalator and elevator deliveries
and installations
• Continuous utility upgrades
• Completion of concrete works
What to Expect for 2022
• Completion of architectural works
• Road reinstatement and
landscaping
• Restoration of the heritage façade
at the northwest entrance
23. Eglinton Crosstown
What to Expect: Leaside Station
• Finished pouring the platform
and concourse level walls and
slabs
• Completed structural concrete
works at the main entrance
• Completed all track slab pours
• Poured the exterior walls and roof
of the main entrance building
2021 Progress to-date Remaining Work in 2021
• Secondary entrance construction
above street level
• Completion of structural steel
installations at the station
entrances
• Completion of concrete works
• Begin architectural finishing
works within the station box and
entrances
• Road deck removals, final utility
reinstatement works, and
backfilling
• Begin track and overhead
catenary system installation
What to Expect for 2022
• Completion of architectural works
• Road reinstatement and
landscaping
25. Eglinton Crosstown
What to Expect: Laird Station
• Concrete works in the tunnel and at the main entrance
are complete
• Final lining activities in the tunnel are complete
• Escalator installation complete
2021 Progress to-date Remaining Work in 2021
• Continue mechanical, electrical and architectural works
at both entrances and in the station box
• Complete main and secondary entrances
• Continue track and overhead catenary system
installation
• Road restoration and landscaping
27. Eglinton Crosstown
What to Expect: Sunnybrook Park Stop
2021 Progress to-date Remaining Work in 2021
• CP Bridge rehabilitation
• Sunnybrook Park Stop shelter installation
• Installation of new pedestrian stairs on the
south side of Eglinton Ave E at Leslie Street
• Road works between Brentcliffe Road and
Leslie Street - south side
• Concrete works for stop ramps and waiting
area
• Begin static testing of light rail vehicles in the east
• Retaining wall construction
• Construction of the multi-use path from the north side of Eglinton Ave
E to Sunnybrook Park Stop
• Construction of second retaining wall on the north side of Eglinton
Ave E at the West Don River Bridge
• Shelter finishing activities
• Platform ramp, wall, and handrail installations
• Road restoration works between Brentcliffe Road and Leslie Street -
north side
• General landscaping
29. Eglinton Crosstown
What to Expect: Science Centre Station
• Overhead catenary system installation
• Urban tapestry installation
• Tiling artwork installation at the main
entrance and platform
• Floor and wall tiling works
• Louver installation at the main entrance
• Substantial completion
• Completion of final landscaping
• Installation of station signage and furniture
• Escalator and elevator installations
• Electrical and communication finishes
• Remaining civil works and landscaping
• Ornamental fencing installation at the bus terminal
• Glazing finishes
2021 Progress to-date Remaining Work in 2021
30. What to Expect
Eglinton Crosstown LRT
East Testing & Commissioning
• In late May, light rail vehicles (LRVs) will be
delivered to the east end of the alignment to
conduct testing and commissioning activities
between Brentcliffe Road and Kennedy Road.
• The LRVs will run mainly on the surface along a
track in the center of Eglinton Avenue.
• The LRVs will follow traffic signals as they cross
through intersections.
• Prior to testing, the overhead catenary system
(OCS) will be energized in order to power the
vehicles.
31. Eglinton Crosstown LRT
Testing to Date
• First vehicle deliveries to Eglinton
Maintenance and Storage Facility (EMSF)
in 2019.
• Testing Mount Dennis and Caledonia
Stations began in 2020.
33. Eglinton Crosstown LRT
Overhead Catenary System (OCS) Energization
• The OCS is the poles and cables installed
over the LRT tracks that power the LRVs.
• Power is delivered from 10 traction power
substations along the alignment to the LRVs
via OCS cables.
• The OCS must be energized in order to
power the LRVs.
• As of May 3, 2021, the OCS will be
energized between Laird and Kennedy
stations.
• Like other transit systems in the city, when
the OCS is energized the cables are
electrified and dangerous if encountered.
34. EGLINTON CROSSTOWN
• The Eglinton Crosstown LRT Project contractually requires the constructor, Crosslinx Transit Solutions Constructors
(CTSC), to embed community benefits in their work, including ensuring that local communities and historically
disadvantaged groups benefit directly from the province’s $5.3 billion investment
• We are committed to making the pathway to Professional, Administrative and Technical (PAT) roles in the construction
industry more accessible to people facing barriers to employment
• CTS has hired 209 people in PAT roles to date, as well as 162 apprentices and journey persons from historically
disadvantage and equity seeking groups
• We are committed to supporting small and medium sized businesses along the Eglinton corridor, businesses
impacted by our construction, and social enterprises that create employment and training opportunities for people
who face systemic barriers to employment
• CTS has spent more than $600,000 on social enterprises and more than $6 million at local businesses`
Eglinton Crosstown
Community Benefits