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. WELCOME
Our Central Open House will feature the following
stations:
• Forest Hill
• Chaplin
• Avenue (Eglinton Connects)
• Eglinton
• Mount Pleasant Station
• Leaside
6.
7. 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
13. • The Eglinton Crosstown project is now over
75% complete
• Three stations – Mount Dennis, Keelesdale
and Science Centre – are largely complete
• Over 85% of track has been installed
• 45 LRVs have arrived at the EMSF to date
• Vehicle testing is now underway
PROJECT UPDATE
Eglinton Crosstown
14. 2020 Progress to-date
• Track installed between Mount Dennis Station
and Fairbank Station
• Track installed between the Brentcliffe Portal
and Wynford Stop, and between Sloane Stop
track split and Birchmount Stop
• Track installed between Sunnybrook Park
Stop and Ionview Stop
• Traction power cables installed from Mount
Dennis Station to Caledonia Station, and from
Science Centre Station to KennedyStation
• Tunnel lighting installed from the Black Creek
Portal to Chaplin Station and from Mount
Pleasant Station to Science Centre Station
• OverheadCatenary System (OCS) installed
from Mount Dennis Station to west of
Caledonia Station
• Signaling equipment operational between
Mount Dennis Station and Caledonia Station
• Jet fans installed at the Black Creek Portal,
Mount Dennis Station, Brentcliffe Portal,
Science Centre Station, and Kennedy Station
Remaining Work in 2020
• Track installation between Wynford Stop to
Sloane Stop track split and from Birchmount
Stop to KennedyStation (excluding tail tracks)
• OCS installation above-grade from O’Connor
to Kennedy
• OCS installation at Caledonia Station
• Traction power cables installation from
Caledonia Station to Avenue Station and from
Leaside Station to Kennedy Station
• Traction power systems at Mount Dennis
Station, Keelesdale Station and Science
Centre Station to be operational
• Installation of jet fans at Laird Station
• Signaling equipment installation between
Science CentrE Station and TPSS 10
Remaining Work for 2021
• Track installation between Fairbank Station to
Laird Station, and KennedyStation tail tracks
• Traction power cables installation from
Caledonia Station to Avenue Station and from
Mount Pleasant Station to Science Centre
Station
• Traction power systems at Eglinton Station
• OCS installation at Fairbank, Oakwood,
Cedarvale, Forest Hill, Chaplin, Avenue,
Eglinton, Mount Pleasant, Leaside, Laird,
Science Centre and Kennedystations
• OCS installation above-grade from Brentcliffe
Portal to O’Connor Stop
• Installation of remaining signaling equipment
What to Expect: Systems & Track
Eglinton Crosstown
16. Eglinton Crosstown
What to Expect: Chaplin Station
• 600 mm watermain
reinstated
• Concrete and structural steel
installation at the tertiary
entrance completed
• Concrete work at main
entrance completed
2021 Progress to-date Remaining Work in 2021
• Pile installation at secondary
entrance
• Completion of the station
entrances
• Complete track and
overhead catenary system
installation
• Demolition of 6 Gilgorm
Road (site office)
• Complete road restoration
and landscaping
18. Eglinton Crosstown
What to Expect: Avenue Station
• Gantry crane removed from the
secondary entrance
• Secondary entrance construction to third
level above ground
• Escalators delivered and installed within
the station box
• Poured all platform and concourse level
slabs
2021 Progress to-date Remaining Work in 2021
• Completion of final lining and concrete
works
• Completion of track and overhead catenary
system installations
• Main entrance construction reaches street
level
• Architectural works within the station box
and entrances
• Road reinstatement and landscaping
20. 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
22. 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 installations
What to Expect for 2022
• Completion of concrete
works
• Architectural works within
the station box and
entrances
• Road reinstatement and
landscaping
24. 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 OCS installations
• 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
26. 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 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 work, and backfilling
• Begin track and OCS installations
What to Expect for 2022
• Completion of architectural works
• Road reinstatement and
landscaping
27. 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 185 apprentices and journey persons from historically
disadvantaged 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 $800,000 on social enterprises and more than $7 million at local businesses.
Supports for Community
28. Eglinton Crosstown
• With construction remaining classified as an essential industry, work on the Eglinton Crosstown LRT continues
through the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Crosslinx Transit Solutions, the constructor of the Crosstown, has undertaken a comprehensive COVID-19 response
plan to minimize the risk to workers, keeping staff and the communities around our sites safe. This plan includes:
• A mask mandate for all workers on site
• A daily screening questionnaire prior to entering site
• Frequent rapid testing for workers on all sites
• Outdoor seating/break spaces to minimize indoor interactions
• Mandatory isolation for any worker who may express symptoms
• Crosslinx is encouraging all employees to make an appointment to receive a vaccine as soon as they are eligible to
do so.
COVID-19 Construction Safety
