Our office received news this week from the LRT Stage 2 Team. The contractor has informed the City that they have updated their design of the Lincoln Fields bus loop and the English Oaks (the trees inside the red section above) are required to be removed. Unfortunately, the bus loop is in conflict with the…
Overall Preparatory activities (borehole drilling, site office mobilization, pre-construction surveys, site preparations and tree clearing, etc.) are currently underway on each O-Train extension. O-Train Confederation Line West Extension Tree and vegetation removal Clearing is currently underway at the following locations: Woodroffe Stormwater Pond Carling Avenue Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway Bayshore Station Lincoln Fields Station…
The following questions were submitted by residents of Bay Ward to the Stage 2 Team. Q1: When will the LRT Trenching start and Cover be completed between Cleary and New Orchard? Segments between Cleary Station and New Orchard Station’s Cut and Cover tunneling is currently expected to begin early 2020. Q2: What is the intersection…
Please be advised that the NCC has provided approval to continue with the removals of trees within Lincoln Fields, primarily the crab-apple orchard north of Lincoln Fields Station. The consortium has scheduled Tuesday, December 17th for the removals approximately within the orange area in Image 1 below. In response to community interest the consortium has…
Kiewit-Eurovia-Vinci has an additional noise exemption for the same geotechnical work to continue in the area of Holly Acres from December 5 to December 20. All other information would be similar to the work at the 417 at Moodie.
O-Train West Design Update The City is reviewing Construction Drawings for the following project elements: Track West –Alignment and Profile; Track light maintenance and storage facility–Alignment and Profile; Utility west expansion –Water, wastewater and stormwater work; Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway detour; and, Carleton Avenue & Cleary Avenue pedestrian overpass structures. The City is reviewing…
Visit the links below to read copies of the environmental assessment reports that were submitted as part of the LRT projects. The report for LRT Stage 2 will soon be available on the new project page. The team is in the process of migrating the data from the original site to the new site at…
The Rail Construction Program is confirming our West Extension Information Session for Cleary to Lincoln Fields up to Carling Ave. stations. It is scheduled for Tuesday, December 3rd. The drop-in meeting will occur from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Ukrainian Church, 1000 Byron Avenue. Another public meeting covering LRT Stage 2 from Queensview (including…
Overall Preparatory activities (borehole drilling, site office mobilization, pre-construction surveys, site preparations and tree clearing, etc.) are currently underway on each O-Train extension. O-Train Confederation Line West Extension Tree and vegetation removal Clearing is currently underway at the following locations: Baseline and Iris Station Pinecrest and Queensview Station Byron Linear Park (between McEwen and Cleary…
Tree Loss Mitigation and Replacement The following measures have been taken to mitigate tree loss: Limit clearing to only where required in temporary easement areas Leave trees along property lines (backyards, businesses, parks) where possible Design of pathways to incorporate existing trees Critical Root Zone protection for trees along limits Where removal is unavoidable, an…