TORONTO — Ground has been broken on the final tunnel segment of the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension as the new transit line from Scarborough to Mississauga comes to fruition.
Crews have now started excavating the twin 500-metre tunnels under Eglinton Avenue West, from Jane Street to the future Mount Dennis Station. The twin tunnels will be built using the sequential excavation method, advancing one to two metres per day.
Last June, the province completed tunnelling on the western underground portion of the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension from Renforth Drive to Scarlett Road, where the LRT will transition to a 1.5-kilometre elevated guideway, currently under construction.
Once complete, the nine-kilometre line will connect seven new stations to the Eglinton Crosstown LRT, states a release.
The Eglinton Crosstown West Extension project itself is slated to create more than 4,500 jobs from engineers to construction workers, crane and heavy equipment operators.
According to the provincial government, combined with the Eglinton Crosstown LRT, the extension will cut commute times between popular destinations like Yonge and Eglinton and Square One by up to 24 minutes per trip.
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