TORONTO — There is a new development in the Eglinton Crosstown project in Toronto and it’s a first in Canada.
For the first time, an overhead crane has been assembled on a pile wall above an open excavation at the Oakwood Station, located at the intersection of Oakwood Avenue and Eglinton Avenue West.
“At Oakwood (Station), the footprint of the open pit is the footprint of the station, so there was no extra space for us to install a tower crane or a luffing crane, which is typically used on other construction sites,” said Paula Oliveira, Oakwood Station project manager, in a statement. “We had to find a creative solution and an overhead crane was the answer. It will provide us the load capacity we need, and it is easier for us to assemble and disassemble.”
The 35-tonne capacity overhead crane stands 12 metres tall and will help lower and lift the materials and equipment needed for Oakwood Station’s mining and construction activities. The overhead crane and its beams weigh 73,000 kilograms.
“Installation of the overhead crane was challenging because engineering firms in Toronto have never designed something like this before. But we successfully worked together to make it work for the first time in Canada,” said Oliveira.
Mining activities at Oakwood Station will begin in October.
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