They've taken over one of the empty/parking lots along Earl Finning Way. They've got what look like the metal forms for the concrete guideway columns piled up there, so hopefully we'll see some tangible construction soon.
Concrete pour today for a guideway column foundation here https://goo.gl/maps/dj7G4wUFfUb6kNa6A. I couldn't tell if the foundation to the West has been poured.
The pile machine is now working in the middle or Earl Finning Way.
Also, the bridge deck at Main looks ready to open the fourth lane.
That west escalator/stairwell is quite substantial for what's just going to be a Millenium Line <-> Canada Line outbound transfer, compared to the Millenium Line <-> Canada Line inbound transfer as well as street level to Millenium Line movements on the east escalator/stairwell which may see double the passengers. Two up escalators is welcome on the east side, but they could probably get away with one up escalator on the west side.
That west escalator/stairwell is quite substantial for what's just going to be a Millenium Line <-> Canada Line outbound transfer, compared to the Millenium Line <-> Canada Line inbound transfer as well as street level to Millenium Line movements on the east escalator/stairwell which may see double the passengers. Two up escalators is welcome on the east side, but they could probably get away with one up escalator on the west side.
As drawn they are in the wrong sides, but I wonder if the number of escalators has more to do with clearing the Canada Line platforms than getting people to the Canada Line platforms. ie. 2 escalators in the down direction (?)
I'm thinking of the additional escalators at Vancouver City Centre and Yaletown Roundhouse which are both in the up direction to clear the platform. Each of those stations have 2 up escalators and just stairs and elevator for going down.
Seems like the two Eglinton Crosstown West Extension TBMs took about three months to assemble as a rough timeline.
Kind of interesting they had the Bill of Lading for part of that TBM shipment
Quote:
Date
2021-12-25
Shipper Name
Herrenknecht Ag Tunnel
Shipper Address
VORTRIEBSTECHNIK ING BUERO ALLMANN ABT FINANZBUCHALTUNG SCHLEHENWEG 2 SCHWANAU 77963 DE
Consignee Name
Herrenknecht Tunnelling Systems
Consignee Address
CANADA INC. 200-60 ATLANTIC AV. TORONTO M6K 1X9 CANADA
Notify Party Name
Hli Logistics Llc
Notify Party Address
1250 LIBERTY AVENUE, HILLSIDE NJ 07205 US
Also Notify Party Name
Mti Worlwide Logistics
Also Notify Party Address
2101 NT 129TH ST, SUITE 217, VANCOUVER WA 98686 US
Weight
983000
Weight Unit
K
Weight in KG
983000.0
Quantity
47
Quantity Unit
PCS
Measure
3162
Measure Unit
X
Shipment Origin
Germany
Details
983,000.0 kg
From port: Antwerp, Belgium
To port: Buffalo‑Niagara Falls, New York
Via port: Baltimore, Maryland
Place of Receipt
Antwerp
Foreign Port of Lading
Antwerp, Belgium
U.S. Port of Unlading
Baltimore, Maryland
U.S. Destination Port
Buffalo‑Niagara Falls, New York
Commodity
PARTIAL SHIPMENT 4 PARTIAL SHIPMENT 4 S-1302/S-1303 TUNNELBORING MACHINE PARTS HS-CODE 84314980
Container
NC
Marks Description
TBM S-1302 TBM S-1303.
Carrier Name
ATLANTIC CONTAINER LINE AB
Vessel Name
ATLANTIC SAIL
Voyage Number
ATS75
Bill of Lading Number
ACLUSA00710763
Lloyd's Code
9670585
In Bond Code
62
HTS Codes
HTS 8431.49
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