Eglinton Crosstown LRT Western Tunnel
CLIENT
Metrolinx
LOCATION
Ontario
DELIVERY MODEL
Design-Bid-Build
PRIME CONSULTANT
Hatch
SECTOR
Civil Infrastructure | Transportation
PROJECT VALUE
$319.7 million
COMPLETION DATE
November 2016
Project Overview
The project involved constructing a 6.5-km-long, twin-bored tunnel running beneath Eglinton Avenue from Black Creek Station to Yonge Street Station in Toronto.
The tunnels were constructed using earth pressure balance tunnel boring machines (TBMs) and pre-cast tunnel lining segments. The internal diameter of the tunnels is 5.75 metres. The project included traffic diversion and intersection signalization.
The work included secant pile headwalls at three stations, jet grouting headwalls at four stations, nine cross passages between tunnels, and an extensive instrumentation system to monitor for settlement. We used a jet grout system to densify the ground to keep existing utilities in operation during construction.
Kenaidan built the launch shaft for the TBM under a separate contract, which included the excavation of a 60-metre-long x 20-metre-wide x 17-metre-deep access shaft for the TBMs.
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