Construction company Ghella has released never-before-seen footage of a milestone tunnel boring for the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension in Canada.
Now in its second phase of construction, the Toronto works are seeking to bring rapid transit to Etobicoke and Mississauga, making it easier for people to get where they need to be each day.
The footage shows the first 50m of tunnelling works back in 2022 when the project was in its initial phase of construction.
Once complete, the extension of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT will run 9.2km from the future Mount Dennis LRT station to Renforth Drive and will operate mainly underground. It will create a continuous rapid transit line that stretches from Scarborough through mid-town Toronto and into Mississauga.
The extension will connect with other local and regional transit options that will make it faster and easier to get around, including UP Express and GO Transit rail services, TTC bus services, and MiWay and GO Transit bus services along the 18km Mississauga Transitway.
For more information on the project, visit metrolinx.com
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