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Image shows a large piece of metal being moved by a crane.
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See images of pedestrian bridge night lift at Rutherford GO

Recently, Metrolinx’s contractor successfully lifted a new pedestrian bridge into place over Rutherford Road. Let’s take a look at pictures that show how it was done. Lifting and installing bridges is among the most interesting engineering feats Metrolinx pulls off. Though the precise and delicate work recently done to haul up and put in place a pedestrian bridge at Rutherford GO was done by a … Continue reading See images of pedestrian bridge night lift at Rutherford GO

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Community relations, GO expansion, GO Transit, Lakeshore East, Metrolinx, Metrolinx News, News, Progress, Scarborough, Toronto

Historic Rouge River bridge to get new lease on life in the name of GO Transit expansion

Metrolinx is rehabilitating one of the oldest rail bridges in East Toronto in order to run more GO Train service in the decades to come. Scroll down to learn more about the work and why it needs to happen.   After more than a century of service, the iconic Rouge River bridge is getting a major facelift.   Connecting Toronto and Pickering and spanning the mouth of the Rouge River, the 117-year-old Rouge River bridge is an important part of the Lakeshore … Continue reading Historic Rouge River bridge to get new lease on life in the name of GO Transit expansion

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Image is a drone shot of the local community and parking garage.
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Rutherford GO sees a massive new bridge created this weekend – See how it’ll be done

Crews, with help from a large crane, will install a new pedestrian bridge that connects commuters from the fourth-storey of the new parking garage to the future east platform. We’ll lead you through, and over, what has been happening at Rutherford GO to prepare for this major piece of engineering work. As well, Barrie line travel plans may be impacted. Weekend to-do list: Lift the … Continue reading Rutherford GO sees a massive new bridge created this weekend – See how it’ll be done

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Image shows a bridge being built.
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Started at the top, now we’re here – See major breakthrough beneath Milliken GO rail bridge

The full extent of the ‘top down’ construction of the Milliken GO rail bridge has been revealed, with excavation recently breaking through below the bridge deck. Trains are running over this new bridge and crews continue to work away. Let’s take a closer look at the progress on the Stouffville Steeles Avenue East Underpass and Milliken GO project. It’s not easy to hide a major … Continue reading Started at the top, now we’re here – See major breakthrough beneath Milliken GO rail bridge

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Photo of a new rail bridge going over Rogers Road in Toronto
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Extreme makeover bridge edition – Metrolinx upgrades Toronto bridge as part of GO Transit expansion work

The Rogers Road bridge rehabilitation project benefits the community in the short term and is also part of unlocking long term transit plans. When it comes to transit expansion work, it’s not all tracks and trains. Sometimes you have to look up and realize it’s the little things that help bring a transit project together.  That’s the case of one northwest Toronto bridge that needed … Continue reading Extreme makeover bridge edition – Metrolinx upgrades Toronto bridge as part of GO Transit expansion work

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Image shows a large section of bridge being moved into place.
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A very rapid project – Hwy. 400 Bridge work sees huge effort over two weekends for Finch West LRT project

A project involving the Highway 400 crossing over Toronto’s Finch Avenue, saw weekend detours – and the patience of drivers and the local community. It also saw remarkable progress of replacing an entire major span for Toronto. That was fast. After two past weekends of work (June 12-15 and June 19-22) crews have replaced a major Highway 400 span at Finch Avenue, in Toronto. The … Continue reading A very rapid project – Hwy. 400 Bridge work sees huge effort over two weekends for Finch West LRT project

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Image shows a bridge with cranes moving sections around.
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A bridge so close – Drone footage shows expansion of the bridge over Centennial Parkway

Some things are more impressive from a bird’s eye view. Take a flight over work done on an important Hamilton rail bridge. Come fly with us. Recently, we brought you the story of the future of Confederation GO Station, including the project tender being announced. As part of that feature, we pointed out Metrolinx worked with CN – our rail partners and the corridor owners … Continue reading A bridge so close – Drone footage shows expansion of the bridge over Centennial Parkway

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