But seriously, we all know what went down on the Richmond Hill corridor (the train, in water) but what wasn't profiled very much was why service was interrupted on the Lakeshore West corridor. Sure, we were told there was flooding but oh no, it was more than that.
Check this out:
According to George, who sent the link in to me, the whole Dixie Road overpass/bridge was rebuilt and new tracks were laid in just under 30 hours. Dixie Road itself is still closed because the water undercut the roadway. It has to be dug up, reinforced and then repaved. There was a risk of a giant sinkhole if it wasn't repaired quickly.
That would have severely affected the rail bridge too.
It was an amazing piece of work by the track crews and the construction contractors.
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OMGF that is freakin scary!
Holy mackeral!
All open now and back to normal. Dixie road is a mess still, but usable.
Actually I made a slight mistake in terminology. It wasn't a sinkhole they were worried about but a slouch. Sort of like a teenager does when watching TV.
If you want to see what a slouch (or washout) is and can do, check this out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyVIVHJ5RUA
GO tweeted they filling the gap with buses...
The bridge was not damaged. Just a bunch of water washed out the ballast west of the bridge. There was a hole under each of the 3 tracks. It was filled in by Wednesday morning with more ballast.
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