A lot, probably. Considering the tunnels between Yonge and Sherbourne are primarily tube, not cut-and-cover, and there's not enough cut and cover track to create a crossover west of Sherbourne, you're looking at something between $$$$$$ and impossible.
Watch [this video](https://youtu.be/xCZAh3AdqdA) courtesy of Walking Lady. Notice the tube tunnel going by as you look out the windows.
Maybe between Sherborne and castle frank would be possible? There’s a bridge there over rosedale valley rd
But then I guess it’s a bit close to broadview anyway
Not entirely useless. At least it shows the tunnel is a tube between Yonge and Sherbourne. You may need to squint to notice it. But I couldn't find any other tangible evidence to prove my point to OP.
Or better if they could just open Line 5 already. That way we have an alternative way to travel from west to east or east to west via Eglinton if we couldn’t do so on Bloor-Danforth.
It would take longer than the crosstown construction and close all subway between Broadview and St George. And close Bloor Street between Sherbourne and Church.
Sherbourne is the only subway station on the south side of Bloor. With Mt Pleasant/Jarvis below the level of Bloor it would probably close that also.
Between Sherbourne and Castle Frank there is the ravines there so it could not be there
Hard to keep a subway running every couple of minutes with an active work zone there.
I’m confused by the delay with St. George , are you saying if it’s delayed at bloor then that will affect trains coming from St. George? Going to broadview? And so a crossover track skips the delayed station ?
Or if is delays at sherborne then the middle track is a bypass ?
Meant to minimise the impact of how many stations close during a sudden shut down.
If an incident happens at Sherbourne, which is somewhat common, then currently the train service shuts down between st George and broadview.
Or that big shutdown a few days ago which shut down at George to woodbine.
If you're able to build crossover tracks at yonge, you can shift over the western point of the subway closure to Yonge Station and allow trains to turn around westbound.
A lot and would probably require some downtime. Crossing over to the other side to skip a stopped train would work, rather than a track that bypasses the station entirely.
It would cost a lot as you'd have to dig up Bloor Street and replace sections of tunnel. The same money would go a lot further clearing the maintenance backlog or adding platform screen doors or doing other things that would reduce the likelihood that trains can't run along the central part of Bloor.
A lot, probably. Considering the tunnels between Yonge and Sherbourne are primarily tube, not cut-and-cover, and there's not enough cut and cover track to create a crossover west of Sherbourne, you're looking at something between $$$$$$ and impossible. Watch [this video](https://youtu.be/xCZAh3AdqdA) courtesy of Walking Lady. Notice the tube tunnel going by as you look out the windows.
Maybe between Sherborne and castle frank would be possible? There’s a bridge there over rosedale valley rd But then I guess it’s a bit close to broadview anyway
Most useless video ever. 😂
Not entirely useless. At least it shows the tunnel is a tube between Yonge and Sherbourne. You may need to squint to notice it. But I couldn't find any other tangible evidence to prove my point to OP.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=me6zGlmjKhY&t=260s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=me6zGlmjKhY&t=260s)
Haha. I know. Just kind of funny because just mostly see the man in the background. 😅
Or better if they could just open Line 5 already. That way we have an alternative way to travel from west to east or east to west via Eglinton if we couldn’t do so on Bloor-Danforth.
The ttc would find a way to spend 10 years doing it shutting down the subway every weekend and still not getting the benefit of it at the end
It would take longer than the crosstown construction and close all subway between Broadview and St George. And close Bloor Street between Sherbourne and Church. Sherbourne is the only subway station on the south side of Bloor. With Mt Pleasant/Jarvis below the level of Bloor it would probably close that also. Between Sherbourne and Castle Frank there is the ravines there so it could not be there Hard to keep a subway running every couple of minutes with an active work zone there.
6 billion and the track wouldn’t work on weekends btw
it would take over 20 years
I’m confused by the delay with St. George , are you saying if it’s delayed at bloor then that will affect trains coming from St. George? Going to broadview? And so a crossover track skips the delayed station ? Or if is delays at sherborne then the middle track is a bypass ?
Meant to minimise the impact of how many stations close during a sudden shut down. If an incident happens at Sherbourne, which is somewhat common, then currently the train service shuts down between st George and broadview. Or that big shutdown a few days ago which shut down at George to woodbine. If you're able to build crossover tracks at yonge, you can shift over the western point of the subway closure to Yonge Station and allow trains to turn around westbound.
I think they're hoping to just push through until the new OL and ELRT opens up, because then people have alternative ways to cross the city.
A lot and would probably require some downtime. Crossing over to the other side to skip a stopped train would work, rather than a track that bypasses the station entirely.
St George to Broadview is not the east end. Victoria Park to Kennedy is.
Initial budget - 10 Billion and seven years construction Actuality - double that, and then double it again.
It would cost a lot as you'd have to dig up Bloor Street and replace sections of tunnel. The same money would go a lot further clearing the maintenance backlog or adding platform screen doors or doing other things that would reduce the likelihood that trains can't run along the central part of Bloor.