b'PROJECT PROFILETWO TUNNEL BORING MACHINES (FOR THE ORIGINAL EGLINTON CROSSTOWN LRT) DIGGING INTO THE GROUND AT ONE OF THE PORTALSROUTE MAP OF THE EGLINTONCROSSTOWN WEST EXTENSION PROJECTPHOTOS COURTESY OF METROLINXCONSTRUCTION TEAMS AT WORKAT THE TUNNEL LAUNCH SITEissue we had to consider when planningThis means that the tunnels and theOntario is also exploring a potentialthe Eglinton Crosstown West Extension.majority of underground stations can beline extension to PearsonDividing the project into multiplebuilt with far fewer traffic interruptions,International Airport.staggered procurements is helping usutility relocations and property impacts, to make sure there is capacity in theshe says. Speaking to the significance of the market to deliver the work. project in an earlier announcement, KILOMETRES TO GO Caroline Mulroney, Ontarios Minister Historic infrastructure projects are boundIt will be several years before theof Transportation, praised the teams to have their challenges. It helps, however,Eglinton Crosstown West Extensionprogress to date, saying, Since breaking that the extension is taking advantageopens its doors to commuters. At lastground on this priority project in July, of earlier plans to build an expresswaycheck, work on the tunnels betweenweve made remarkable progress on in the area. As Sunshine explains, muchRenforth Drive and Scarlett Road isthe Eglinton Crosstown West Extension. of the land assembled in the 1960s toslated for completion by 2025, withOntario is more committed than ever build the Richview Expressway (which wasconstruction on the entire extensionto working with our partners to build later abandoned) is still underdeveloped.to wrap up by 2030-31. Beyond this,subways faster. Together, we will make life easier for the people of Etobicoke and Mississauga, support the creation of thousands of jobs, and spureconomic growth.Phil Verster, president and CEO of Metrolinx, is also looking forward to CLEANER COMMUTES opening up transit options for Ontarians, adding: New projects like this are Metrolinx projects the Eglinton Crosstown West Expansion will helpputting the GTA on the map when it reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 39,000 tonnes a year.comes to transit, and were making tremendous progress on movingthem forward. 30Quarter 42021 BUILDERSDIGEST'