Rehabilitation work has begun on Rouge River rail bridge which will extend the life of this important infrastructure another 20 years, according to GO trains operator Metrolinx.
It has announced full suspension of all trains on the Lakeshore East route starting tonight and ending Sunday. The suspension is for the rehabilitation of the Rouge River Bridge.
This weekend, crews will be working to replace timber decking on the bridge. To do so safely, there will be no service on the Lakeshore East line as crews will require access to the tracks.
To minimize future impacts to Lakeshore East service, crews will be working during the evening to complete as much of this work as possible. Residents can expect moderate noise associated with this work. Where possible, crews will endeavor to complete the noisier work during the day, said a Metrolinx statement.
The Rouge River Bridge Rehabilitation project is part of GO Expansion and supports a larger, system-wide plan to improve GO rail service on core segments of the network. The bridge is a heritage property of provincial significance, and has been in-service for 117 years. The planned bridge rehabilitation will extend the life-cycle of the bridge structure by another 20 years.
The Rouge River bridge is located at the mouth of the Rouge River, crossing two municipalities: the City of Toronto to the west, and the City of Pickering to the east along the Lakeshore East rail corridor.
Improvements
The general scope of work is to rehabilitate the bridge and includes:
- Superstructure repairs: Blast cleaning, coating all structural steel and steel surfaces. Repair, strengthening and
replacement of structural steel members. - Substructure repairs: Masonry stone repairs for the abutments and piers, crack injections and concrete path repairs,
grout repairs at the approach span bearing pedestals and bearing replacement. - Deck: Replacement of timber deck ties and track, relocation and protection of existing communication utilities.
- Approaches: Addition of approach slab, replacement of retaining walls, replacement of 25m of track on each side.
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