Far below the intersection of Eglinton Avenue West and Trethewey Drive lies what some might consider a superhero’s – so far – hidden headquarters.

And Toronto drivers rumbling overhead can only imagine what is taking shape below.

We call it Keelesdale Station, and 2300m² of wooden decking – or about five basketball courts – covers the construction site to allow traffic to flow over top of the future station while work takes place.

Keelesdale Station was the first station on the Eglinton Crosstown LRT project to start construction back in March 2016, and a lot of work has been done since. To date, both tunnels are now complete and concrete pours are working their way up to street level, starting to form the concourse level of the station.

This April, crews started construction of the station roof and streetscape works started taking place. Asphalt pours will be ongoing for the next few months to restore the road – and remove all those pesky potholes – which will allow the team to start beautifying the roadway with things like landscaping, brand new sidewalks and furniture.

Light Rail Vehicle testing will make its way east starting from the Eglinton Maintenance and Storage Facility into Keelesdale before the station’s estimated completion in 2020.

In addition to the three separate entrances that will provide access in and out of the station, Keelesdale will include an off-street bus loop to serve TTC buses, 60 outdoor bicycle parking spots and a new station plaza that will function as an area for people to meet, gather or relax while waiting for their ride.

But for now, the super part of the Crosstown project is quietly going about its transformation, in a not-so-secret, subterranean command post. Until, soon enough, it’ll rise up to begin its Herculean work for the city.