Watch crews dismantle crane for new Union Station Bus Terminal
New Union Station bus terminal edging closer to completion.
Jan 8, 2020
Crane your neck and look way up Toronto.
One of the main cranes installed for the construction of the new Union Station bus terminal, on Bay Street, has now been taken down. It was recently quietly dismantled, with just three remaining for the completion of CIBC SQUARE and the future home of the bus hub.
The cabin of the crane was roughly 50 metres above Lakeshore Boulevard. Pointed skywards, the max height of the mast of the crane was roughly 106 metres above street level, in line with the 25th storey of the tower.
Not for the faint of heart – The view down to the streets of Toronto, from 81 Bay Street, the location of the New Union Station Bus Terminal. Take note of the pedestrian walking at the upper right. (EllisDon Photo)
The construction – which is well underway – is a joint project between Metrolinx and Ivanhoé Cambridge and Hines. The project includes two office towers (81 and 141 Bay Street) and an overbuild park spanning the GO rail corridor, which will be the first of its kind for the city.
A look at the podium crane being dismantled by another crane (EllisDon Photo)
The big crane as it’s taken down, a piece at a time. (EllisDon Photo)
Once complete, the new Union Station bus terminal will provide more indoor weather-protected space for GO Bus customers and will be connected to the city’s PATH network, allowing GO and UP Express customers to quickly move between rail and bus, as well as around downtown Toronto.
A long way up – CIBC SQUARE, as it stands today, less one crane at the top. (Nitish Bissonauth photo)
Once finished, the new terminal will have 14 bus bays – twice as many as the current bus hub.
Opening is scheduled for later this year.
Taking the crane down is an example of an important transit – and city – epicenter quickly going up.
What will be – A newly released rendering of the finished project. (© 2017 DBOX: a branding & creative agency)
by Nitish Bissonauth Metrolinx bilingual editorial content advisor
