Twenty metres below Eglinton Ave., dozens of workers wielding huge machines are building what looks like an underground cathedral. In fact, it’s the future site of Laird station, one of 25 planned stops on the Eglinton Crosstown LRT. Article Continued BelowUnderground stations are more typically built using the “cut-and-cover” method, which involves digging up a large area, constructing the station underground and then covering it back up. Site supervisor Steven Dubeau gives the Star a look inside the underground cavern where Laird station is being built for the Crosstown LRT. Once in the tunnels, workers gradually expand them outward in order to create a space big enough to build the station.

Source: thestar April 30, 2018 01:32 UTC