Proposed Office Building & Pedestrian Bridge for Pickering - Page 3

icemachine · November 15th, 2011, 07:20 PM

Meant to get pictures on the weekend, but forgot to grab the camera. The bridge is now placed across the entire highway and rail tracks, with glass installed on about 80% and sheet metal covering of the stairs in place. Nothing yet done for the metal skin.

MysticMcGoo · February 15th, 2012, 05:29 AM

Snapped this while visiting my parents last weekend.

urban 2.0 · February 15th, 2012, 08:23 AM

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So the skin is still coming?

No bait and switch?

Cad+Monkey · July 9th, 2012, 11:31 PM

Hey all, The bridge did turn out nicely eh

I have been watching it since day one as well. The office tower which you guys are speaking of is actually part property of Durham and Centennial College.(like mentioned below/ Above)
I don't know if it's right to continue this thread with the attached component which they are adding now? I have been going to the site regularly to take pictures of the construction process (the addition )

Mollywood · July 10th, 2012, 03:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Sikandar

What happened to this? Is this still the final plan? I hops so. It's SO much nicer.

Epi · July 10th, 2012, 05:42 AM

I drive under this thing a few times a week to get to work. It seems like they are finished with the bridge, so unless a huge surprise happens, I think it's a bait and switch!

icemachine · July 10th, 2012, 03:59 PM

The City website indicates that while the bridge is open, in its final form it will have the "skin"

http://www.pickering.ca/en/living/pedestrianbridge.asp

Quote:

Pickering's landmark pedestrian bridge is now open to the public! This fully enclosed bridge spans 250 metres across Highway 401, Canada's busiest highway, and can be used by both pedestrians and cyclists.

...

Once fully completed, the structure will be wrapped in a metallic, mesh-like skin, giving it a fluidic and organic appearance. LED lighting will illuminate the bridge at night, making it a luminous beacon that will signify where Pickering and Durham Region begin. These and other features should be completed by this fall.

***Taller, Better*** · July 10th, 2012, 05:34 PM

That is a relief. With the skin it is gorgeous. Without it is an eyesore.

Innsertnamehere · July 10th, 2012, 08:24 PM

you can see supports sticking out past the current facade as well to support the glass..

isaidso · July 11th, 2012, 04:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taller, Better

That is a relief. With the skin it is gorgeous. Without it is an eyesore.

+1 That thing is fugly as is.

ONE HUMAN · July 11th, 2012, 05:21 AM

And when are we getting those futuristic GO Trains?

TheMann2000 · July 19th, 2012, 06:56 AM

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Originally Posted by ONE HUMAN

And when are we getting those futuristic GO Trains?

Not any time soon, I suspect. But then again, the current fleet of Bilevels were built in the 1970s and the diesel engines used on the Lakeshore route aren't fast enough to maintain the service that Metrolinx's plans call for, so it might not be all that far off....

Diesel_Power · July 20th, 2012, 09:29 AM

They look like high speed rail trains.

Maybe HSR is coming to Canada sooner than we thought.

MysticMcGoo · November 23rd, 2012, 06:11 AM

Sure took their time to get this skin on. Supports are finally up.

icemachine · November 23rd, 2012, 05:04 PM

I think this should be pretty sweet when it's finished

February 15th, 2012, 05:29 AM	#42
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July 9th, 2012, 11:31 PM	#44
Cad+Monkey Registered User Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Whitby Posts: 1 Likes (Received): 0	Bridge Hey all, The bridge did turn out nicely eh I have been watching it since day one as well. The office tower which you guys are speaking of is actually part property of Durham and Centennial College.(like mentioned below/ Above) I don't know if it's right to continue this thread with the attached component which they are adding now? I have been going to the site regularly to take pictures of the construction process (the addition )

July 10th, 2012, 05:34 PM	#48
*Taller, Better* Administrator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 52,823 Likes (Received): 302	That is a relief. With the skin it is gorgeous. Without it is an eyesore. __________________ Please visit my photoblog! Montréal \| Mexico \| Niagara-on-the-Lake \| Brazil \| Hamilton aka "The Hammer"! "Fine words butter no parsnips"-17th Century proverb.

November 23rd, 2012, 06:11 AM	#54
MysticMcGoo d(X_x)b Join Date: May 2010 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,567 Likes (Received): 60	Sure took their time to get this skin on. Supports are finally up. __________________ An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest. - Benjamin Franklin "The Fascists of the future will be Anti-Fascists". Winston Churchill In real life, there are no good guys and bad guys. Everyone feels justified in their actions, and still manage to sleep at night. - Humble the Poet .....................::::::::::::::::::::::::........................ My July 2012 North American Road trip!

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November 15th, 2011, 07:20 PM	#41
icemachine Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Richmond Hill Posts: 458 Likes (Received): 0	Meant to get pictures on the weekend, but forgot to grab the camera. The bridge is now placed across the entire highway and rail tracks, with glass installed on about 80% and sheet metal covering of the stairs in place. Nothing yet done for the metal skin.

February 15th, 2012, 08:23 AM	#43
urban 2.0 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Torontopia Posts: 3,045 Likes (Received): 0	. So the skin is still coming? No bait and switch?

July 10th, 2012, 05:42 AM	#46
Epi Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,579 Likes (Received): 8	I drive under this thing a few times a week to get to work. It seems like they are finished with the bridge, so unless a huge surprise happens, I think it's a bait and switch!

July 10th, 2012, 08:24 PM	#49
Innsertnamehere insertoronto Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,942 Likes (Received): 16	you can see supports sticking out past the current facade as well to support the glass..

July 11th, 2012, 05:21 AM	#51
ONE HUMAN misanthropic humanitarian Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 621 Likes (Received): 2	And when are we getting those futuristic GO Trains?

July 20th, 2012, 09:29 AM	#53
Diesel_Power Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Oakville, ON Posts: 502 Likes (Received): 0	They look like high speed rail trains. Maybe HSR is coming to Canada sooner than we thought.

November 23rd, 2012, 05:04 PM	#55
icemachine Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Richmond Hill Posts: 458 Likes (Received): 0	I think this should be pretty sweet when it's finished