Last November, FCC completed excavating
the tunnels of the Toronto subway, a signifi-
cant milestone in the execution of this pro-
ject.
A total of 4,841 reinforced concrete seg-
ments were installed at a rate of 31 seg-
ments/day per each tunnel boring machine,
Highway 407 is a multi-modal under-
ground station, 165 metres long, 22
metres wide, and 23 metres deep,
with a central platform and three le-
vels; two underground and one at
ground level. It comprises a Y-sha-
ped building with a bus terminal and
an outdoor parking with 600 parking
spaces. The project is expected to
be completed by the end of 2015.
The Highway 407
Station
Toronto
subway
about the fastest execution achieved by this
type of tunnel boring machine in North Ame-
rica.
After nearly three years of work, the project
is 67% completed. Once the tunnels have
been built and with the rest of the under-
ground structures in the completion stage,
the main challenge for FCC will be the cons-
truction of the “Highway 407” Station which
is 30% completed.
The work team
after completing
the tunnels.
Overview of one of the completed TBM tunnels.
tunnels completed
