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Port Lands Flood Protection and Lake Shore Boulevard East Public Meeting – October 2021: Live Q&A

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Port Lands Flood Protection and Lake Shore Boulevard East Public Meeting – August 2021: Live Q&A

Port Lands Flood Protection and Lake Shore Boulevard East Public Meeting – August 2021: Presentation

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A view overlooking the future river valley. — October 2023

Toronto's inner harbour behond a construction site. — September 2023

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Panoramas

Lidía, supervising plantings in one of the wetlands. Taken August 2023

Prerak and Tarun were testing the soil compation and moisture content near the west edge of the site. Taken August 2023.

Some of the crew working on the Lake Shore Bridge. Taken July 2023.

Shedrack works for Quantum Murray, trimming the river liner. Taken July 2023.

Terrence Graham is a cement truck driver. Taken December 2022.

Lewis Kabonde is directing vehicle movement by Fire Hall. Taken December 2022.

Two people in construction work on a bridge. — Glauco Moura and Robert Oletic, Verdi-Alliance, working on new Commissioners St bridge. Taken November 2022.

Two people in construction gear secure newly planted trees. — David Hayward and Angelo Padua, QM, securing newly-planted trees near Commissioners St bridge. Taken November 2022.

Sonja Vangjeli, a cyclist on Cherry St. bike path. Taken October 2022.

Michael (left) and Samuel (right) – father & son – first cyclists across Cherry St South bridge on new section of bike lane. Taken October 2022.

Person in construction gear stands on flat rock smiling. — Paraskevas works for Matrix Solutions Inc. in Environment & Engineering. Taken August 2022.

Person holding decoy owl in construction safety gear. — Gerardo works for EllisDon. He is moving a decoy owl from new Cherry St. bridge site. Taken July 2022.

Overhead shot of person in red construction uniform on construction site. — Dave is a Site Superintendent for Minges Sandblasting & Painting. He was doing painting work on the Commissioners St bridge on this day. (Taken May 2022)

A quick pose from members of GFL’s crew who are working in the footprint of the future river valley at Commissioners and Cherry Streets. They’re installing cut-off walls along the perimeter of the river valley to keep excavation dry and stable. Taken July 2019

This welder is part of Soletanche Bachy Canada’s crew and was working on the foundations for the new Cherry Street North Bridge on the south side of the Keating Channel. Taken September 2019

Todd is a welder working on a metal caisson before crews fill them with concrete to form the footings of the new Cherry Street North Bridge. Taken September 2019

Terence works for Geosyntec. Taken January 2020.

Sal Jr. and Giovanni are part of the EllisDon crew that built a new stand for Tihomira after she relocated her hot dog cart. Taken January 2020.

Natalie is a member of the Environmental QP team at Stantec. Taken January 2020

Shun is a surveyor from ESP. Taken January 2020.

Juvenal is a concrete truck operator. The Port Lands Flood Protection Project is the biggest site he’s ever worked on. He loves that the concrete plant is on site, as he doesn’t get stuck in traffic transporting the cement. Taken November 2019.

Jamie is a project foreman for Priestly Demolition. Here he is at 130 Commissioners Street. Taken January 2020

Brian is a Heavy Equipment Operator with GFL. Taken January 2020.

Michael is the General Manager of Cherry Street Bar-B-Que in the Port Lands. Taken May 2020

Julia is a project manager with Arcadis. She is standing in the former Cooper Metals facility at 130 Commissioners. The building will be demolished this year. Taken September 2019

Tihomira has been selling hot dogs at the northwest corner of Commissioners Street and Don Roadway for 28 years. As construction closes Commissioners Street, she’ll be moving her cart to a nearby street in the Port Lands. Taken July 2019

Gledys works for EllisDon overseeing the night crew working on installing the foundation for the new Cherry Street Bridge. He’s standing on the south side of the Keating Channel, where caissons are being drilled. Taken September 2019

Ted waits between takes during the filming of reality TV show Salvage Kings on the Port Lands site. The crew was tearing down a building at 75 Commissioners street. Taken August 2019

Randy works for Priestly and was on site to demolish a building on Commissioners Street. He took a moment to pose in front of his truck. Taken July 2019

Troy has been operating the Cherry Street lift bridge over the Keating Channel since 2006. With the bridge slated for demolition in late 2021 after we install a new fixed bridge over the channel, Troy is the last bridge operator at this location.

A heavy equipment operator with Priestly, Adelino was on site working on demolishing several buildings. Behind him is the half-demolished building at 75 Commissioner Street. Taken September 2019

This Ellis Don crew member was inspecting an inventory of large rocks stored on Cousins Quay. Behind him, you can see a marine landscaping barge, used to create the new shoreline. These aggregates, all locally sourced, have since been placed along the new shoreline. Taken July 2019

John and Bruce work for Sanscon and have been spending the month of November working on improvements to Villiers Street. — John and Bruce work for Sanscon and have been spending the month of November working on improvements to Villiers Street. Here, they’re repaving the road just east of Cherry Street. Taken November 2019

Chris works for Sanscon and was working on repaving Villiers Street. The street is being reconfigured and will be used as a detour while Commissioners Street is closed for reconstruction. — Chris works for Sanscon and was working on repaving Villiers Street. The street is being reconfigured and will be used as a detour while Commissioners Street is closed for reconstruction. Taken November 2019.

Shelly — Shelly is a Wood employee. She checks the soil loads on incoming trucks for new Cherry St. ramp to new bridge. Taken December 2019

Chris (left) and Derrick (right) are GFL employees heading home after their shift. Taken December 2019

Patrick — Patrick is a heavy equipment operator with Priestly who has been working on-site for two years. He is finishing his shift, working on new Cherry St. ramp to new bridge. Taken December 2019

Carlos is part of the abatement crew with Priestly Demolition. Here he is at 130 Commissioners Street. Taken November 2019.

Harry is delivering concrete that will form part of the cut-off walls along the edges of the new river valley. These will help keep excavation dry and stable. This concrete is being made at our plant on site. Taken December 2019

Robert works for GFL as a heavy equipment operator. He’s photographed here inside an excavator along the edge of the new river valley. Taken December 2019

Ron was working with a caisson liner that will form part of the cut-off wall along the edges of the new river valley. Once we finish digging the river valley, these will be removed. Taken December 2019

Portraits

The lights of a bridge reflected in the water of a river. A crane in the background is also lit up.

A bridge lit up with the sunrise in the background.

A river at sunrise.

A river with the sunrise in the background.

The city of Toronto skyline in the background, with a large white industrial crane in the foreground. Scaffolding is approximately halfway up the crane.

A construction worker framed by a small excavator with the lake in the background.

Two construction workers raking by the water.

A construction worker pushing a large boulder suspended by a rope.

A construction worker stands on top of scaffolding that surrounds a white industrial crane.

A sunset over a construction site.

A sunrise over a river with a worker in the foreground.

An excavator next to a pile of soil.

A bulldozer operating with lights on.

The sunrise over a playground

A worker in high-visibility construction clothing holding a rake next to a river.

A river with a city in the background.

Newly established plants in a planting bed.

The sunrise over a river

A bridge lit up at night over a river.

Workers standing in a green field.

Workers looking at a wooden frame.

A worker standing behind a natural-looking wooden structure.

A worker hammering concrete.

A green wetland.

A construction site with pickup trucks in front of mounds of soil.

An excavator working in front of a crane.

The sunrise over a river.

A large owl structure overlooking a red landscape.

Greenery on the side of the river.

Greenery on the side of a river.

Greenery on the side of a river.

A worker cleaning mud from the wheels of an excavator with a shovel.

The window that makes up the eye of the snowy owl.

A giant puddle next to an old warehouse.

A green wetland with the City of Toronto skyline in the background.

A recreational trail between the river and a wetland.

A red undulating landscape.

A bridge over a river.

A construction site.

A bridge over a river.

Excavator and dump truck working near water.

A green river valley.

A construction diver attaching chains to his ankles.

An excavator on a barge.

A patch of recently hydroseeded soil.

A construction worker helps a diver adjust his equipment next to the water.

Construction workers cutting into concrete.

A construction crew spraying hydroseed on some soil.

Construction workers in a small boat on a river

An excavator next to a river.

Construction workers on a barge

A construction worker weeding a vegetated area.

A construction worker weeding a vegetated area.

A diver getting into the water

A bridge over a river.

A road.

A river under a bridge.

Young plantings

A small boat on a river under a bridge.

A river with green riverbanks.

A riverbank with yellow flowers.

A construction site.

An owl-shaped play structure under construction.

Looking up inside the body of an owl structure to a worker assembling something on the inside.

Looking up inside the body of an owl structure to a worker assembling something on the inside.

an owl sculpture's head suspended in the air next to its body during construction.

an owl sculpture's head suspended in the air next to its body during construction.

A worker standing on the banks of a river.

A giant owl sculpture under construction. the head is sitting next to the owls body.

Water in front of a set of large stone steps

Two workers kneeling in front of a large wooden owl's head

Upside-down trees that appear to be walking for kids to climb.

A play structure that looks like a raccoon.

A play structure that looks like a beaver dam

A bridge over a river

A construction worker walking next to a pile of huge boulders

A construction worker carrying a basket full of pieces of wood.

Construction workers looking at vegetation

A construction worker on the bank of a river

Someone's shown from the hips down, their pants and boots are covered in red dust and they are weraing kneepads.

Construction workers spraying concrete.

A river and green wetlands next to a bridge.

A river bisected by a concrete wall

A large flat area next to a lake.

A large flat area next to a lake

A busy construction site with a road in the background

Construction workers standing on the badlands scramble

A construction worker sitting on top of a machine

Construction workers standing on the badlands scramble

Two people looking at piles of different coloured sand

Two people looking at piles of different coloured sand

A construction worker balancing on a 2 by 4 and smoothing concrete

A construction worker spraying red concrete from a hose

A construction worker spraying red concrete from a hose

Construction workers standing on the badlands scramble

An excavator moving stones in the water

two people in construction outfits look at an iPad

A worker standing over rebar formwork

Tiered rows of rocky ledges

Formwork for the badlands scramble

Construction zone with pink ribbon outlines.

Structure of a swing set

A construction site with wooden structure

Demolition of a bridge

A bridge over a construction site

Demolishing a bridge

Demolition of a bridge

Geese swimming in a river

the reflection of a bridge in water

Geese swimming in a river

Reflection of geese in a river

An excavator on a barge in front of a bridge

A river next to eh sunset

the reflection of a bridge in a river

a sunset over a river

An excavator

Water in a shallow river lined with large boulders

heavy machinery in front of the Toronto Skyline

The reflection of a brige in a river at night

Water in a river

Water in a river and a wetland

a wetland with dead trees partially submerged

water in a river is stopped by an underwater concrete wall

A bridge over a partially flooded river

the edge of a wetland at dusk

the reflection of a bridge in water at night

the partially flooded river at dusk

a pedestrian bridge crossing a partially flooded river

A bridge crossing a partially flooded river

water in a river lined with large boulders

A shallow depression lined with large boulders with large puddles

the dry riverbed with some small puddles of water

a partially flooded river

the riverbed with only a small amount of water in it

a worker walking along the dry river bed

two construction workers hammering a wooden plank

a construction worker standing next to a wooden concrete form

the lit-up crosswalk signals over a freshly paved road

the view down the Keating Channel at dusk

A bridge lit up at night.

A group of people wearing high-visibility jackets and hard hats in a dry river valley

A group of people wearing high-visibility vests and hard hats standing in front of a concrete carp gate

A group of people in high visibility jackets and hard hats stand above a water outfall

Workers move soil around plants in front of a new bridge.

The top of a worker's head wearing a hard hat is visible over some concrete.

A worker reaches across a planter to pick up a pot.

A worker and an excavator standing behind a large puddle.

An excavator in a big pit.

Workers standing in a field of plants.

A worker planting a tree.

Worker using a saw that is shooting out sparks.

Workers cutting steel rebar.

A rolling compactor in front of a bridge.

A large truck in front of a bridge.

A worker walking through a construction zone.

Commissioners Street in the process of being rebuilt. There are curbs but no asphalt.

Plants that have started to turn brown for winter in front of a new bridge.

A roadway in the process of being built.

A planter built into the side of a sidewalk.

A crew electrofishing in the Keating Channel.

A boat in the Keating Channel.

Pouring cement along Commissioners Street.

Excavation.

Roadworks.

Building subsurface infrastructure near the Fire Hall.

Excavation new the west plug.

Work on Commissioners Street.

A view of the new river valley.

The Toronto Skyline from the site.

Excavation by the west plug.

The new Cherry and Lake Shore intersection.

A dragonfly.

A monarch butterfly.

Water being sprayed onto the island in canoe cove.

Three large trees covered in tarps.

A construction worker walking across a field of soil

Excavators working under a highway underpass

A curved channel in the ground surrounded by tree roots and with machines working on them

A view looking under a bridge

An excavator framed by blue sky and a red v-shape

Two workers standing in an cleared area, framed by two-by-four pieces of wood.

A large cove excavated in the middle of bare area. There is a small peninsula on one side of the cove with excavators on it.

A pile of soil against a blue sky. An excavator is half hidden behind the pile.

Trees standing in a large muddy field.

two trees on the ground next to a large boulder in a large empty field of mud. The city skyline is in the background

A large patch of ground with the shadow of a railing from a bridge on it

Two construction workers standing on top of a mound of soil. One construction worker is hammering a wooden stake into the mound.

A construction worker in a high visibility jacket walks behind an excavator with its arm straight up in the air.

A traffic pylon in front of a row of metal pipes.

A construction worker in a high visibility vest walking along a muddy field.

A construction worker in a high-visibility shirt spraying rocks with a hose.

A worker spraying an excavator with water

A duck standing on a rock in the fog.

A pile of large concrete blocks with pipes running through them.

A close up view of a crane hook, with the Atlas Crane in the background.

Piles of soil in the foreground, the city of Toronto skyline in the background.

The site of the new Cherry Street Bridge across the Keating Channel

Work proceeds on custruction of path at the new Cherry Street Route

Workers help to move a large machine at the end of a day working on the new Cherry Street Bridge site

Photographs

An excavator digging. — September 2024: Excavators near the north end of the river, along what used to be Villiers Street are removing soil stockpiles to allow for placement of river finishes where the new river valley will connect to the Keating Channel

A large structure that looks like a racoon reaching for some leaves. — September 2024: The ‘reaching raccoon’ is a structure to climb and incorporates a slide. Now crews are working on the curbs and nearby paths before adding plantings

A white bird standing by a river. — September 2024: The plants along the new river have continued to grow throughout the summer, attracting wildlife like this egret

A red landscape with a brick building in the background. — September 2024: The red landscape is the ‘badlands scramble’, an interactive water-play feature in the new playground. In the background, you can see the recently completed snowy-owl stage and historic Fire Hall 30.

June 2024: These flags mark the locations for where to plant shrubs.

June 2024: Plants in the new river valley coming back to life after the winter.

June 2024: The Reaching Raccoon play structure has been installed.

June 2024: A staircase as part of the parks on the south side of the river, next to a planted area.

June 2024: The red patch is part of the Badlands Scramble.

June 2024: The foundations for the new bike/pedestrian bridge as part of the Lower Don Trail extension.

June 2024: A future path on the south side of the river.

March 2024: The concrete and steel wall is the North plug, separating the new river valley from the Keating Channel.

March 2024: Villiers Street has been removed where the new river will flow through it.

March 2024: Plantings.

March 2024: Subgrade landscaping of the future park.

February 2024: The newly flooded river.

February 2024: the newly flooded river.

February 2024: The formwork for the Badlands Scramble.

February 2024: Working on the foundations for playground equipment.

February 2024: Working on the foundations for playground equipment.

February 2024: Working on the foundations for playground equipment.

September 2023: Excavation of the ‘west plug’, near the Cherry Street south bridge.

September 2023: Armour stone lining the riverbed south of the Commissioners Street bridge.

September 2023: The Commissioners Street bridge has been paved.

September 2023: Getting ready to pave the new alignment of Cherry Street

August 2023: Planting the islands in Canoe Cove

June 2023: The new piers for the Lake Shore Bridge are now complete.

June 2023: These large white blocks are geofoam in future River Park North. This lightweight material is placed in the ground above infrastructure like pipes to avoid putting too much weight on them. Then the geofoam is covered with soil.

June 2023: The tree trunks covered in orange tarp have been installed as habitat for chimney swifts in the Don Greenway. The tarp is there because we aren’t quite ready for them to move in yet.

June 2023: The carp gate at the south end of the wetland near Villiers Street.

June 2023: Paving on Commissioners Street.

June 2023: This wetland was planted last year and is growing well in its second year!

January 2023: The Ice Management Area, where the Don River will meet the new river valley is lined with armour stone.

January 2023: The wall of steel sheet-piles shows where the river will be widened in the Sediment and Debris Management Area. Everything left of the wall will be excavated and become part of the river or a sloped riverbank.

December 2022: The islands in Canoe Cove.

December 2022: A machine used to dig the cut-off walls underneath old Cherry Street. This area will connect thePolson Slip with the main river channel that is already excavated.

October 2022: The new bridge to the Port Lands is open, where people can walk, cycle and drive across at Polson Street.

October 2022: Cherry Street South Bridge opens to the public.

A yellow arch over a freshly paved road. — September 2022: This photo shows asphalt pavement on the Cherry Street South Bridge. This bridge will open to the public along with the partial realignment of Cherry Street between Commissioners Street and Polson Street in September.

A bridge crossing an area filled with gravel — August 2022: The pedestrian bridge spanning the future river was installed earlier this summer. Under the bridge you can see the river bottom and the river banks in the background.

Greenery hugging the curve of shallow water. — August 2022: This section of the river valley shows the river banks once plants have begun to grow. On the right side of the channel, a fibre-encapsulated lift has sprouted plants. On the left side of the channel, plants are growing over top of trees and roots that were installed. The tree roots remain exposed to the future river. This configuration is resistant to erosion and provides habitat for aquatic life. The water in the centre of the river channel is accumulated rainwater.

A mount of soil rising out of the water. — August 2022: These lumps of soil will become islands in Canoe Cove. You can already see some of the ‘drowned trees’, which are sustainably harvested trees that are intentionally installed as deadfall to provide habitat. Eventually these islands will also be planted with greenery.

Crews working on a tiered riverbank. — August 2022: Crews installing fibre-encapsulated lifts in the river valley. These structures form the banks of the future river. Soil and seeds are wrapped in a coconut-coir based fabric to provide stability to the seeds until the plants and roots get established. Once the plants are established, their roots stabilize the river banks and the fibre wrapping biodegrades.

July 2022: The cycling, pedestrian and vehicular bridge for the Cherry Street North crossing. Like the other bridges, it travelled along the St. Lawrence Seaway before being moved into its location.

July 2022: The large rocky steps will become a river access node. The rocks will create a break in the tangle of natural greenery and make it easier for people to access the water.

June 2022: Two pedestrian bridges were installed in June. This one spans the wetland in River Park South.

June 2022: The second of the two pedestrian bridges crosses what will be the main river channel, to connect the parks on either bank.

June 2022: Excavation of ‘Canoe Cove’ on the north side of Polson Slip is complete. Crews are now creating small islands in the cove.

June 2022: The pedestrian bridges were pre-fabricated and arrived on a truck. Then they were lifted into place by a crane.

June 2022: We’ve started planting wetland plants on the north side of the main river channel. The large logs on the right will also be part of the wetland, and provide variety to the habitat.

May 2022: These seedlings were the first to be planted in the future river valley, in an area called the ‘sedge meadow’.

April 2022: Excavation of ‘Canoe Cove’ on the north side of Polson Slip

April 2022: Excavation below the Commissioners Street Bridge.

April 2022: Trees installed in the future wetlands that will flank the main river channel.

November 2021: Canoe Cove excavation

November 2021: Excavation in the ‘Elbow” near the Commissioners Street Bridge

November 2021: The Commissioners Street Bridge

November 2021: Welding two halves of the Commissioners Street Bridge together

November 2021: Fibre-encapsulated Soil Lifts in the River Valley

July 2021: Looking south in the Polson Slip of the wet excavation and new foundation and piers for the Cherry Street South Bridge.

July 2021: Relocating Fire Hall 30 78 feet south.

June 2021: Looking east towards the Hearn at the new river valley levee core.

June 2021: Installation of the geomembrane in the Spillway

June 2021: West plug wet excavation.

May 2021: This is one of the secant walls that is part of the south plug.

May 2021: Installation of risk management measures in the Spillway.

May 2021: Start of elbow excavation.

May 2021: Wet excavation of the west plug.

April 2021: Looking west at the new foundation and piers for the Commissioners Street Bridge.

March 2021: This pre-treatment pond is the first step in the water treatment process. Once through the whole system, the water is cleaner than Lake Ontario.

March 2021: Crews are installing foundations for the Cherry Street South Bridge, which will cross the new mouth of the Don River where it flows into the Polson Slip.

March 2021: The large mound of soil, a future island, is visible in the deep excavation of the Don Greenway, north of the ship channel.

November 2020: A liner is installed in the excavated central river valley to prevent contaminants from seeping into the new river.

November 2020: This hydromill is one of the machines used to install the diaphragm walls near Polson Slip.

November 2020: Excavation is underway in the Don Greenway/Spillway.

August 2020: A view of the completed excavation, looking west, in the future river valley.

August 2020: One of the Cherry Street North Bridges on its way to get painted.

August 2020: Construction continues on the south plug wall.

May 2020: Deep excavation of the river valley has started, reaching as deep as four metres at some locations.

May 2020: The east slurry wall, running parallel to the Don Roadway.

May 2020: This is the site of the soil management area. A large asphalt pad has been completed to support the structures that will be used to clean up contaminated fill before it is reused elsewhere on site.

May 2020: Demolition of T+T Supermarket has started, the first step in preparing to excavate a new mouth for the Don River. This façade will remain in place until nesting birds vacate their temporary home here.

April 2020: Work has started on the south plug, one of three physical barriers we’ll use to keep lake water out of the new river valley while it’s under construction.

January 2020: This is an auger which will be used to clean the bridge caissons. It’s 2 metres in diameter.

March 2020: The Cherry Street lake filling is now complete. Crews are using the space on the site of the former Marine Terminal-35 building to stockpile excavated material from other areas of the project. The stockpiled materials will be reused later on in the project.

March 2020: The future site of the Cherry Street North bridge, on the north side of the Keating Channel.

March 2020: The south side of the future Cherry Street North bridge. The rebar cages form part of the foundations, while the large pile of material is part of the ground improvements for the new Cherry Street alignment and will support the raised grade of the new road.

March 2020: Rocky the Rock Ripper digging a slurry wall to keep the future river valley dry while it is excavated. This photo is looking south towards the Ship Channel, which will be the south end of the greenway.

January 2020: This steel reinforcing cage is 2 metres in diameter and will be placed inside a test caisson for the Cherry St. North bridge abutments.

January 2020: These are test secant piles used to observe the installation and ensure the steel was centred correctly within the piles. These piles are placed 30-35 metres deep.

November 2019: Crews continue installing the cut-off walls in the first section of the new river valley. The walls will form the structure of the river’s edge, keeping excavation dry and stable.

November 2019: Foundations for the new bridge to the north and south of the Keating Channel are almost complete. We expect to install the first of two Cherry Street North Bridges in 2020. Crews have also started work on the new alignment for Cherry Street.

November 2019: Marine landscapers have also been planting underwater in the newly created habitat coves.

November 2019: A dewatering plant is being installed south of Commissioners Street, east of Cherry Street as we prepare to begin deep excavation on the river valley.

November 2019: Landscaping is complete on along the new shoreline that has been created as part of Cherry Street Lakefilling.

September 2019: Dive teams are putting finishing touches in the new fish habitats.

September 2019: Crews stand on the naturalized shoreline west of Essroc Quay. A new fish gate and future base for a footbridge is visible in the foreground.

September 2019: Building demolition in the path of the new river, west of Don Roadway.

aerial view of the shape of the new river valley — September 2019: Looking east at the ongoing construction of the new river valley

September 2019: Foundation work for the new Cherry Street Bridge is underway west of Cherry Street, south of Keating Channel.

August 2019: Lakefilling is 97 per cent complete. The crew continues to work on marine landscaping – building new aquatic habitats using trees, stone and other natural materials. — August 2019: Lakefilling is 97 per cent complete around Essroc Quay.

August 2019: A marine landscaping barge puts finishing touches on the fish coves.

August 2019: These steel support beams will reinforce walls that will line the new river valley during excavation.

August 2019: The north side of the new Keating dock wall face is complete.

August 2019: Foundation work for the new Cherry Street Bridge is underway west of Cherry Street, south of Keating Channel.

August 2019: The final layer of stone along the new shoreline in the west fish cove.

August 2019: Drills are installing temporary walls along the edges of the new river valley to keep excavation stable.

August 2019: Creating cut-off walls along the river valley using cement created on site.

August 2019: Stone placement along the shoreline at the western edge of Essroc Quay.

August 2019: A view of the new cove that will be home to fish, birds and other animals.

guide walls line edge of new river valley — May 2019: Guide walls line the edges of the new river valley as we prepare for deeper excavation.

drill rigs install secant piles — May 2019: Drill rigs install secant piles to support the cut-off walls that will help keep excavation dry and stable.

crews ready for deeper excavation — April 2019: The shape of the first section of the new river valley has been set and crews are ready for deeper excavation.

salvaged tress being placed in new habitat coves — April 2019: Marine landscapers have started placing salvaged trees into the new habitat coves. The trees will be secured in place using stone.

new fish gates ready for installation — April 2019: Fish gates have arrived – these will be installed at key locations to protect new habitats from invasive species of fish.

Clearing underground obstructions — April 2019: Clearing underground obstructions to prepare for ongoing excavation

February 2019: Progress on Cherry Street Lakefilling. Looking west from Cherry Street, the new fish coves are now visible along the shoreline.

February 2019: Removing underground obstructions as part of the excavation process.

February 2019: Excavation on the first secton of the new river valley.

February 2019: Removing underground obstructions as part of the excavation process.

October 2018: Excavation of existing, unused underground infrastructure near Cherry and Commissioners Streets.

October 2018: Excavating swales to manage surface water at the construction site near Cherry and Commissioners Streets.

October 2018: Installing a culvert (drain pipe) in a recently excavated swale.

October dredging — October 2018: Dredging at the Cherry Street Lakefilling project site.

October Lakefilling — October 2018: Clean, locally sourced material is being used to fill in the slip between Essroc and Cousins Quay.

September 2018: An aerial view of the lakefilling progress.

September 2018: The new shoreline continues to take shape.

September 2018: Clean, locally sourced material continues to fill in the slip.

September 2018: Shaping the new shoreline with clean, locally sourced material.

September 2018: Testing begins for shallow excavation.

September 2018: Construction of the dock wall continues.

June 2018: Clean, locally sourced material is being used to fill in the slip.

June 2018: The new shoreline is taking shape.

June 2018: Construction of the dock wall.

June 2018: Lakefilling beginning in the south east section of the slip.

June 2018: A view of the lakefilling progress around Essroc Quay.

June 2018: The shape of future habitat covers along the new shoreline is seen from above.

The completed berm (stone wall) between Essroc Quay and Cousins Quay. — April 2018: The completed berm (stone wall) between Essroc Quay and Cousins Quay.

The completed berm (stone wall) between Essroc Quay and Cousins Quay. — April 2018: The completed berm (stone wall) between Essroc Quay and Cousins Quay.

March 2018: Barge places core stone in the inner harbour at Essroc Quay.

March 2018: Core stone delivery at Essroc Quay where a beam is being built in advance of lakefilling.

February 2018: Stone is placed in the inner harbour to create a berm.

a barge empties stone into the inner harbour — February 2018: Stone is placed in the inner harbour to create a berm.

aerial photo of Essroc Quay under construction — February 2018: A view of a portion of the completed berm.

Core stone is being sourced locally. It’s used to form berms (or walls) before we begin lakefilling around Essroc Quay.

Photos from the construction site

Before: Looking south at Don Roadway north of the Ship Channel

Rendering of the people using binoculars to look at a river, a large ship is in the background. — After: View Looking south at future overlook of Don Greenway towards the Ship Channel

Before: Looking south along Don Roadway

After: Looking south from the east side of the rebuilt Don Roadway

Before: Looking southeast on Cousins Quay

After: Looking southeast in the future Canoe Cove at Promontory Park

Before: Looking south at Commissioners Street west of Don Roadway

looking south from future Munition Street Park entrance — After: View looking south from future Munition Street Park entrance

Before

view looking south from future picnic terrace at River Valley Park — After: View Looking south from future picnic terrace at River Valley Park

Before: Looking west, south of Commissioners Street between Cherry Street and Don Roadway

looking west from future Cobble Beach at River Valley Park — After: Looking west from future Cobble Beach at River Valley Park

Before: River Valley Park South, Circulation Network

After: View Looking South at River Valley Park South

Before: Looking southeast from Cherry Street

looking southeast from future levee trail at River Valley Park South — After: View Looking southeast from future levee trail at River Valley Park South

Before: Looking east, south of Commissioners Street and west of Don Roadway

looking east in wetland at River Valley Park — After: View looking east in wetland at River Valley Park

Before: Looking east, south of Commissioners Street and west of Don Roadway

looking east from future pedestrian bridge at River Valley Park — After: Looking east from future pedestrian bridge at River Valley Park

Before: Looking south from Villiers Street, east of Don Roadway

looking south at future ice management area towards future Villiers Park — After: Looking south at future ice management area towards future Villiers Park

Before and After: Port Lands Flood Protection