GO Expansion – Overnight Geotechnical Investigative Work within the Lakeshore West Rail Corridor – Work restarts September 12, 2025

By September 10, 2025September 15th, 2025Transit, Ward 1

Metrolinx has provided this update to share:

As part of the GO Expansion program, crews will be drilling vertical boreholes and performing automatic ballast sampling to assess ground conditions within the Lakeshore West rail corridor. This work will inform future track and infrastructure upgrades. For safety reasons, some activities will occur overnight when trains are not in service.
Schedule: Work begins September 12, 2025, and will continue for approximately two months.
Timing: 8:00 p.m. – 6:00 a.m.
Weekend Work: September 12–14 and September 26–29, from Friday 6:00 p.m. to Sunday 6:00 a.m.

The work details, anticipated impacts, and a map are highlighted in the attached notice. No impacts to pedestrians, motorists, or public transit are expected, though we remind the community to exercise caution around active construction sites.

The notice has been hand-delivered and mailed to impacted residents and is also available online.