Though construction crews hit Toronto streets as soon as the snow melts, it’s still a sight to behold when a major intersection gets ripped up beyond recognition.
The TTC has shut down Queen Street West and Spadina Avenue for major repairs, closing off the crossroads from July 9 to July 23.
Photographer HiMY SYeD (special to the Gleaner) took photos of the intersection over the course of a week. A look at the big machines and big digs currently dominating the intersection:
July 10, 2012
![DSCN9882](http://gleanernews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/DSCN9882-1024x179.jpg)
A panoramic view of the concrete removal, a dusty process that had to happen before re-construction could begin.
July 13, 2012
![TTC Streetcar Track Reconstruction, Queen Street West Spadina Avenue Intersection, Toronto Ontario Canada, Friday July 13 2012 - 102](http://gleanernews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/TTC-Streetcar-Track-Reconstruction-Queen-Street-West-Spadina-Avenue-Intersection-Toronto-Ontario-Canada-Friday-July-13-2012-102.jpg)
Crew members lay down a section of track, which is pre-assembled in a TTC Work Yard elsewhere in the city. The sections are brought on site and laid down pre-built (this saves time). One of the site supervisors said Queen and Spadina is perhaps the most complicated track reconstruction in the city because it’s a true four-way track intersection. Streetcars can turn left, right, or proceed ahead from each of the four directions.
July 15, 2012
![DSCN1059](http://gleanernews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/DSCN1059.jpg)
Looking west down Queen Street from Peter Street. Notice the rubber from the track reconstruction in the mid-1990s in the middle of the shot. One of the TTC crew members who worked on that job mentioned how ‘temporary’ that was.
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1 Julia // Jul 17, 2012 at 9:56 pm
love the panoramics! construction must be causing killer traffic though.