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August 17, 2010
Project progress
Construction continues on Dufferin Street jog elimination in Toronto
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Concrete work continues on the Dufferin Street jog elimination project at Dufferin and Queen Streets in Toronto. Dufferin Construction Ltd./Holcim Canada have completion of the project scheduled for this summer.
The project, designed by Delcan, includes new a transit railway with storm sewer, a new roadway and electrical work.
McCormick Rankin Corp. is in charge of contract management and the owner is the City of Toronto.
Subcontractors include: Core Excavation; HC Matcon (shoring/caissons); Harris Rebar; Dufferin Construction/Holcim Canada (formwork/concrete); Munro (precast); Central Welding/ Ganawa Bridge Services (structural steel); AGI Traffic Technology Inc. (electrical); Bridge Tite (waterproofing); and Gazzola Paving.
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