Baseline Station (OC Transpo) - Expansion

Expansion

Baseline station is currently undergoing a series of renovations, as part of the expansion of the Southwest Transitway. The current plan involves constructing a new station west of the current one, making room for the new Algonquin Centre for Construction Excellence (ACCE). The new station will allow passengers to transfer from buses to the proposed LRT line when it is completed.

The expansion has three main phases:

Phase IA (May 2009 - August 2011)
  • Baseline Station Relocation to the west of the proposed ACCE Building of Algonquin College, including new connections to Woodroffe Avenue; (complete)
  • Navaho Drive Bridge structure; (complete)
  • College Avenue Bridge structure (pending budget approval);
  • Relocation of the 1200 mm diameter watermain at Navaho Drive;
  • Construction of trench/tunnel structure for the SW Transitway (including the storm sewer and road surface) between Navaho Drive and College Avenue; (complete except for station and road surface) and
  • Woodroffe Avenue Pedestrian bridge between the existing Algonquin College Campus on the east side of Woodroffe Avenue, and the future ACCE building on the west side of Woodroffe Avenue. (complete)
Phase IB (April 2010 - November 2010)
  • Tallwood Drive Bridge structure;
  • Tallwood Transit Station; and
  • The Tallwood Drive storm sewer relocation and watermain relocation.
Phase II (2011–2013)
  • The new Transitway Station at College Avenue that will be constructed to the south of the proposed ACCE Building;
  • The SW Transitway BRT grade separation from Tallwood Drive north to College Avenue, including the ramps at the new Transitway Station; and
  • The SW Transitway BRT from Navaho north to Baseline Road, and Tallwood south to Norice Street with a bus re-entry onto Woodroffe Avenue.
Phase III (2016 and Onwards)
  • Includes the long-term installation of all LRT systems required when LRT is extended south to Baseline Station.

Currently, the original station has been demolished as the new station has been put into service as of October 1, 2009. The new station started out diminutive, with single shelters placed every few hundred metres, but proper shelters have been put in their place since.

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