Hogg’s Hollow Highway 401 Bridge Widening, Toronto, Canada

Zuhtu Ozden, Minkyung Kwak

In the proceedings of: GeoSt. John's 2019: 72nd Canadian Geotechnical Conference

Session: Professional Practice/Case Studies

ABSTRACT: Highway 401 stretches in Ontario, Canada, from Windsor (at Michigan, U.S.A. boarder) to Quebec border. Part of Highway 401 is presently the busiest highway in North America, carrying about a half million vehicles per day along its sixteen lanes (core-Ontario (MTO) decided to widen the existing east-bound collector lanes of Highway 401 at Yonge Street over the HoRiver, prior to its joining the East Don River further south and forming the Don Valley. This paper describes the geology of the site along a summary of the available geotechnical and structural information. The selection of the most suitable widening alternative and its implementation are also discussed.

RÉSUMÉ: tière américaine) à la frontière du Québec. Pdemi-million de véhicules par jour sur ses seize voies (système à collecteur principal) dans la rue Yonge et le centre de la rivière East Don plus au sud et de former la vallée du Don. Cet article décrit la géologie du site avec un résumé des informations géotechniques et structurelles disponibles. Le choix de la variante d'élargissement la plus appropriée et sa

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