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<\/a><\/p>\nThe Ontario Line twin TBMs, Libby and Corkie, being unloaded from the ship at Port of Oshawa. (Photo courtesy of Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Metrolinx has announced that the first two Ontario Line tunnel boring machines (TBMs) have officially been named Libby and Corkie. The pair of machines will dig twin tunnels in the downtown Toronto portion of the Ontario Line.<\/p>\n
The transportation agency says that more than 900 submissions were received for its naming contest, and more than 1,000 votes were cast to determine the names. The winning names were submitted by Jason Paris, who drew inspiration from two of the communities the Ontario Line will serve.<\/p>\n
Libby was named for Liberty Village, where the downtown tunnelled portion of the line will start. Corkie was named for Corktown, where the tunnel will end downtown.<\/p>\n
Metrolinx broke ground last November on the 16-metre-deep shaft that will become the starting point for the TBMs. The two massive machines will dig a pair of underground along a roughly six-kilometre route starting just east of Exhibition Station to just west of the Don River.<\/p>\n
Libby and Corkie are expected to start their tunnelling journey in 2026. Ground was recently broken on a second tunnel launch shaft at Gerrard.<\/p>\n
The Ontario Line will bring 15 new stations to the city, with a trip from one end to the other expected to take less than 30 minutes, versus the 70 minutes it takes on transit today.<\/p>\n
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