Mayor Tory seeks answers to Crescent Town bridge failure

Mayor Tory said Saturday that he will getting answers about the state of the jointly owned pedestrian bridge that crumbled before dawn, leaving a gaping hole in the crossing between a condo and Crescent Town Elementary School in East York. Investigation indicates that the collapse occurred on the side of the bridge owned by Pinedale Properties. Fire officials said it appeared there had been previous additional support given to the bridge. The undamaged half of the bridge is owned by the Toronto District School Board. The Star reports that the fire service was called after 6 a.m. about concrete that had fallen from the underside of the bridge. When they arrived, there was a hole in the bridge, which stands 5 metres off the ground The bridge is used by students to and from get to the school. Mr. Tory visited the school and tweeted later that it was a miracle no one was hurt. “I will be making inquiries of (TDSB and Pinedale) as to how the bridge got into this state including a review of repairs done in the past year,” he said. “I will also be asking questions about inspections done on this bridge (and) others like it.”

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  1. I live at 9 Crescent Place. If you weren’t convinced that Pinedale were engaging in cosmetic repairs to facilitate justifying charging 1600/month for a one bedroom apartment while ignoring fundamental infrastructure issues before, now that a pedestrian bridge used daily by children has collapsed from ill repair, you should be convinced. Their response to emergency repair issues is a joke, meanwhile the rental office has been recently completely rebuilt and the crumbling building has gotten some new light fixtures and rugs. Truly a slap in the face to the people who live here.

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