Eglinton Avenue has now reopened west of Bathurst Street following Monday’s structural collapse at a future Eglinton Crosstown station.
The area was completely shut down for two days after a wall and scaffolding collapsed at the construction site, spraying the area with debris and injuring several people.
All work has been stopped at the site as the Ministry of Labour investigates the situation.
On Tuesday night, the ministry determined that the building adjacent to the collapse was “unstable” and needed to be demolished immediately.
The building was taken down early Wednesday morning, which allowed police to reopen the roadway to traffic.
Three people, two females and a male, were rushed to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries following Monday’s structural collapse. Four others, including a baby, were taken to hospital with minor injuries.
Police said Monday afternoon that despite the baby's stroller being "quite mangled," the child was OK.
It is unclear if this incident will delay the construction of the station but Ontario’s labour minister Kevin Flynn said Tuesday that he hopes there won’t be too much of an impact.
“This is a very important project for the City of Toronto. It’s been a long time coming. It is really, I think, awaited by people in the city but we want to make sure this proceeds safely,” he said.
