Tag Archives: Eglinton

Inquiry into recent Ottawa LRT shed light on similarly delayed project Key things to know about Ottawa’s LRT inquiry report Here’s a recap of CBC Ottawa’s coverage since the Ottawa Light Rail Transit Public Inquiry released its report Wednesday. Through years of delays, Torontonians were often in the dark about …

The agency responsible for the Eglinton Crosstown LRT says it has no plans “at this time” to rename the Ontario Science Centre transit stop, despite a concession by the Ford government that the station will need a provincial rebrand. The station, intended to serve as a destination point on the …

The government agency responsible for handling Ontario’s massive transit expansion is refusing to disclose a list of the issues that persist with Toronto’s years-delayed Eglinton Crosstown LRT, as questions about when the line will carry passengers continue. Metrolinx, the provincial transit agency leading the project, said last year there were …

The Ford government has awarded a contract to build a portion of its Eglinton Crosstown West Extension as the wait for an opening date for the original line continues. On Friday, the province announced it had settled on a company to build an elevated section of the extension, which will …

The Ford government is facing renewed calls to fire Metrolinx CEO Phil Verster after the head of the provincial transit agency said he was “not going to guess” when the Eglinton Crosstown would be fully operational. The light-rail transit project, which first began construction in 2011 with a planned in-service …

Two people have been taken to hospital after a vehicle struck at least one pedestrian in Toronto, police say. Officers with the Toronto Police Service were called to Eglinton and Kane avenues around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday for reports a pedestrian had been hit by a vehicle. Police initially said one …

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Metrolinx says the consortium behind building the Eglinton Crosstown LRT intends to “litigate and stop working with the TTC.” The transit company said in a statement that Crosslinx Transit Solutions (CTS) informed it of the move late Monday evening. “This is another …

The Eglinton Crosstown LRT will remain closed until the province is confident that it’s “100 per cent safe,” Premier Doug Ford said as his government battles a private construction consortium over a definitive completion date. On Thursday, the Ford government and provincial-transit agency Metrolinx, revealed that the much-maligned project has …

Years of Eglinton LRT construction and economic hardship may have nearly erased it, but there’s a plan underfoot to reassert Little Jamaica‘s place on Toronto’s map — by mapping its history. In the spring of 2021, the city announced plans to turn Little Jamaica into an official cultural district and …

Residents on a street north of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT project are expressing concern about “dangerous” traffic problems plaguing the area  — now that the opening of the line is delayed again and construction is continuing. They say drivers use Broadway Avenue, which runs east to west north of Eglinton, to get around obstacles …