The Crosstown: New Transit for Toronto
This website is about the Eglinton-Crosstown LRT. Stay tuned for information about Sheppard East, Finch West and the converted Scarborough RT plans. In the meantime click here for more information.
Toronto Transit Plan Update
April 26, 2012
On April 25, the Board of Directors of Metrolinx voted unanimously to proceed with the implementation of the Toronto Transit Plan as originally approved by Metrolinx on May 19, 2010, consisting of the following projects, with the following staging:
- the Eglinton Crosstown LRT from the Jane Street / Black Creek area to Kennedy Station with an in-service date of 2020;
- the Scarborough RT / Sheppard LRT maintenance and storage facility, with a construction start of 2013 and substantial completion in 2016;
- the Scarborough RT replacement and extension to Sheppard Avenue, with a construction start of 2014 and an in-service date of 2019;
- the Sheppard East LRT from Don Mills Station to east of Morningside Avenue, with a construction start of 2014 and an in-service date of 2018; and,
- the Finch West LRT from the Toronto-York-Spadina Subway Extension (TYSSE) to Humber College, with a construction start date of 2015 and an in-service date of 2019.
Metrolinx also approved using Infrastructure Ontario for project delivery subject to positive value-for-money analysis results and Treasury Board approval. You can read the full Metrolinx report by visiting Toronto Transit Projects.
After the April 25 Metrolinx decision, Transportation Minister Bob Chiarelli stressed that the province’s focus is to deliver “much-needed public transit projects for the residents of Toronto.” See Minister Chiarelli’s statement by visiting Minister’s Statement on Toronto Transit Projects.
On February 8, 2012 and March 22, 2012 Toronto City Council also affirmed its support for these projects. You can read those decisions by visiting Metrolinx Transit Projects in Toronto and Report from the Expert Advisory Panel Regarding Transit on Sheppard Avenue East.
The Province of Ontario and Metrolinx have committed $8.4 billion dollars to transit projects in Toronto.
This map reflects Metrolinx’s plan as presented April 25, 2012 - Pending Cabinet approval.
