Bad news, commuters: the Eglinton Crosstown LRT may be delayed again
At Thursday's TTC board meeting, Coun. Josh Matlow asked outgoing TTC interim CEO Greg Percy if the long-delayed light rail transit line would be ready to open this September.
"We're looking at still this fall to get something happening," answered Percy. "I think September is a reach, but this fall is plausible and certainly by year-end."
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said last month that the Eglinton Crosstown light rail transit line was on track to open this September.
The 25-stop line was initially set to open in 2020, but a series of technical problems and associated cost overruns have plagued the project and repeatedly delayed its completion. Construction on the line began in 2011.
TTC took control from Metrolinx on the Eglinton Crosstown last month. Metrolix CEO Michael Lindsay said at the time that the system and vehicles were being "relentlessly" stress tested.
Percy said Thursday that the decision on the opening date still falls with Metrolinx. He said safety and customer experience are key issues, and that the TTC won't open it until "it is satisfying both."
After serving as TTC's interim CEO for almost a year, Percy will be replaced by the transit agency's new CEO, Mandeep Lali.
On Tuesday, Lali told CBC Radio's Metro Morning that his first priority after assuming the role earlier this month is to increase reliability for the transit agency.
He called the position a "once in a lifetime opportunity in terms of what's happening here in Toronto."
"If you look at the two brand new lines coming on board, where in the world are you seeing that kind of level of construction and development?" he said, referring to the Eglinton Crosstown and Finch West LRT.
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