Ontario moves ahead with Finch West Light Rail Transit project

Written by Jenifer Nunez, assistant editor

Ontario is moving ahead with the $1.2-billion Finch West Light Rail Transit (LRT) project, a priority transit investment in the city of Toronto that will bring much-needed rapid transit to communities along Finch Avenue West.

 

The LRT will create 11 new kilometers (6.8 miles) of rapid transit along Finch West from the new Finch West subway station on the Toronto-York Spadina subway extension to Humber College.

The province said the project will help transform Finch Avenue West into a vibrant community, accessible to motorists, transit riders, cyclists and pedestrians. The LRT service will also move more people, faster through the busy Finch West corridor than the existing bus service.

Through the Moving Ontario Forward plan, the government is investing in priority rapid transit projects that will connect to the GO Transit network and other transit systems across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA). These priority rapid transit projects will increase transit ridership, reduce travel times, manage congestion, connect people to jobs and improve the economy.

The environmental assessment phase for the Finch West LRT was completed in 2010. A separate environmental assessment for the maintenance and storage facility for the light-rail vehicles will begin soon. The facility will be located along Finch Avenue West between Norfinch Drive and York Gate Boulevard. Preliminary design and engineering work on the project is ongoing and work is underway to ready the project for procurement.

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