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Eglinton Crosstown LRT to Open Feb. 8: Source
The 19-kilometre, 25-station light rail transit line will open after 15 years of construction and $13 billion in costs, with service ramping up over six months.
- On Monday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford appeared to confirm a plan to open the line on Feb. 8, saying the Toronto Transit Commission advised him of the date.
- After nearly 20 years of planning, the Eglinton Crosstown LRT was first proposed under former mayor David Miller's 2007 Transit City plan and construction began in 2011, but delays pushed completion past the original 2020 target.
- Independent engineers certified the project as 'substantially complete', after which the Toronto Transit Commission took full operational control and transit personnel conducted a major test on Thursday addressing around 260 deficiencies.
- The province has said service will ramp up over six months and reach trains every 3 1/2 minutes, while small businesses in Little Jamaica seek provincial financial support amid calls for a public inquiry the Ford government has declined.
- The line will run between Kennedy Station and Mount Dennis along Eglinton Avenue, covering 19 kilometres with 25 stations, while Metrolinx reported costs exceeding $13 billion.
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