Metrolinx doled out extra $237M to keep Eglinton Crosstown on schedule
TORONTO—Nearly a quarter-billion dollars in extra funding from Ontario agency Metrolinx kept the largest transit infrastructure project in the country on track when construction began to fall behind schedule last year, according to a report released last week by Ontario Auditor General Bonnie Lysy...
Metrolinx improperly approved GO stations under political pressure, Ontario’s auditor general finds
Ontario’s auditor general has recommended the province conduct an independent review of two controversial GO Transit stations, after concluding Metrolinx inappropriately recommended the province build them under pressure from the former transportation minister and the City of Toronto. In her annua...
No GO zone
Metrolinx announced they will be ceasing GO bus services to York’s Keele campus. The busses will be rerouted to the Highway 407 subway terminal, where students, staff, and faculty will have to take the subway the rest of their commute. The announcement was made November 6. However, according to VP...
‘Traumatic event:’ Edmonton bus driver stabbed up to 13 times, teen arrested
EDMONTON — The head of a local transit union says an Edmonton bus driver was stabbed up to 13 times after he refused a ride to a passenger. The 65-year old driver was taken to hospital with multiple injuries in the overnight attack that happened at the southeast Mill Woods Transit Centre. Mark Tet...
Metrolinx reaches settlement with builders of Crosstown LRT
Metrolinx and the construction consortium building the Eglinton Crosstown LRT say they have reached an agreement that will keep the massive transit project on schedule and on budget. The 2021 opening date for the $5.3-billion light rail line was thrown into doubt in Julywhen Crosslinx, the group of ...
Metrolinx upgrades to affect GO Train, UP Express weekend service
Metrolinx says infrastructure upgrades are expected to impact weekend service on a few GO Train lines, including the UP Express service. Lakeshore West, Lakeshore East, and Barrie GO lines will all be impacted by the upgrades starting the weekend of Sept. 8-9. Metrolinx said the service on the Lakes...