Ontario has not provided a public update on the completion timeline for the Hurontario LRT since 2019, despite work continuing and the project originally scheduled to open in fall 2024. The provincial government awarded the contract in October 2020. Partway through 2025 the line remains unopened. Internal documents obtained under freedom of information show partially redacted briefings prepared for senior civil servants and the Transportation Minister that do not explain the missed opening date or the absence of an updated public timeline. The 18-kilometre Hazel McCallion LRT has been under construction since summer 2020 with costs estimated at $5.6 billion. Metrolinx has said testing and commissioning timing will determine a specific opening date.
Ontario hasn't provided a public update on when a major Mississauga transit line will be completed in more than five years, according to internal documents, as work continues on the light-rail project originally set to open last fall. Premier Doug Ford's government first awarded a contract to build the Hurontario LRT in October 2020 and pegged the completion date to the fall of 2024. Partway through 2025, the line has yet to open.
Documents obtained by CBC Toronto through a freedom of information request show that the province has not provided an updated timeline for completion of the work since 2019. The documents, intended to brief senior civil servants and the Transportation Minister on media requests about delays on the project, are partially redacted. They do not spell out why the line didn't hit its opening date or why the province has refused to provide an updated timeline to the public.
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