Recent updates from Metrolinx reveal that the cost of extending the Scarborough subway line has increased from an initial estimate of $5.5 billion to over $10 billion. This three-stop extension, which has been under construction since 2021, will connect Kennedy Station to Sheppard Avenue and McCowan Road, set to open in 2030. The increase is attributed to previously unaccounted costs like property acquisition and testing equipment, prompting calls for better transparency in project cost communication.
The initial figure didn't factor in those additional costs. We have to build. Everyone talked about a Scarborough subway. No one would do anything.
Metrolinx needs to be more like transparent about how much things are going to cost from the get-go. The same goes for when projects are going to be completed.
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