Allandale25
Senior Member
The most troubling aspect of this though is that even in these forums, some take every announcement as proof of the project happening, when in practice, in many cases, it's anything but. People are gullible, and the politicos play on that. Not a *single word since* on the "partnership" with CN for the "freight by-pass as per the K/W corridor. I read that article, and thought: "Well, duh". How can one not be cynical? (gist) "We've got everything in place and planned, except the cash". Hey, I'm building a rocket ship to Jupiter. Honest. The money's coming.
Go ahead and call me gullible or one of the people in this forum who thinks the bypass is going to happen. As I've said before, I assume they would have to be preparing various documents right now to get the tender ready for bypass and Bramalea to Kitchener improvements.
If they want the service they announced in June of 2016 to operate by 2024/2025, some progress will need to be made before 2016 is done. It's only been two months since the announcement of the Agreement in Principle between Metrolinx and CN Rail.
If I'm the only one in this forum who is optimistic and thinks this project is going to happen that's fine. This project does have political support which should help. If it turns out that after the 2018 provincial election a different government changes priorities, that's life.
Pre-construction work and progress happens behind the scenes all the time at the Province, Metrolinx, and the freight railways that the vast majority of us as forum members don't have access to and there can be long gaps between public updates. Even if some people do have access or are employees, people sometimes have to be careful what they post. That's also a reality. I'm going to consistently posting this viewpoint as I'm sure others will post their healthy scepticism with a dash of cynicism. Will be a fun ride to 2024.