According to miWay website, the new dates are posted there now.
Now, what one is right, the 2017 5 year plan or the website??
I am waiting for a reply to my question from MT, but Jan schedule of changes call for MT using Winston Churchill Jan 4 and that would be the 109.
The last time I saw Winston Churchill, it could open before the end of the year or sooner. I am assuming GO will start using it in Jan 2017 and that should be the same time as MT 109 moving there as well.
As for the new extension, Ridgeway station was part of the 2004 EA and don't expect to see a station under Metrolinx EA west from Winston Churchill. Because of cost, Ridgeway was cut from the current plan, but provision for a future one may not be allow for since MT has no service going that far unless a new route is added. GO will not servicing a Ridgeway station if one was built under the old 2004 EA, but may if one is built. It will continue west to connect with 407 for both direction. This will cut GO run time about 5 minutes.
If the construction timetable is to be met, the EA has to get underway in Dec this year or Jan 2017 to meet a fall construction start up.
When the 100 starts, it will start at South Common Mall, then Winston Churchill and then east every 10-15 minutes.
Come Sept-Nov 2017, 22 new Express buses will be put into service in 2017, not the plan Jan 2018. The other 52 buses will be replacement buses for the 2003 fleet in 2018 at this time.
As for Infrastructure Improvement: Page 32
Some surprise here as well huge cost. Underground crossing is new and costly. Will need ramps in place of elevators.
Never understand why washrooms weren't built when they rebuilt the Malton terminal to the point the ward councilors wants it to be done. As for the satellite garage, that was supposed to happen in 2011 and has been defer yearly since then, as well long over due.
Not sure what will take place for South Common Mall since it is on dead watch these days to be redevelop.
As for the so call Downtown terminal, it needs to be design to handle 125,000 daily and I have been calling for one Hub for close to 10 years using these numbers. It sees over 50,000 today and was design for 25,000 when built. This will be part of the LRT design
Not sure if the plan is still in place, but layover bays are to be remove on most routes.
Meadowvale Terminal is supposed to be redevelop as well relocated.
As for headway time in the budget, its only for peak time and my route is supposed to be 6-10. Today headway was cut from 10-11 to 9 at peak and 18 to 14 just over a year ago. As of Jan 4, it will be 10 peak and 16 off peak to the point a bus has been removed. This is 4th highest ridership route in the system with many crush and close doors buses at various times of the day. They need to rethink the headway system wide since it will have a huge impact on riders as well growth. Need more weekend end service
