rbt
Senior Member
Wow, so the ECLRT has been pushed back to 2022 now? Did it always take this long to building a subway line?
Yes. ECLRT isn't a simple 6km extension and is heavily intertwined with what happens to the SRT which continually gets bumped due to council being indecisive. Together it is about 28km of new line.
Within current law (limited work hours, construction safety standards, etc.) and political environment (still futzing with basic choices on the SRT portion) it's not an unreasonable timeline. It could be faster but I think Metrolinx has learned people have a low tolerance for construction.
I think the TTC was in much better shape to deal with projects the scope of Eglinton than Infrastructure Ontario/Metrolinx were; but Queen's Park disagrees.
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