The Ontario government announced that will spend USD 1.6 billion to build a new light rail line linking two Toronto-area cities in an effort to tackle congestion.
Transportation Minister Steven Del Duca said that Hurontario-Main line will have 26 stops between Mississauga and Brampton and will connect to existing transit lines.
Construction will begin by 2018, with service expected by 2022. Funds for the rail line will come from the USD 16 billion the province has earmarked for Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area transit and transportation projects over the next 10 years — and so far the project comes with no federal funding.
This LRT is a new public transit project, led by Metrolinx, that will bring 23 kilometres of rapid transit to Mississauga and Brampton. The LRT line is proposed to have 26 stops, including three stops within downtown Mississauga and two stops in downtown Brampton. The service will move more people faster through these corridors than the existing bus service.
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