The construction of the new streetcar storage yard in Toronto, which was initially expected to be open by 2014, has been hit by another delay and won’t be open until September this year. The cost of the Leslie Yards has increased from an estimated USD 14 million to USD 105 million.
Work on the streetcar tracks along Leslie Street that had to be removed and reinstalled after a contractor error won’t be completed for another month. The repair work was supposed to be completed by mid-July, but its deadline has now been rescheduled for mid-August, a month behind schedule. Even then, only one lane of the road will be opened in each direction, while the streetcar tracks themselves won’t be open until overhead wire is installed along the road.
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