Toronto Star: New Transit City slower, shorter

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New Transit City slower, shorter
Metrolinx says city agreed to reduce length and stops on four lines even before province delayed $4 billion

Published On Wed May 05 2010

Tess Kalinowski
Transportation Reporter


A revised Metrolinx plan shows Toronto's four provincially funded Transit City lines have been cut by 22.5 kilometres and about 25 stops since they were first announced.

Metrolinx CEO Rob Prichard says the city and TTC agreed to reduce the scope of the projects when the TTC's detailed estimates made it clear the plan would cost about $2 billion more than the $8.15 billion the province agreed to provide for Transit City — before the March provincial budget deferred $4 billion from its first five years of funding.

Construction has been delayed from two to five years on the Scarborough RT, Finch and Eglinton lines and they would not be completed until 2020, said Prichard, although a copy of the plan sent to the premier from the mayor says Eglinton won't be complete until 2022.

“We worked on the phasing with the city and the TTC throughout the fall and reached a consensus by the end of February,” Prichard said. ...........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/ttc/article/805299--new-transit-city-slower-shorter?bn=1