Toronto expected to add 5 new transit stations by 2026
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It may open much later than initially promised, and with only a fraction of the originally-planned stations, but Toronto Mayor John Tory s SmartTrack program is still alive. for now.
What was pitched by Tory in 2014 as a 22-stop rapid surface rail route has been reduced to just five stations as of this week, according to a newly-published report set to go before the city s Executive Committee on January 27.
Two SmartTrack stations have been axed from the most-recent iteration of the plan, which had been approved in 2016 with seven stations running along a GO rail corridor, long before the forthcoming Ontario Line was even a glimmer in Doug Ford s eye.
Ontario plans to redevelop another Toronto heritage site without proper consult
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In the midst of the controversy surrounding the Dominion Foundry Complex, a set of buildings from the early 1900s that the Province of Ontario is currently demolishing despite outcry from the public and City officials, the government is eyeing yet another historic site for redevelopment.
A plot of land at the corner of Front and Parliament Streets is next on Premier Doug Ford s list of properties to acquire for construction with a Ministrial Zoning Order, which permits the province to sidestep normal processes usually involved in developments, including consulting the public and the City itself.
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Stantec, Jacobs JV Selected for Toronto Projects Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor
Stantec and Jacobs will provide program control services for four Toronto projects, including the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension (rendering shown).
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Metrolinx have awarded the 360 Transit Alliance Joint Venture, comprising Stantec and Jacobs, a program control services contract for four TTC (Toronto Transit Commission) projects, valued at C$28.5 billion (US$22.07 billion).
The partners will provide program controls management, risk management, quality assurance, planning and scheduling, information management, and on-call technical and commercial support services for these projects:
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Ontario Line: This nearly 16-kilometer (9.94-mile) free-standing line will run from Exhibition Place in the southwest, through downtown Toronto, to the Ontario Science Centre in the northeast. It includes 15 proposed