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'Substantial Completion' Reached on Eglinton Crosstown LRT, Clearing Way for TTC to Open Line
Independent engineers confirmed readiness after weeks-long revenue service demonstration on the 19-kilometre, 25-station Eglinton Crosstown LRT, set for early 2026 opening.
- On Friday the Ontario government announced it reached substantial completion, verified by independent engineers, and is transferring operational control of the 19-kilometre, 25-station Line 5 Eglinton Crosstown to the Toronto Transit Commission.
- On Tuesday the province announced the revenue service demonstration tested Line 5 Eglinton Crosstown with trains running at full capacity for 16 hours a day and more than 11,000 kilometres a week in varied weather, including 10 centimetres of snowfall.
- Construction began in 2011, the initial 2020 opening was missed, and the project is at least $1 billion over budget; a collision at Mount Dennis paused testing, with TTC advocates demanding transparency.
- When service launches, it will ramp up over six months and then operate between 5:30 a.m. and 2:30 a.m., with peak headways every three-and-a-half minutes; the Toronto Transit Commission has realigned its bus network earlier this year.
- With public trial rides planned, Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow attended a ceremonial plaque unveiling, and the province announced a fare-free Sunday as Ford said the line will likely open in early 2026.
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