The Crosstown is a 19-kilometre light rail transit line (LRT) that will run through the heart of Toronto. Running along Eglinton Avenue, the LRT will connect west to east from Jane Street/Black Creek Drive to Kennedy Station. Ten kilometres will be tunnelled underground between Keele Street and Laird Drive and will continue east on an at-grade right-of-way separated from traffic to Kennedy Station, where it will join with a converted Scarborough RT line on an elevated structure. Construction of The Crosstown began in the summer of 2011 and has a projected completion date of 2020.
Key facts about the Eglinton-Scarborough Crosstown Plan:
- 25 km east-west LRT corridor between Scarborough Centre and Jane Street/Black Creek
- 19 km of tunnelled LRT along Eglinton connected with continuous through-running service along upgraded SRT alignment (6km, elevated and at-grade, 0.5 km tunnelled) to Scarborough Centre
- Work zones for the Eglinton Crosstown LRT are generally in the vicinity of a signalized main intersection, not small side streets. Construction updates and latest news are categorized by work zone intersections with Eglinton as the main cross-street.
- work zones fall within a barricaded or fenced-in area and are the responsibility of Metrolinx. Areas outside the fenced-in area continue to be looked after by the City.
- litter/dumping inside the fenced in area should be reported to Metrolinx, but outside this on the sidewalk, the City would be responsible for.
- Up to 26 stations
- Metrolinx cost estimate for the combined project is $8.2 Billion (2010$)
- Metrolinx is responsible for securing funding and environmental approvals, designing, coordinating, planning, constructing and implementing the Eglinton-Scarborough Crosstown LRT project. Metrolinx will own and control this project
- Metrolinx is contracting with the TTC to act as its agent in the delivery of the project.
For construction updates , or to learn more about the Eglinton Crosstown project, visit their website or the Eglinton Crosstown LRT Newsletter.
To provide comments or voice concerns, please contact the appropriate district office.
