Metrolinx 'very confident' Finch West LRT will open by end of 2024 after recent progress

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Metrolinx 'very confident' Finch West LRT will open by end of 2024 after recent progress

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In the third story of the five-part 'Transit 2024' series, Nick Westoll tours the Finch West LRT line. Metrolinx officials say they're "very confident" the line will open by the end of 2024 due to recent progress. It was supposed to be open in 2023.

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@Skyfoogle 8 ай бұрын

unlike the eglinton disaster this project has been progressing at a consistently good pace and from what i've seen this opening date seems realistic. a 1 year delay is to be expected after a pandemic.

@AL5520 8 ай бұрын

Eglinton is a construction disaster (it will be finished one day and will be a great addition to Toronto) but it's not a fair comparison as Eglinton is longer and a large part of it is underground and it is built in the median of a wide avenue in a much higher density area. If they'll open Finch at the end of 2024 it will be 4.5 years, which is quite long for a 10km almost entirely at grade LTR.

@ncard00 7 ай бұрын

The sound is only in my right ear. How can a channel with 400K+ subs have such issues!?

@Del-j6g 7 ай бұрын

Stop making excuses for these lazy clowns

@waryaawariiri1812 7 ай бұрын

I live right in the heart of this construction. It was supposed to open this month. They said then in the spring. Now, this is the first time I am hearing it will open next December, out of no where. Unbelievable. They have finished most of, except finishing resurfacing of the streets planting the remaining plants and trees, and the train testing of the majority of trucks.

@waryaawariiri1812 7 ай бұрын

@@AL5520 It will be more than six years. They started in 2018. I know because I live right in the middle of it at Weston and Finch.

@Colombiandawg09 7 ай бұрын

You guys realllllllly need to fix this audio issue. It’s always on the right side of your videos. It’s been a while now.

@Rick-C-117 Ай бұрын

All their videos are like this. They’re just not capable of uploading properly.

@lvalledor3440 7 ай бұрын

I wish Line 6 could be extended further not only to serve the airport but even Kipling Station. If that does happen, Line 6 could replace the existing 900 Airport & 927 Hwy 27 buses & could finally make good use of the empty trackbed at Kipling Station because I also see Line 6 as a line that almost makes up for the abandoned Etobicoke RT due to it's route being parallel to the Finch Hydro Corridor. I still feel like Line 6 has the potential to be a way to make up for the abandoned Etobicoke RT line IMO.

@NorthernTy 7 ай бұрын

There's been talks to extend both line 5 and 6 to Pearson Airport, but nothing has been confirmed yet

@Skyfoogle 7 ай бұрын

current plans call for Line 5 being extended to the airport. I think ideally Line 5 and Line 6 should meet at Malton GO, allowing easy access to the airport for both Kitchener Line and Line 6 riders.

@Amir-qz4bn 7 ай бұрын

@@Skyfooglethere is actually a much better plan for this, and that is a new GO/UP station at the Woodbine Racetrack which the LRT will extend to there as well this has been one of the most talked about potential transit projects in Etobicoke

@lvalledor3440 7 ай бұрын

I appreciate your comments. That would be really nice if all of those ideas can come together & then proceed to Kipling Station afterwards

@CMac64JayCee123 7 ай бұрын

Extending Line 6 to Kipling is a great idea. I also think Line 6 should go along the Etobicoke RT corridor to Kipling, and imo, Line 5 should replace the Pearson Link train with an extension to Viscount. The two lines would connect at the Eglinton/Martin Grove station with this concept.

@ramrod3922 7 ай бұрын

It's official, the Finch LRT will open before the crosstown. I think everyone knew this.

@CharlieND 7 ай бұрын

This is such an underrated project and it's great to see that it's progressing well.

@StevieDee73 3 ай бұрын

😂🤣🤣🤣 you’re gonna see should’ve built subways not this junk

@takemyplacemusic 7 ай бұрын

If you guys could stop making all your speaking audio in the right earphone only that would be lovely.

@simoneh4732 7 ай бұрын

Seriously how bad at your jobs do you have to be to literally never check the videos you post online.

@carlinthomas9482 7 ай бұрын

I'm glad this was built, but I would not call this rapid transit since it is mostly not grade separated and there is no traffic signal priority. The LRT will likely be slightly slower than the Finch Express bus. It should have been elevated in sections like the Vancouver SkyTrain, stops spaced further apart, and maintain frequent bus service so people can move between stops quickly.

@Skyfoogle 7 ай бұрын

the lack of signal priority is devastating. city hall just treats these transit projects as a means of getting busses off the road so car traffic runs smoother.

@vgls88 7 ай бұрын

My understanding was that it would get signal priority ( I thought I heard on RM Transit's channel). I looked it up just now and I'm quoting Metrolinx for the finch west LRT : "The LRT will provide service that is faster and more frequent and reliable than existing bus service by travelling in dedicated lanes with signal priority at intersections." Let's hope they stick to it

@Amir-qz4bn 7 ай бұрын

Well at least there are dedicated lanes for it, but with no signal priority it really just becomes another YRT Viva clone when they go on their bus lane sections.

@carlinthomas9482 7 ай бұрын

@@vgls88 Good to hear. Signal priority will definitely speed up travel times.

@stoddard1953 7 ай бұрын

Considering this has seen little to no delays, I'm confident as well.

@waryaawariiri1812 7 ай бұрын

Opening in December of 2024 is ONE YEAR delay.

@OrangeDiCapa 7 ай бұрын

@@waryaawariiri1812 a one year delay following the entire economy shutting down during the pandemic, thats pretty good timing. I've lived on the route since they started construction, and the pace at which they have been getting this line done is impressive (for Toronto standards) and should be a case study for future projects.

@arcum 7 ай бұрын

My right ear 😒

@yusefyohan300 7 ай бұрын

Construction on this line started a year before the original opening date of the eglinton line yet it’ll be finished before that smh

@mellow-jello 7 ай бұрын

Glad to see efforts made for West Ender's to provide more TTC options to move along better. Sent Mr. Hope to address, does that say something about the ETA? Time will tell.

@Patrickair4444 7 ай бұрын

I can’t wait to get on the new LRT line 6 from Humber College to Finch wedge Station

@jfmezei 8 ай бұрын

Considering the Citadis Spirit is still awaiting new bogies because current ones don't last, am curious on how that will impact start of service for Finch West, and if it starts before new bogies installed, how long it will take to retrofit the existing deffective fleet.

@srirajhsripathinathan 8 ай бұрын

Extension to Pearson and an extension to Finch Station all underground

@Skyfoogle 8 ай бұрын

sheppard subway west extension makes far more sense.

@carlinthomas9482 7 ай бұрын

Underground maybe too expensive, elevating the section through the industrial area would be cheaper to build.

@EVIL-C 7 ай бұрын

And people who live on Finch west don't deserve rapid transit? Clearly you've never visited Finch West or rode the #36 bus, fool.

@srirajhsripathinathan 7 ай бұрын

@@Skyfoogle yep, 21 years it is, time to make extensions, but more trains will be needed and can be stored at either Davisville and or Wilson yards

@coastaku1954 7 ай бұрын

This LRT line is being built SO quickly!

@TheRandCrews 5 ай бұрын

didn’t have a big portion of the line to be underground and have several underground to surface openings like Ehlinton

@simoneh4732 7 ай бұрын

It's kind of a joke that seemingly every piece by this guy from CityNews has all the audio in the right channel. The people at CityNews don't understand the internet enough to get their audio in stereo. Canadian media at it's finest.

@frankdenardo8684 7 ай бұрын

This is on my bucket list

@StevieDee73 3 ай бұрын

What a nightmare should’ve made under ground subways wait until we see the maintenance bill for this 💸💸💸

@ramrod3922 7 ай бұрын

TTC has yet to comment if the 36 Finch buses will continue to run once the finch LRT is open. Especially around the Humberwood loop. I think it should stilll run, because a lot of people around that area go to Humber College or work...how would they access the Finch LRT? TTC needs to comment on what will happen with those buses.

@TKnHappyNess 8 ай бұрын

They're not even confident about the Eglinton LRT opening in 2024

@carlinthomas9482 7 ай бұрын

Eglinton should have been built as heavy rail transit (subway or metro) instead of LRT. There are already concerns that the at grade portion of the LRT in the eastern section won't be able to handle future passenger volumes. The at-grade section in Scarborough will also be much slower compared to the tunneled portions. If they decide to extend the Eglinton LRT east, they need to have it grade separated and possibly even upgrade the rest of the line to a full subway.

@JohnGMeadows 2 ай бұрын

I don't think anyone is going to give Metrolinx the benefit of the doubt these days....they don't deserve it.

@andrewenglish3810 7 ай бұрын

Where is the sound? @CityNews

@Taquitos-burritos 8 ай бұрын

TTC has been bringing good news from decades. I have no doubt in them

@iamisaidi 4 ай бұрын

Why can't we get our timing right regarding completion?

@Pulpswo 7 ай бұрын

Are they going to extend the line East to Finch stn?

@firewoodlake 7 ай бұрын

I wish

@mikei5526 7 ай бұрын

Thing is before you dig, haven't they scanned that there's hydro and watermains there in the first place that could avoid the delay of the transit construction

@kevbrown1867 7 ай бұрын

Does it make any sense to take over a public road and put a light rail Trâm down the middle ? The price they are paying for this they could have built a over head metro line like the BTS in Bangkok . The TTC is may be better then some cities in North America but compared to the big cities in Asia it’s is totally useless

@bahnspotterEU 7 ай бұрын

Look to Montreal for why that wouldn‘t have worked. The planned REM de l‘Est would‘ve been an elevated metro in the median of a large road, but it was shut down by nimby lobbying.

@carlinthomas9482 7 ай бұрын

The line should have been grade separated like the Vancouver Skytrain IMO.

@NarutoUzumaki-jw4kw 7 ай бұрын

It’s grade separated for the most part and gets priority signal at intersections so shouldn’t be too bad.

@randomrazr 7 ай бұрын

why does canada and US take forever to do projects like this.

@Ryan-sn2bk 7 ай бұрын

What does very confident means? Is that even a date?

@dentrobate54 7 ай бұрын

Rather than directly to Pearson, which already will be getting the Crosstown extension, have the Line 6 extension continue south along the Highway 27 corridor to Long Branch with stops along the way at Woodbine Centre/Queen's Plate, Woodbine Casino/Racetrack, GO corridor, Belfield, Dixon, Eglinton/427 (East Mall, Line 5), Eringate, Rathburn, Burnhamthorpe, Bloor West, Dundas, North Queen, Sherway Gardens (Queensway, Line 2 extension), Evans and Horner.

@rch99999 5 ай бұрын

Did we just give up on Eglington at this point?

@iamzuckerburger 7 ай бұрын

I love the transit news teddy bear!

@mikei5526 7 ай бұрын

My left ear all quite

@Mgameing123 7 ай бұрын

I doubt it concidering what happened to the Elizabeth Line.

@nevilletaylor9761 5 ай бұрын

Wow, Metrolinx building a transit line that actually works, maybe…..

@patrick97764 6 ай бұрын

should be called the 536 not line 6

@Chef_Gru647 7 ай бұрын

It should be open this beginning of the year.

@mauricesanchez6804 5 ай бұрын

very embarrassing to have the finch line open before the eglinton line...

@quonslecn7755 8 ай бұрын

"Very Confident" = 2025 or 2026

@Unknown-ms3tr 7 ай бұрын

Stop projecting. That's what you love doing during your pass time. Go pick up a hobby.

@CANMONQUE 7 ай бұрын

Finch West isn’t rapid transit. Hopefully will be faster than expected!

@adammd577 7 ай бұрын

Fix the garbage audio please.

@Alteringarts 8 ай бұрын

What's final cost?

@iamzuckerburger 7 ай бұрын

6 euros

@paulyster 7 ай бұрын

I'll believe it when I see it

@MrKn0wb0dy 8 ай бұрын

If they’re so confident, the top brass should put their jobs on the line!

@July1st1867 8 ай бұрын

Instead of pearson, finch should go to the future Woodbine GO site

@pauly5418 8 ай бұрын

A Woodbine stop would be on the way to Pearson.

@wjkwjk3484 3 ай бұрын

Eglinton Crosstown LRT will open to public before your grand children retire at age 65. It can be done.🤪

@chang-kp9sp 2 ай бұрын

Finally this snail-like construction is going to end .It was over budge.I don't know about " confident"

@shihtzuvideos 7 ай бұрын

If the government is going to build houses at the pace they build transit then God help us

@rbesfe 7 ай бұрын

Imagine if line 6 opens before line 5 XD

@colinmackin996 7 ай бұрын

I find it sad that Line 6 is opening before line 5 what a joke

@firewoodlake 7 ай бұрын

Haha

@funvideofan1625 7 ай бұрын

I told you line 6 was going to open before line 5

@Rick-C-117 Ай бұрын

You never said that

@PhilliesNostalgia 7 ай бұрын

Hearing about what’s going on with Eglinton (I’m not from Toronto), feels like this may get finished by 2027

@johnlaw6735 7 ай бұрын

just wait till the daily break downs...

@jpsion 7 ай бұрын

jeebus criste, dont jinx it