Eglinton Crosstown West Extension

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Eglinton Crosstown West Extension

Overview

The Eglinton Crosstown West Extension will bring even more rapid transit to Etobicoke and Mississauga, making it easier for people to get where they need to be each day.

The extension of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT will run 9.2 kilometres from the future Mount Dennis LRT station to Renforth Drive and will operate mainly underground. Once complete, it will create a continuous rapid transit line that stretches from Scarborough, through midtown Toronto, and into Mississauga.

The extension will connect with other local and regional transit options that will make it faster and easier to get around, including UP Express and GO Transit rail services, TTC bus services, and MiWay and GO Transit bus services along the 18-km Mississauga Transitway.

Plans are also being explored with the Greater Toronto Airports Authority to extend the line to Pearson International Airport.

Construction on the project is now underway.

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Key facts

Number of stations	Up to 10 7 from Mount Dennis to Renforth Drive Up to 3 more for the potential link between Renforth Drive and Pearson International Airport
Connections to other transit	Five 2 regional rail services: UP Express and Kitchener GO Train 3 bus services – GO Transit, TTC and MiWay buses
Route length	Up to 13.9 km 9.2 km between Mount Dennis and Renforth Drive 4.7km for the potential link between Renforth Drive and Pearson International Airport
Ridership	Up to 69,700 daily rides
Improved access to transit	37,500 more people within walking distance to transit Walking distance to transit for 4,800 low-income residents
Improved access to jobs	23,600 more jobs within walking distance to transit Factoring in bus connections to Pearson International Airport, 56,000 more jobs within walking distance to transit
Annual reductions in traffic congestion	Up to 6.5 million fewer car trips on the road (combined with the Eglinton Crosstown LRT)
Reduction in annual greenhouse gas emissions	Up to 5,800 tonnes

Track the tunnel boring machines

Follow along as Renny (in the lead) and Rexy make their way from the launch site at Renforth Drive to the extraction shaft just west of Scarlett Road and Eglinton Ave. West.

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In the news

Tunnelling on the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension reaches halfway mark

Feb. 24, 2023

The halfway mark was reached less than a year after tunnelling on the project began. [Read more]

Construction update on the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension

Oct. 26, 2022

The latest progress made over the last few months and what to expect along the route this fall. [Read more]

Tracking Eglinton Crosstown West Extension tunnelling progress

Oct. 5, 2022

Follow along as Rexy and Renny, the boring machines digging twin tunnels, make their way east. [Read more]

Find more updates on Metrolinx News.

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Timeline

Initial Business Case released
March 2020
Environmental project report addendum finalized
June 2020
Tunnel contract award
May 2021
Groundbreaking at tunnel launch shaft
July 2021
Tunnelling begins at Renforth Drive
April 2022
Requests for Proposals released - second tunnel and elevated guideway contracts
April 2022

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