From Etobicoke to Halton, Hamilton and beyond, construction is well underway on transit projects along the Lakeshore West Line to deliver more service and better connections.

At Exhibition Station, we’re expanding the station for easy connections between GO trains and the future Ontario Line subway. We’ve now completed excavation for the tunnel launch shaft that will allow two tunnel boring machines to carve out the southern tunneled portion of the subway line. We're also realigning tracks and building new shared platforms that will be used by both GO Transit and Ontario Line trains. 

Further west into Etobicoke, Mimico GO Station is one step closer to becoming accessible for all customers. In May, we awarded a contract for design development and construction management services to support accessibility upgrades and other enhancements at the station, which provides an important connection to a growing community. 

Over at Long Branch GO Station, excavation work is well underway to upgrade and modernize the station – making it more accessible for all customers. Excavation for the new east station building and pedestrian access tunnel is coming to life thanks to the Verona System, a special rail bridge that allows trains to keep running while we dig underneath the live tracks. 

Just west of Long Branch GO station, crews are fully replacing the Etobicoke Creek bridge, which was nearing the end of its useful life. This rehabilitation work is critical to maintaining safe and reliable service on the Lakeshore West Line. 

Over in Halton region, we made great strides on two important projects while we paused weekend GO train service earlier this year.

To support the Burloak Drive Grade Separation project, we successfully completed the road diversion along Burloak Drive in Oakville, allowing cars to use a new temporary detour road and clearing the way for the construction now underway on the new railway bridge and underpass. This upgrade will let trains pass through the area without disrupting vehicle and pedestrian traffic. 

During the same weekend, our crews also installed the main span for the new and improved Drury Lane Pedestrian Bridge in Burlington. We’re currently adding finishing touches to ensure it’s ready for service, and once operational, the nearly 60-tonne structure will safely connect the local community, improve accessibility for customers and help boost future GO service along the line.

Going even further west, where GO service to the Niagara region has also expanded, with all existing Niagara trains on the Lakeshore West line stopping at West Harbour GO Station in Hamilton.

This enhancement provides West Harbour customers with four additional weekday trips and six new weekend trips. Thanks to the new connecting track, Niagara trips that stop at West Harbour are now up to eight minutes faster in each direction. 

And finally, Confederation GO Station is now complete – a new GO train stop coming to Hamilton. Customers will soon enjoy new parking spaces, finished platform structures with canopies and heating systems, as well as a new access building and tunnel. 

From one Lakeshore West rail line in 1967 to serving almost 60 million riders annually today, GO Transit is expanding with the region. As we prepare for the next generation of riders, GO is undergoing its biggest transformation ever – and these critical infrastructure projects are helping us get there. 

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