Pape subway closure delayed due to labour dispute
Posted June 8, 2013 9:39 pm.
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The TTC will not be closing Pape subway for 12 days in June due to a labour dispute.
“While this development is both disappointing and frustrating, we remain committed to our modernization plans, as well as our Customer Charter commitment of completing Pape Station by the end of this year,” Toronto Transit Commission CEO Andy Byford said in a statement Friday.
“We are hopeful that this labour dispute – one that is completely beyond our control – is resolved quickly, allowing us to complete Pape, adding yet one more station to the list of TTC facilities that are fully-accessible to all of our customers.”
The station was supposed to be shut down from June 15-26.
However, because of a strike by the Terrazzo, Tile and Marble Guild of Ontario, the closure will be postponed.
The guild is responsible for completing all finishes in the station, including wall tiles, floors and stairs, and the work was supposed to be done at the end of the month, the Toronto Transit Commission said in a statement Friday.
Work not involving this trade will continue at the station.
New dates for the subway closure have not yet been set.
