Construction begins on first Eglinton Crosstown LRT station
Posted March 10, 2016 10:20 am.
Last Updated March 10, 2016 10:25 am.
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Construction on the first Eglinton Crosstown LRT station began on Thursday, with Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne and Toronto Mayor John Tory on hand for the ground-breaking ceremony.
Wynne, Tory and other officials were at Keele Street and Eglinton Avenue, the site of the new Keelesdale Station.
“Every dollar we spend on transit – here in Toronto and across Ontario – grows our economy, creates jobs and strengthens our cities and communities,” Wynne said in a statement.
“The Eglinton Crosstown LRT project is part of our record investment in infrastructure.”
Keelesdale Station will have three entrances as well as an off-street bus loop with four bus bays.
Construction on the Eglinton Crosstown LRT is scheduled to finish by 2021.
The new LRT line will have 25 stations and stops along Eglinton between Weston Road and Kennedy Station, and will also link to 54 bus routes, three TTC interchange subway stations and GO Transit, Queen’s Park said. A map can be seen below:
