The Eglinton Crosstown light rail transit project has seen plenty of progress! Recently, the project reached an important milestone. As part of a testing and commissioning phase, a light rail vehicle entered one of the tunnels for the first time from the Eglinton Maintenance and Storage Facility, over Black Creek on the elevated guideway, into the tunnel for the first time.

Metrolinx is building the Eglinton Crosstown, Toronto’s new 19-km light rail transit (LRT) line that will run along Eglinton Avenue with a central 10 km underground section. The Crosstown will connect Mount Dennis in the west to Kennedy Road in the east, and the new service will be up to 60% faster than the bus service today. With 25 stations and stops and connections to 3 TTC subway stations, 54 local bus routes, 3 GO Transit lines and the UP Express, the Crosstown will improve travel times and change the way people move through the heart of the city. For further information click here, for the tunnelbuilder archive click here and ca/34.

Visit www.metrolinx.com  and www.thecrosstown.ca. 20/20.