A tweet from Hamilton’s mayor calls it “fantastic news.”
Fred Eisenberger is reacting to word that the province will allow the city to move forward with its light rail transit project.
The confirmation is in a letter from Environment Minister Chris Ballard, after the city submitted its updated environmental review of the project, back in the spring.
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The letter signs off on changes that have been made to an earlier design, most notably extending the LRT all the way to Eastgate Square.
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Ballard has responded to the mayor’s tweet, saying he looks forward “to being one of the first to ride.”
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The letter goes before councillors at a meeting next Wednesday when they are also expected to discuss a motion to have the Hamilton Street Railway (HSR), rather than a private company, operate Hamilton’s LRT.
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