Hurontario LRT

• Large portions of Hurontario LRT track still not laid, intersections unfinished

  Construction on the 18-kilometre, 19-stop light rail route between Port Credit and Steeles Avenue began in 2020 and was originally scheduled to be completed in 2024.

  Politics

  Feb 17
  
• Ford confirms Ontario election call, announces tunnel extension plan for unfinished LRT

  Ontarians will go to the polls in February, Premier Doug Ford said Friday while announcing his government's plan to improve transit in Peel Region.

  Politics

  Jan 24, 2025
  
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• Ontario ‘considering’ paying costs of running Mississauga LRT

  In mid-November, Mississauga Mayor Carolyn Parrish wrote Ontario Premier Doug Ford asking the province to commit to three years of operating funding for the light rail line.

  Politics

  Dec 1, 2024
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• Hurontario LRT track trouble and delays threaten credit rating, completion timeline

  Mobilinx, the construction consortium building the 18-kilometre line, was awarded a $4.6-billion contract in 2019 to design, build, finance and operate the line for 30 years.

  Politics

  Oct 15, 2024
• Doug Ford ready to spend a ‘couple of billion’ dollars on Mississauga LRT extension

  At a speech in Mississauga, Ontario Premier Doug Ford suggested his government was ready to approve billions to expand an unfinished light rail project in the city.

  Politics

  Feb 9, 2024
• Ford government planning Brampton, Mississauga additions to Hazel McCallion LRT

  Ontario is reversing its decision to scrap the Mississauga downtown loop on the LRT, which will also be extended into downtown Brampton.

  Canada

  Jan 18, 2024
• QEW to close at Hurontario Street for LRT construction, diversion route in place

  The QEW closure at Hurontario Street will start Friday, Oct. 28 at 10 p.m. until the morning of Monday, Oct. 31.

  Traffic

  Oct 28, 2022
• Mississauga asks Ontario parties to commit to restoring downtown LRT loop

  The full LRT route will run from Port Credit in the south to Steeles Avenue in the north. Metrolinx currently estimates it will open to the public in 2024.

  Canada

  May 28, 2022
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• Hurontario LRT to be named after former Mississauga mayor Hazel McCallion

  The 18-kilometre Hurontario LRT line that will run through Mississauga and Brampton is being called "The Hazel McCallion Line" to commemorate her achievements.

  Canada

  Feb 14, 2022