Jun 30, 2011
·Metrolinx Master Agreement, 2011
Initial budget approved$5.3B
Original capital cost approved at $5.3B for the 19 km Eglinton Crosstown light rail line, with Metrolinx as the proponent and a target opening of 2020.
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19 km light rail transit line along Eglinton Avenue from Mount Dennis to Kennedy Station, including a 10 km underground segment.
Originally budgeted at $5.3B in 2012. Repeated delays have pushed estimated costs past $12.8B with no confirmed opening date.
Original Approved(2020)
$5.3B
Current Approved(2024)
$12.8B
Budget Variance?The change between a project's originally approved budget and its current approved budget. Positive numbers mean the budget grew (over original); negative means it shrank. Only projects with multi-year history can show a variance.· 3 cycles
$7.5B(+141.5% over original)
Original (2020)
$5.3B
Current (2024)
$12.8B
Jun 30, 2011
·Metrolinx Master Agreement, 2011
Original capital cost approved at $5.3B for the 19 km Eglinton Crosstown light rail line, with Metrolinx as the proponent and a target opening of 2020.
Read the source →Jan 1, 2020
Initial approved budget
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Dec 15, 2021
·Metrolinx Board, December 2021
Opening pushed from 2022 to 2023 after Crosslinx contractor reported integration and testing delays on the underground stations. Provincial transit agency acknowledged delivery date had slipped a second time.
Read the source →Jan 1, 2022
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