Ontario's Ministry of Transportation staff did not support this. They actually wrote internal reports claiming this will not improve congestion. The entire department has been compromised for a wedge issue from the PCs.
The GO ALRT Hurontario Line was proposed in 1982 by the Government of Ontario as part of a larger transit project in the GTHA. This line would have connected Port Credit, Mississauga City Centre, and Downtown Brampton to the GO Transit Georgetown and Lakeshore West Lines.
Yesterday an extension of the Hazel McCallion LRT Line to Downtown Brampton was announced! But did you know there were two previous plans to link Mississauga and Brampton together over 50 years ago?
“Today’s funding announcement by the province to extend the Hurontario LRT (Hazel McCallion Line) to #Brampton’s Innovation GO Station in Downtown Brampton is the culmination of years of advocacy to bring back this foundational piece of our public transit network. Under Mayor Brown’s leadership @patrickbrownont , myself and council have been razor focussed on a tunnelled option that retains the heritage of our historic downtown and completes a vital link for transit users.
We are grateful that the provincial government stepped-up with this historic investment. I particularly want to thank our Minister of Transportation and Brampton South MPP @PrabSarkaria for being such an engaged partner.
It has been nearly a decade since council at the time opted out of the LRT to our downtown. We are now catching-up and can look forward to a revitalized downtown, a connected innovation district, investments in our Riverwalk project, housing development, and much more to come.”
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