My understanding is that it's always been considered separate from the 'On Corr' budget. It's considered 'off-corridor' just like work that happens between Aldershot-Niagara, the Bowmanville Extension, Bramalea-Kitchener, Richmond Hill Line, and the Milton Line. Maybe one day a Bolton Line, too...
Budget reference.
https://budget.ontario.ca/2024/index.html?utm_campaign=%2Fen%2Frelease%2F1004355%2Fbuilding-a-better-ontario&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsroom&utm_term=public
Public information centres coming up for the 2024 Service Plan:
https://www1authoring.brampton.ca/EN/residents/transit/service-alerts/pages/annualserviceplan.aspx
Very rough notes/some paraphrasing from the Eglinton West Q and A where Crosstown progress was asked.
Major construction done, small works tiles, water leaks, pipeline issues to resolve;
System tests are critical. In December they were 15% complete and as of March they were 50% March complete...
There was a question on the progress of tunnel. I believe I heard Phil say that the first tunnel will be done by end of April; second a few weeks later.
Video by the Minister. Not sure if it's on other social media platforms but here's the Twitter version. @RS3488 you might get a glimpse of some of the coach numbers I wasn't paying attention in detail.