Finch West Line 6 LRT

[SaugeenJunction]

PREQUALIFICATION FOR TECHNICAL ADVISOR SERVICES
Technical Advisory Services During Construction For The Finch West Light Rapid Transit (FWLRT) Project

Via MERX

 

[Edllguy]

Quoted from newswire.ca

TORONTO, June 23, 2017 /CNW/ - Investing in public transit infrastructure supports efficient, affordable and sustainable transit services that help Canadians and their families get to work, school and essential services on time and back home safely at the end of a long day. The governments of Canada and Ontario are making investments that will help create well-paying jobs and grow the middle class now while building a strong foundation for a sustainable economic future.

Today, the Honourable Bill Morneau, Minister of Finance and Member of Parliament for Toronto Centre, on behalf of the Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, and the Honourable Steven Del Duca, Ontario Minister of Transportation, announced up to $333 million in federal funding for the Finch West Light Rail Transit (LRT) project. The Finch West LRT represents a $1.2 billion investment by the Government of Ontario to expand and improve transit in the City of Toronto.

Question:

Will this extra 333 million in federal funding go towards the existing Finch West LRT plan or will it be used towards the extension to Pearson International Airport from Humber College North Campus?

Thanks

 

[nfitz]

This was discussed to death in the Sheppard East thread. It's simply swapping the $333 million Sheppard East federal funding to Finch West. So there is nothing extra.

 

[Leo_Chan]

This was discussed to death in the Sheppard East thread. It's simply swapping the $333 million Sheppard East federal funding to Finch West. So there is nothing extra.

So the province got a discount? Not extra funds?

 

[nfitz]

So the province got a discount? Not extra funds?

An example would be (let's make the number's easy. If Finch West and Sheppard East were both supposed to be $1.333 billion, then previously Ontario paid 100% of Finch West and 75% of Sheppard East - but now Ontario is paying for 75% of Finch West and 100% of Sheppard East.

So there's no extra money (assuming that Sheppard East get's used for something, sooner or later).

 

[Amare]

It's time for John Tory to shine; since he's been begging the province for money, if he had any sense he would ask them where the newly freed up $300+ million from the province will be going.

 

[TheTigerMaster]

2017 is nearly halfway done. The government still hasn't selected a firm to construct this line? The chances of construction starting on time is growing fainter by the day

 

[EastYorkTTCFan]

2017 is nearly halfway done. The government still hasn't selected a firm to construct this line? The chances of construction starting on time is growing fainter by the day

If they haven't selected a contractor then why has prep work begun on it?

 

[Steve X]

2017 is nearly halfway done. The government still hasn't selected a firm to construct this line? The chances of construction starting on time is growing fainter by the day

Be a little more positive. With the recent announcement of funding reallocation, the province would save a 1/3 of the cost in the short run. Now that they are able to reallocate it (which ML is probably waiting for), they can select a consortium. They can't select and sign first otherwise the feds could be like you got money already. They already commit with more LRVs thus the chances are pretty high.

 

[W. K. Lis]

In addition to the proposed Pearson Airport Transit Hub (see link), the latest news on
Great Canadian Gaming, Brookfield chosen to run Toronto-area casinos
(see link) could mean that an extension (south from Humber College towards Pearson Airport) for the Finch West LRT could happen sooner than later.

 

[dowlingm]

It's time for John Tory to shine; since he's been begging the province for money, if he had any sense he would ask them where the newly freed up $300+ million from the province will be going.

Overruns.

 

[muller877]

In addition to the proposed Pearson Airport Transit Hub (see link), the latest news on
Great Canadian Gaming, Brookfield chosen to run Toronto-area casinos
(see link) could mean that an extension (south from Humber College towards Pearson Airport) for the Finch West LRT could happen sooner than later.

The Woodbine area will employ 15,000 FTE's plus all the people who will go there to shop/gamble. Definitely warrants at least a 1 station extension. But where? How does it get from Humber to the airport? Tunneled as the crow flies (5 km including under the Humber River)? Or via the existing road network?

Does GO do a land swap with Woodbine so that there is a new station at Woodbine (and they remove both the Malton and Etobicoke stations)? A quick transit connection between GO & the airport.

Do they hold off on any airport extension until the GTAA gets their head out of the clouds and has a substantial proposal for a fabled hub? Without the transit hub proposal I would have thought it could replace the Viscount shuttle for the last mile at the airport (with upgrades required for the elevated piers due to weight).

And finally how does the DBFM agreement deal with extensions? Can they go with another operator or will the existing one gorge themselves on fees?

 

[TOareaFan]

The Woodbine area will employ 15,000 FTE's plus all the people who will go there to shop/gamble. Definitely warrants at least a 1 station extension. But where? How does it get from Humber to the airport? Tunneled as the crow flies (5 km including under the Humber River)? Or via the existing road network?

Does GO do a land swap with Woodbine so that there is a new station at Woodbine (and they remove both the Malton and Etobicoke stations)? A quick transit connection between GO & the airport.

How do people get from that GO station to the front door of Woodbine? At it's shortest possible distance it is 1km and has a lot of stuff (including, you know, a horse track) between the tracks and the front door.

 

[TOareaFan]

You could move the station further east closer to Highway 27, then people won't have to walk through the practice track, stables and main track...but the distance increases to a mile.....and people walking a mile from a train station to a destination is not likely to happen.

 

[W. K. Lis]

The Woodbine area will employ 15,000 FTE's plus all the people who will go there to shop/gamble. Definitely warrants at least a 1 station extension. But where? How does it get from Humber to the airport? Tunneled as the crow flies (5 km including under the Humber River)? Or via the existing road network?...

Heaven forbid they use the parking lot of Woodbine Racetrack, Woodbine Shopping Centre or the other parking lots of the businesses next to Highway 27.