Brampton, Mississauga to get new 23-km light-rail line
At 26 stops, 23-kilometre line will run from GO stations in Brampton and Mississauga
The Ontario government is putting up $1.6 billion to build a 23-kilometre light-rail line that will connect GO stations in Mississauga and Brampton and "transform Peel region."
Led by Metrolinx, the Hurontario-Main Light Rail Transit line will have 26 stops, including three in downtown Mississauga and two in Brampton. The line will run from the Port Credit GO station north to the Brampton GO station.
The line will also connect to many of the region's existing transit lines including GO Transit's Kitchener, Milton and Lakeshore West rail lines, Brampton Züm, and the Mississauga Transitway.
Brampton Mayor Linda Jeffrey said the new line will "transform Peel Region" while Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie called the new line a "game changer."
Construction on the line is expected to begin in 2018 and completed by 2022.
<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Brampton?src=hash">#Brampton</a> mayor Linda Jeffrey says LRT will "transform Peel Region" <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cbcto?src=hash">#cbcto</a> <a href="http://t.co/wjzXCidr3f">pic.twitter.com/wjzXCidr3f</a>
—@LindaWardCBCWith files from CBC's Linda Ward, Mike Crawley