Light at the end of the tunnel for one of Canada's most expensive transit projects
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The opening date for a long suffering transit project in Toronto is a running joke across the GTA. The Eglinton L-R-T, a 25 stop above ground transit line, was set to open back in 2020. Since then, it's been continually pushed back because of a number of legal and construction issues.
The cost ballooned from $5 billion dollars to $13 billion dollars, and dozens of businesses have shut down, blaming the impact from the years of construction.
Although it's expected the L-R-T will start running September, there is no firm opening date although the project reached a critical milestone this week.
Host Richard Southern talks about the project with CityNews journalist Nick Westoll.
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