Metrolinx: expect GO buses until rail lines ready around 2024
Multiple rail work is being done at the same time, says Metrolinx
Metrolinx has provided some specific information to the overall vision of two-way all-day GO transit service between Kitchener and Toronto.
Members of the local business community and municipal governments were invited to an update Friday hosted by Kitchener Centre MPP Daiene Vernile – who says she is frequently asked by constituents "when are we going to get more trains?"
Chief Comms Officer Judy Pfeifer at MPP Daiene Vernile's Roundtable on <a href="https://twitter.com/GOtransit">@GOtransit</a> rail initiatives along the Kitchener corridor. <a href="https://t.co/tdxHvOTv2X">pic.twitter.com/tdxHvOTv2X</a>
—@MetrolinxThe answer came from Judy Pfeifer, Chief Communications and Public Affairs Officer with Metrolinx, who said simultaneous work is underway along the Kitchener to Toronto line.
"Between construction, environmental assessments, community impacts and procurement, it is a multi-step process. But we're committed to bringing it as fast as we can," said Pfeifer. But it could take until 2024.
The procurement studies are conducted to figure out how to build tunnels and tracks safely.
Until the trains start running, Pfeifer says Metrolinx is committed to investing in buses to transport commuters from Toronto to Kitchener.