Ontario, Toronto Forge ‘New Deal’
Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor
The city of Toronto will receive funding from the government of Ontario for 70 Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) subway trains. Fifty-five will be purchased for Line 2 and 15 for the Scarborough Subway Extension and Yonge North Subway Extension projects. (TTC Photograph)
Under a “new deal” reached Nov. 27, the government of Ontario will provide the city of Toronto with up to C$1.2 billion in provincial operating support over three years and capital relief, which includes funding for the Eglinton Crosstown and the Finch West Light Rail Transit (LRT) projects; 70 new Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) subway trains; and subway and transit safety, recovery and sustainability.
