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Finch West LRT to open to the public on Dec. 7
The Finch West LRT will open to the public on December 7.
The date was listed in material posted ahead of the Metrolinx board meeting scheduled for November 27.
“Substantial completion was achieved on November 12. We are now working with TTC to prepare for the start of revenue service on December 7,” reads the slide attached to the Capital Projects Progress report.
Sources confirmed the opening date to 680 NewsRadio almost a month ago after the northwest Toronto line completed a 30-day revenue service demonstration, showing the line is fully operating as it was initially designed.
The TTC assumed operational oversight of Line 6 in early September, and according to the provincial government, it has had full operational control of the line since Nov. 3.
The 18-stop Finch West LRT runs mostly along Finch Avenue West between Finch West subway station at Keele Street and Humber College station at Highway 27.
Construction began in 2019 and was supposed to be done by the end of 2023.
With files from Nick Westoll and Richard Southern