So they’re bringing it to the original plan. Good. Having it not go through Square One is/was extremely counterproductive.

This is the best summary I could come up with:

In a Jan. 17 letter, Ontario Transportation Minister Prabmeet Singh Sarkaria directed Metrolinx CEO Phil Verster to: “proceed with the development of an initial business plan along with a strategy to go to market for bids to build both Mississauga loop and the Brampton extension.”

Metrolinx started rail track installation for the project last year, which is currently scheduled to open in September 2024.

In a statement to CBC Toronto, Metrolinx said “both the loop and Brampton Extension have always been viewed as strong and viable next phases of this project,” and that it will respond to the ministry by Feb. 5.

The repeatedly delayed and over-budget project has been stymied amid reports of hundreds of quality control issues.

However, Brampton councillors voted in 2015 against stretching the light rail line into downtown because it would have cut through the city’s historic Main Street.

Then, in 2019, Metrolinx removed the Mississauga loop from the line’s design, citing financial pressures associated with the $4.6 billion project.

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