Eglinton Crosstown West Extension - Get Engaged
Announced by the Province of Ontario in 2019, the proposed Eglinton Crosstown West Extension is one of four priority subway projects Metrolinx is leading for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA).
The Eglinton Crosstown West Extension will travel underground from the Eglinton Crosstown LRT at Mount Dennis Station, onto an elevated guideway between Jane Street and Scarlett Road, then continuing underground to Renforth Drive.
The underground alignment will generally stay within the Eglinton Avenue West right of way with a shift towards the north side for stations. This design will keep the majority of station construction off the road and reduce construction impacts.
Underground structures include bored tunnels, four underground stations (Martin Grove, Kipling, Islington, Royal York), one partially underground station (Renforth), plus emergency exits and cross passages, which are small passageways built to connect the eastbound and westbound tunnels for maintenance and/or emergency purposes.
Aboveground structures include the elevated guideway, including a new bridge over the Humber River, two elevated stations (Scarlett and Jane), and surface structures such as emergency exit buildings (EEBs) and traction power substations.
These structures will be built during the first construction contract:
- Twin tunnels
- Cross passages
- Headwalls for the underground stations and for two emergency exit buildings on Eglinton near Islington and Royal York
Metrolinx has completed a number of steps this year to advance the project. We are even closer to selecting the winning bidder to deliver tunnelling on this project.
At this time, we want to provide an update to the community on the project and provide an opportunity to answer any questions that you may have.
Since our last open house earlier this year:
- Metrolinx issued a Notice of Addendum to amend the 2010 environmental project report. The addendum was needed to reflect the new underground and elevated route segments of the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension. The public review period closed on July 3, 2020. You can review the addendum here.
- Metrolinx and Infrastructure Ontario issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) on August 20, 2020, inviting three shortlisted teams to submit their bids for how they will deliver tunnelling for the project. This tunnelling contract will be awarded in 2021, followed by construction. We are excited to share more details about the project and to receive your feedback. Visit the "Your Feedback" section to ask a question.
We are excited to share more details about the project and to receive your feedback. Visit the "Your Feedback" section to ask a question.
The Eglinton Crosstown West Extension will bring the Crosstown LRT further west, creating a continuous LRT line along Eglinton Avenue, from the east end of Toronto into Mississauga.
Faster Travel Times and Higher Ridership
With seven proposed stations between Mount Dennis and Renforth Drive, the extension will make it much easier for people to experience the benefits of convenient and fast rapid transit, creating connections between four different transit systems to offer convenient links to other destinations throughout the region – UP Express and Kitchener Line GO train service at Mount Dennis, TTC bus services at transit stops in Toronto, and MiWay and GO bus services via the Mississauga Transitway at Renforth Drive.
Less Crowding
Etobicoke-based and Etobicoke-bound Line 2 subway users will benefit from the extension, as a substantial share of southbound Etobicoke bus riders and Eglinton Avenue Westbound bus riders (who would normally transfer to and from Line 2 during the morning peak) will shift to the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension, bypassing the Bloor-Eglinton bus and Kipling-Jane subway segments altogether.
