Hurontario LRT Virtual Open House

A small portion of surface parking at Port Credit Go will be converted to the HuLRT station stop. We understand that parking may be even more challenging at this station, but there are other options to get on the GO:

• Use public transit and take advantage of MiWay’s $0.80 co-fare with GO.
• Use triplinx.ca to plan your bus route to Port Credit GO.
• Carpool with a neighbour to use one of 16 designated spots at Port Credit GO.
• Get matched using explore.smartcommute.ca and register for a carpool permit.
• Walk, bike or get dropped off at the station.

There is also parking available at Clarkson GO. Remember to change the default setting on your PRESTO card if you chose to park at this station.

Transit Signal Priority is part of the Hurontario LRT project. It will be materialized mostly in the form of green light advance (i.e. changing to green earlier) or extensions (extending the green light for the LRV).

There will be raised and separated bike lanes on both sides of the street from Steeles Avenue to the Queensway. South of the Queensway to the Port Credit GO, bicycles and pedestrians will share a multi-use trail along the east side of Hurontario. 

Travel time between each stop is still being determined.

Yes, there will be Transit Signal Priority for the Hurontario LRT. It will take the form of green light advance (i.e. changing to green earlier) or extensions (extending the green light for the LRV).

The LRT system is designed for two-way LRV operation. Vehicles will be running both north and south simultaneously. Should ridership demand, provisions have been made to extend platforms to accomodate extended vehicles. In the short term, more trains could be added to the route.  

The Hurontario LRT Brampton Gateway Terminal stop is a terminus, so it likely will look different than other stops, but we will share more information as design progresses. Plans are for customers to exit the light rail train and wait for the signal to cross before walking across the intersection to the sidewalk on either the east or west side of the street.  While there was a request for an underground connection from the platform south of Steeles to the Gateway Terminal, this was never part of the Hurontario project scope.

PRESTO machines will be conveniently located on the platforms of all 19 Hurontario LRT stops.  As seen in our renderings, yellow tactile surface will be installed at the edge of each platform to meet universal safety standards. With access to 7 doors on each platform, boarding will be relatively simple.

The Hurontario LRT Brampton Gateway Terminal stop will likely be bigger than others, but we will share more information as design progresses. Plans do not include an underground connection from the platform, customers will exit the light rail train and wait for the signal to cross before walking across the intersection to the sidewalk on either the east or west side of the street.  

Yes, the Hurontario LRT stop will be built in the east corner of the Port Credit GO parking lot, just south of the tracks. This will be the only below grade stop and feature a plaza centrally located between the station buildings.   

Design is progressing and more renderings will be available soon. There will be no underground connection, rather plans are for customers to exit the LRT and wait for the signal to cross before walking across the intersection to the sidewalk on either the east or west side of the street.  

The City of Brampton will be seeking public interest on a short and long list of options for their Light Rail Transit Extension study along Main Street to extend the Hurontario LRT from Brampton Gateway Terminal to Brampton GO Station. This is an independent project that is not part of the current HuLRT scope. 

The Hurontario LRT will feature 18 at grade stops and one station at Port Credit GO. There will be heating within the designated waiting area at Port Credit station. Trains are expected to arrive every 7.5 minutes during peak periods (10-12 minutes off peak), so customers won't have to wait long for the next one.

Transit riders wishing to use the 407 Park and Ride will be able to take local bus service that will connect with the LRT at either Derry Road or Ray Lawson.

Provisions have been made in the contract language to adapt to changing community needs. This may include an eventual construction of a 407 ETR stop immediately north of Topflight Drive.

The City Centre LRT stop will be at grade on the north side of Rathburn to more easily connect transit riders with the Square One GO Bus terminal and the City Centre transit terminal. This alignment was identified through the Hurontario-Main Street Corridor Master Plan study conducted between 2008 and 2010 by the cities of Mississauga and Brampton, the Plan included extensive studies on future development in each city and the resulting impacts on transportation.

Yes, some local bus service will continue on the Hurontario corrdior to provide service between LRT stops. Express service will cease operation.

Decisions on advertising on the LRT, including the potential for vehicle wraps, will be made close to the Hurontario LRT in service date. 

The details of transfers between transit systems have not yet been determined, but they are expected to be consistent with what is in place now  between local transit and express transit in both Mississauga and Brampton. 

Unfortunately we don't have an answer to your question about fares because at this point in the project, those decisions have not yet been made. Your feedback about the existing fare structure is appreciated and we will share with our City partners. 

The City of Brampton is leading a Light Rail Transit Extension study along Main Street to extend the Hurontario LRT from Brampton Gateway Terminal to Brampton GO Station. The extension is not part of the current HuLRT scope and would be an independent project. The study currently includes seeking public interest on a short and long list of options.

The current HuLRT scope does not include extending past the Brampton Gateway Terminal, though the City of Brampton is leading an independent study to explore a potential extension, you can learn more about that on the City of Brampton Engineering and Construction page. 

The Port Credit Station design does protect for the possibility of an extension in the future. Stop locations for the current LRT were identified through the Hurontario-Main Street Corridor Master Plan study conducted between 2008 and 2010 by the cities of Mississauga and Brampton. The Plan included extensive studies on future development in each city and the resulting impacts on transportation.

The Alstom Citadis Spirit can go up to 100 kph, however; the LRV will operate at the posted speed limit along Hurontario Street.    

The pedestrian bridge at the Cooksville stop may be considered in the future, as part of planning for transit oriented communities. In the meantime, transit riders will be able to cross at the pedestrian crosswalk and use either the newly opened John Street extension, or the pedestrian walkway on the north side of the rail bridge. 

Yes! Dogs will be allowed on the light rail train, you will find a number of them hidden in our renderings.

Metrolinx has ordered 28 vehicles from Alstom to run on the Hurontario line. There is always an option to add more vehicles when ridership increases significantly. 

Transit Signal Priority will be provided along the corridor and existing signalized intersections will remain. Signal priority will take the form of green light advance (i.e. changing to green earlier) or extensions (extending the green light for the LRV), when required.

The LRV will follow the road posted speed at all times, including peak times when road traffic would often travel below the speed limit. 

No, internal screens on the LRV will not display GO train or bus departure times. Up to date departure information will be available using TripLinx or the Google Map mobile device app.  

The Hurontario LRT operates in its own dedicated lane undisrupted by vehicular traffic, allowing it to move much faster along the corridor.
The LRT stops for Robert Speck and Eglinton are very close together, however; the LRT will turn off Hurontario to connect with Square One, the City Centre transit terminal and GO Bus terminal. As local bus service will still be in operation, transit riders will want to make an informed decision on what form of transit will best suit their need.
 

The Alstom Citadis Spirit features low floor boarding that is level with the platform, ensuring that each car is fully accessible with designated wheelchair space. 

LRT stops are primarily located in the centre of Hurontario Street, separated from the road by tracks. This distance will protect customers against splashes from the roadway. 

Thank you, we have noted your request. We aim to add more renderings in the future once we are further along in the design process. 

The at grade platforms were designed with two egress points, with points of refuge considered for each. Port Credit, the only station stop, is designed with tunnel ventilation system to exhaust smoke and has a proper exit capacity.

Specific safety response procedures, like if the pedestrian lights will change to green in case of emergency, will be further developed as the teams work to identify all hazards and provide suitable mitigation measures. 

While the Alstom LRV is a low floor vehicle designed for accessibility and level boarding at platforms, there are some specific safety response procedures to be further developed. Thank you for your question, it will be shared with the Project team responsible for these procedures. 

In 2015, Brampton City Council decided that the Hurontario LRT would not extend past Hurontario, south of Steels Avenue. Our current design terminates south of Steels Avenue at Brampton Gateway Terminal at the request of City of Brampton staff in 2018. This is a popular question and as you will see in earlier responses, the City of Brampton is currently leading a study to extend the Hurontario LRT from Brampton Gateway Terminal to Brampton GO Station.  The extension is not part of the current HuLRT project scope. 

While there was a request for an underground connection from the platform south of Steeles to the Gateway Terminal, this was never included as part of the Hurontario scope.  

No dates for delivery have been pinpointed. 

Provisions have been made in the contract language to adapt to changing community needs. This may include an eventual completion of the loop.

The Hurontario LRT will stop on the south side of the Dundas intersection, walking distance from the proposed east-west BRT stops identified by the Dundas Connects Study (2018). The City of Mississauga, in partnership with Metrolinx, is currently initiating Environmental Assessment and Preliminary Design work for the Dundas BRT.  The study will incorporate the latest LRT designs (which will include wayfinding) to confirm the final intersection layout and proposed BRT stops and interface requirements.

Traffic signals can only be removed once a temporary configuration has been put in place, so you will see this happening in a phased approach along the corridor throughout 2020 and 2021. The complete removal of the median will follow the sequence of the traffic signal switchover activity. 

In LRT systems, speed is determined by spacing between station stops  and traffic signal phasing with passenger comfort considered. The Hurontario LRT will run above ground on semi-exclusive guideway with some interaction with regular traffic. Speeds will be confirmed and refined during the design optimization process.

Alstom is the largest supplier of light rail vehicles in service in the world. The Hurontario LRT will serve Mississauga and Brampton residents for many years to come, it is important in every aspect of this project to plan not only for today, but also into the future. For more information about these vehicles: http://www.metrolinx.com/en/projectsandprograms/lrv/lrv.aspx

Doors will open based on passenger requests at most of the stops along the alignment. The LRV will automatically open doors at its terminal stops, Port Credit, Brampton Gateway Terminal and City Centre.    

A maintenance plan for the Hurontario LRT will be defined at a later date, but the expectation is that most maintenance will occur outside of operating hours. We are working with Alstom to ensure that lessons learned from their experiences all over the world are applied to the Hurontario LRT.

Thank you for your input, your feedback has been noted. We would like to note that we will be installing raised and separated bike lanes on both sides of the street from Steeles Avenue to the Queensway. South of the Queensway to the Port Credit GO, bicycles and pedestrians will share a multi-use trail along the east side of Hurontario.  

You are absolutely right, 7 doors on each platform. We've updated the answer above. Thank you. 

With a segregated centre-running LRT, traffic will only be permitted to cross the tracks at select locations, typically major streets with signalized intersections. At minor side streets, traffic will not be permitted to cross the tracks, either turning left or going straight through.

To maintain access to all locations, U-turns will be permitted at some locations. For most of the Hurontario LRT corridor two traffic lanes will be converted to LRT lanes north of the QEW. South of the QEW, the roadway will be widened to maintain today’s capacity.

We will share more information as design progresses. If you have questions about a specific intersection, feel free to email us at [email protected]

The Hurontario LRT stops are located in the centre lanes along the alignment, with the exception of the City Centre Stop that will be on the north side of Rathburn. Port Credit is a station stop under Port Credit GO.   

We are glad to hear you had such a positive experience at the Eglinton Crosstown Open Doors Event. We are hopeful to hold a similar event for the HuLRT once the OMSF is ready!     

Unlike buses or streetcars, the LRT will serve a certain number of predefined stops along Hurontario St. PRESTO machines will be on the platform so they can be easily accessed by passengers prior to boarding the vehicle.

In March 2019, changes were made to the scope of the Hurontario LRT project which included the removal of the Mississauga city centre loop. The Hurontario LRT will continue to connect with the City Centre GO Bus and MiWay bus terminals on Rathburn. 

Thank you for your comment and your question. The answer is yes, Metrolinx will continue working to add more transit infrastructure and more services for Peel Region. You can find a list of exciting projects and future plans for Peel here: http://www.metrolinx.com/en/greaterregion/regions/peel.aspx. and more information about the planned Eglinton Crosstown West Extension here: http://www.metrolinx.com/en/greaterregion/projects/eglinton-crosstown-west.aspx.

Light rail vehicles will operate in a segregated guideway, separated from traffic, with Transit Signal Priority through signalized intersections. These features will ensure reliable and consistent service to passengers, especially during peak periods. During a regular rush hour today Hurontario Street can get very congested, with approximately 40-50 buses occupying the curb lane and making regular stops. Express bus service will be discontinued once the LRT is operational, freeing up lanes for vehicular traffic. Less frequent local bus service will continue.

Yes, we are excited to see Hurontario Street transform over the next four years! We are capturing drone footage once a month for a birds eye view of the construction progress. 

No, passengers will not need to transfer trains to continue the length of the corridor from Brampton Gateway Terminal to Port Credit Station. 

We know that the trees are very important to the community and we will work closely with both the City of Mississauga and the CIty of Brampton to help identify planting and compensation requirements for tree removal on both city and private property. An arborist is being engaged to ensure proper arboriculture techniques are employed prior to and during construction activities, and to confirm the preservation or removal requirements for trees located on private property. The project contractor is required to adhere to the City’s tree removal bylaws and policies.

Hurontario Street will be widened between Inglewood Street and the QEW in Mississauga to accomodate the LRT and a multi-use trail that will extend from the QEW to Port Credit Go, on the east side of the street. Overwhelmingly, the properties required for the Hurontario LRT are only slivers of land along the corridor. Where possible, the properties are being acquired through amicable willing buyer-willing seller negotiations. 

We do not anticipate any major impact to GO service as a result of Hurontario LRT work. As construction progresses, we'll continue to regularly update the community and interested GO customers through our social channels (Twitter, Facebook and Instagram) and our newsletter. Please sign up here to receive regular updates!  

The Hurontario LRT will stop on the south side of the Dundas intersection, walking distance from the proposed east-west BRT stops identified by the Dundas Connects Study (2018). The next phase of the Project includes a Transit Project Assessment (TPAP), more information is available on DundasConnects.ca.  

Hours of operation will be defined as the project progresses, we look forward to sharing as we get closer to initiating service. 

The Metrolinx Dundas Street Rapid Transit project envisions higher order rapid transit from Kipling station in Toronto along a 37 km stretch of Dundas Street to Hwy. 407 in Burlington. Metrolinx staff  continue to work collaboratively with municipal and regional partners on developing the detailed planning, design, engineering workplan.

The City of Mississauga completed the Dundas Connects Master Plan (2018) to support rapid transit priority for MiWay bus services that operate along Dundas Street both within Mississauga and to Kipling Station in the City of Toronto. You can find more information about next steps on that plan at DundasConnects.ca. 

The LRT system will be constructed following design excellence principles that look to integrate the system with the surrounding environment and minimize visual impact. 

There may be a need for short term lane closures on the 407 ETR structure, as it will need reconstruction to accomodate the LRT. The 401 bridge considered space for the LRT when it was reconstructed recently and on the 403, we will use an LRT-only bridge that will bypass the highway itself. Any lane closures for rehabilitation on the existing 403 bridge will be further defined and shared as design progresses.
 

Yes! The digital displays on the platform will update in real time to show customers when the next LRT will be arriving.  

This alignment was identified through the Hurontario-Main Street Corridor Master Plan study conducted between 2008 and 2010 by the cities of Mississauga and Brampton; the plan included extensive studies on future development in each city and the resulting impacts on transportation.

The Hurontario LRT will be a vital connection between existing east/west transit including Port Credit GO, Cooksville GO, the Mississauga Transitway, the Square One GO bus and City Center Transit terminals as well as future proposed BRT lines on Dundas Street in Mississauga and the 407 transitway. 

Some local bus service will continue on the Hurontario corridor to provide service between LRT stops, the Express service will cease operation.

Thank you for your questions, Sean. As noted above any extension beyond the terminus south of Steeles is not within the current project scope. The safety of our customers and the community is central to all of our project plans, your feedback is appreciated. Plans are for customers to exit the light rail train and wait for the signal to cross before walking across the intersection to the sidewalk on either the east or west side of the street.

The City of Brampton has recently launched an online engagement opportunity for a planned LRT extension study, you can find more information on how to participate here: www.BramptonLRT.com.

Residents can expect some traffic delays along Hurontario Street while we work to build this important project. 

We have already started removing medians to turn that surface into roadway. This will ensure traffic can keep moving during construction of the new transit line. Crews have also been on site doing noise and vibration testing. The data collected will help identify the impact of construction on the community, and what mitigation measures will need to be adapted. 

For updates on where construction is happening, follow us on twitter! @HurontarioLRT 

Thanks for the question, Deb. The Hurontario LRT’s terminus stop is at the Port Credit GO station. The station design protects for a possible future south extension that would connect with Lakeshore Road. 

The City of Mississauga has endorsed a vision for transit and corridor improvements for Lakeshore Road. You can learn more about that here: Lakeshore Connecting Communities Transportation Master Plan.