Regular people with less job responsibility get fired way easier. Why do we have a Minister of Transport if he can't/don't wanna do whatever is necessary to pressure this project to completion?
Bombardier trains, but before ready into service, Bombardier are out of business. How hilarious. I will take Verster's words. If I EVER, EVER, see incidents about Line 5 when it opens, I will absolutely blame him. The level of completion of this project for the time it takes should allow NONE, ZERO issue when Line 5 is in service, as we were told and expected.
I still don’t understand why the Eglinton Crosstown was not extended to Pearson Airport in the West and Scarborough Town Centre in the East using the existing Scarborough RT route and stations. The money wasted on extending Line 2 to STC could have been used to extend Line 4 the Sheppard Subway to STC. This way we would have a more convenient and complete transit system.😂😂
Pearson thanks to COVID, doesn't currently have the money for the transit hub, evential finch and eglinton crosstown will reach the pearson transit hub once pearson has the money to build it
Seriously? This sounds like a mean joke at this point. Pointless announcements are frustrating and so helpless wasting taxpayers monies. At this point it probably won't open till at least 2100
My guess is that the difficulty with these LRT lines is that when it’s on the surface block signalling is used but in the tunnels CBTC/moving block/in cab signals are used. Integrating these 2 systems is usually very difficult and the usual solution is to launch with a combination of line of sight operations and operating at lower speeds until the signalling issues can be resolved. My guess is that these LRTs will open with line of sight operation, as for when it will occur it will happen just before the next election campaign begins.
I’m losing patience now with crosstown I don’t see the point opening useless LRT now if it’s being dealy so many times if line 6 opens line before line 5 then line 5 you must be embarrassed because line 6 started after line 5 construction and looks like line 6 is going open before line 5
It's not Metrolinx. It's Crosslinx Transit Solutions. Compare this to the Finch west LRT which has been completed in half the time. That was a sole source contract from Metrolinx.
It's unfortunate that Metrolinx is getting the blame, but they're the project sponsor. Look carefully at all the other projects currently underway in the GHTA, and the consortiums that are involved. There's only one consortium that includes SNC-Lavalin, and that's Crosslinx. Crosslinx is now subject to millions and millions of dollars in fines as per the Project Agreement, paid to Metrolinx and IO. Crosslinx, and specifically SNC-Lavalin, are the ONLY reason this project is so badly messed up.
Blame Ford, it’s the provincial government that’s gagged Metrolinx from saying anything on this or give updates on this. I’m sure Metrolinx would love to say more.
This Line needs To Be In Service as is making Severe Extreme consequences on 32 Eglinton West & 34 Eglinton East. As Result of Overcrowding on Both the 32 Eglinton West & 34 Eglinton East Routes. Which As of Now Since September 3rd, 2024 Overcrowding is now an Issue on both lines.
I marvel at how the legacy liberal media pretends this is shocking. Toronto has not been able to build any functional transit or infrastructure since the 1960s. Very sad to see what the city has become.
This is just an embarrassment at this point! Law suits and firing need to happen! That statement means nothing without a clear checklist of what's wrong!
Figures that the government won't fire a government employee. This was supposed to be finished 4 years ago... If this was a contract then they aren't living up to their end of the deal but Metrolinx is a secret service type of place. Don't expect the Ontario line or the Harbour front east LRT to be finished in the next 10 years !
This is disgusting. This guy should have gone long time ago. Put in your resume that you missed the date of a huge transit project for 4 years. That should send you straight to the unemployment line. That line is never late.
Which one of us would be working if we had failed like this lot? Ontario transportation minister should be fired. CEO of Metrolink should be fired. All the project managers fired.
Trust me, they will open Eglinton line in 2030, and shut down right away for system upgrade, because everything will be outdated and not functioning. 2040, the line will be reopened, and soon closed for good, since the system life expectancy will be reached. The Canadian government will raise taxes again, to build another replacement, which will be 2100ish.
We could have built another Channel Tunnel or two. Or send more rockets to the moon and back several times over by now. Not to mention the majority of their subway station still aren't to AODA code for accessibility.
That’s probably true. I have watched and waited for this thing to be built outside my door now for over 15 years. There’s a good chance I could be dead before I can ever even use it.
@@richardc8795 Are you on Eglinton? I'm close to Finch😅 We need Jane subway/LRT if not Keele. Every Go train needs station on Bloor and more trains daytime 🙂👌
they should of never started any of this in the first place & just double to amount of ttc busses and service in Toronto>a . Billions gone to crooks . all they did was make everything worse
I see the trains running up and down the tracks all the time yet people can't ride them because they are too busy cutting up and replacing the same piece of sidewalk over and over again. What a fu$cking joke.
I didnt' think there could be another example as bad as Ottawas' LRT.....although I DID take my first full-length O-Train Line 1 trip yesterday=pretty smooth....buses seem so antquiated now.
So who's getting fired? No one? Because it's the govt?
It's PPP so nobody knows who to point the finger.
calgary just got f**ded over too lol
Regular people with less job responsibility get fired way easier. Why do we have a Minister of Transport if he can't/don't wanna do whatever is necessary to pressure this project to completion?
Yes true
The English channel tunnel was twice as long and under fcking water. That only took 5 years
tunnel is relatively easy and quick, it's building stations that take a long time
Have you ever tried to ask Canadians to build a tunnel? It will be 50 years, to say the minimum
@@TheTroyc1982the delays with the Eglinton LRT is not because of the stations (or primarily that)
Bombardier trains, but before ready into service, Bombardier are out of business. How hilarious.
I will take Verster's words. If I EVER, EVER, see incidents about Line 5 when it opens, I will absolutely blame him. The level of completion of this project for the time it takes should allow NONE, ZERO issue when Line 5 is in service, as we were told and expected.
In fairness, it's not that they "won't" provide an opening date; it's just hard to find a calendar that goes that far into the future.
Colossal corruption 🤬🤬🤬
Absolutely. I heard they're purposely taking long so the government can pay them more money.
I still don’t understand why the Eglinton Crosstown was not extended to Pearson Airport in the West and Scarborough Town Centre in the East using the existing Scarborough RT route and stations. The money wasted on extending Line 2 to STC could have been used to extend Line 4 the Sheppard Subway to STC. This way we would have a more convenient and complete transit system.😂😂
Pearson thanks to COVID, doesn't currently have the money for the transit hub, evential finch and eglinton crosstown will reach the pearson transit hub once pearson has the money to build it
"The Eglinton Crosstown boondoggle" - line from an episode of "Law & Order: Toronto" lol
Eglinton lrt coming in the year 4000
I cant believe I was 21 when construction started. I'm 34 now.
Back in 2014, I predicted 2025 is when it wil be open. As of now, most likely.
That seems incredibly optimistic.
@@BmanTheChamp Well they cleaned up their mess at Yonge and Eglinton.
Nobody ever gets fired for incompetence in Canada. People are hired based on mediocrity.
Seriously? This sounds like a mean joke at this point. Pointless announcements are frustrating and so helpless wasting taxpayers monies. At this point it probably won't open till at least 2100
My guess is that the difficulty with these LRT lines is that when it’s on the surface block signalling is used but in the tunnels CBTC/moving block/in cab signals are used. Integrating these 2 systems is usually very difficult and the usual solution is to launch with a combination of line of sight operations and operating at lower speeds until the signalling issues can be resolved. My guess is that these LRTs will open with line of sight operation, as for when it will occur it will happen just before the next election campaign begins.
I’m losing patience now with crosstown I don’t see the point opening useless LRT now if it’s being dealy so many times if line 6 opens line before line 5 then line 5 you must be embarrassed because line 6 started after line 5 construction and looks like line 6 is going open before line 5
Yea it does
So what are the challenges and issues? No reporters asked for that?
Dissolve Metrolinx
It's not Metrolinx. It's Crosslinx Transit Solutions. Compare this to the Finch west LRT which has been completed in half the time. That was a sole source contract from Metrolinx.
Yeah and turn it into a bike lane
He should have been fired. Long ago.
And provide a refund to the taxpayers of Ontario
OC Transpo 🤝 Metrolonx: Not being accountable to completing projects, and dodging transparency when confronted on it.
It's unfortunate that Metrolinx is getting the blame, but they're the project sponsor. Look carefully at all the other projects currently underway in the GHTA, and the consortiums that are involved. There's only one consortium that includes SNC-Lavalin, and that's Crosslinx.
Crosslinx is now subject to millions and millions of dollars in fines as per the Project Agreement, paid to Metrolinx and IO. Crosslinx, and specifically SNC-Lavalin, are the ONLY reason this project is so badly messed up.
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The LRT will be open just in time for the trains to become obsolete and need to be replaced with new trains and tracks.
Why is the audio only on the right?
How is this not illegal? He works for us for over $800000 per year
That’s nothing. Billions are being laundered and stolen
Blame Ford, it’s the provincial government that’s gagged Metrolinx from saying anything on this or give updates on this. I’m sure Metrolinx would love to say more.
This Line needs To Be In Service as is making Severe Extreme consequences on 32 Eglinton West & 34 Eglinton East. As Result of Overcrowding on Both the 32 Eglinton West & 34 Eglinton East Routes. Which As of Now Since September 3rd, 2024 Overcrowding is now an Issue on both lines.
China builds a railroad across the country in 5 years. Toronto 13 years and counting. Go figure!!
When Eglinton CRT eventually opens it will run at over capacity due to population and passenger increases…
I think it’ll be fine honestly
@@exestudios2343 I’ll take that to my grave because I won’t be alive to see the eventual CRT opening…
Politicians has been milking this project . the longest the project the more corruption
I marvel at how the legacy liberal media pretends this is shocking. Toronto has not been able to build any functional transit or infrastructure since the 1960s. Very sad to see what the city has become.
were gonna get gta 6 before this thing 💀
It's like having a new car but you can never drive it.
This is just an embarrassment at this point! Law suits and firing need to happen! That statement means nothing without a clear checklist of what's wrong!
Figures that the government won't fire a government employee. This was supposed to be finished 4 years ago... If this was a contract then they aren't living up to their end of the deal but Metrolinx is a secret service type of place. Don't expect the Ontario line or the Harbour front east LRT to be finished in the next 10 years !
This corrupt organization should never get any govt tenders
Phil Verster should be fired right away!
Not sure how no one has been fired yet.
You are accountable to us, answer the f ing questions
This is disgusting. This guy should have gone long time ago. Put in your resume that you missed the date of a huge transit project for 4 years. That should send you straight to the unemployment line. That line is never late.
The CEO needs to be fired! Unbelievable.
Phil Verster has got to go
Which one of us would be working if we had failed like this lot? Ontario transportation minister should be fired. CEO of Metrolink should be fired. All the project managers fired.
so much incompetence and corruption
They should threaten these idiots with jail time! Misappropriation of taxpayer funds! OMG
And once it is open, they have to close it again for maintenance
Cannot wait for Phil to get Fired....I will cheer for Toronto...!!!
One day CityNews will learn how to post videos with audio out of both channels. One day...
Trust me, they will open Eglinton line in 2030, and shut down right away for system upgrade, because everything will be outdated and not functioning. 2040, the line will be reopened, and soon closed for good, since the system life expectancy will be reached.
The Canadian government will raise taxes again, to build another replacement, which will be 2100ish.
We could have built another Channel Tunnel or two. Or send more rockets to the moon and back several times over by now. Not to mention the majority of their subway station still aren't to AODA code for accessibility.
How many ppl are dying without riding 😢???
That’s probably true. I have watched and waited for this thing to be built outside my door now for over 15 years. There’s a good chance I could be dead before I can ever even use it.
@@richardc8795 Are you on Eglinton? I'm close to Finch😅
We need Jane subway/LRT if not Keele.
Every Go train needs station on Bloor and more trains daytime 🙂👌
@@kevinblackwood6384 I’m on Eglinton. They need to extend the system all over that area. Hope you don’t expect it to be ready by 2045. 😆
Dissolve crosslinx
I saw them testing the Finch line today
What else is new? They've been doing that for years now.
They will drag out their stream of revenue until they start their project in hamilton.
So we're wasting tax dollars now huh
there are building a rail track in Mississauga
Phil Verster has to go
Sucha mess. Way to go Metrolinx and city gov. 💯💯💯🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
they should of never started any of this in the first place & just double to amount of ttc busses and service in Toronto>a . Billions gone to crooks . all they did was make everything worse
Metrolinx needs to be sued into non existence.
The Big Dig part 2
Where was the media 4 years ago??? Toronto is a joke
There'll be break downs within 6 months of opening.🤣
This is truly a national joke...congratulations Metrolinx for making Toronto like a 3rd class city....well done you....
G got me a good laugh laugh and I I am am so proud proud and I I will will do anything anything
Why can’t City news upload with proper audio?
All of their broadcasts have audio issues. Online, and on cable.
The line the laughing stock, it's for show.
More funds finding the way into certain pockets. A bunch of meaningless blah, blah, blah. Metrolinx, just another white elephant.
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I see the trains running up and down the tracks all the time yet people can't ride them because they are too busy cutting up and replacing the same piece of sidewalk over and over again. What a fu$cking joke.
I didnt' think there could be another example as bad as Ottawas' LRT.....although I DID take my first full-length O-Train Line 1 trip yesterday=pretty smooth....buses seem so antquiated now.
I mean Ottawa got the Confederation Line running in 4 Years, Construction Started in April 2015 and it opened in September 2019
😊😅😂