Metrolinx is proposing an alternate alignment for the long-planned subway extension to Richmond Hill that would take the line east of Yonge Street and have it run above ground for a portion of its route, the Star has learned. The Yonge extension has been in the works for years and is politically charged. According to previously released designs, the roughly seven-kilometre extension would run underground north from Toronto’s Finch station to Richmond Hill Centre, with as many as six new stations. The possibility of building a portion of the Yonge extension above ground is likely to draw fire from York Region politicians, who have for years promised their constituents an underground subway north of Toronto. The Star reported in August that Metrolinx had struck a panel to review designs for the Scarborough and Yonge North subway extensions, including looking at alternate alignments and above-ground routes.

Source: thestar June 25, 2020 00:01 UTC