It does not include any other costs required to build the 9-kilometre LRT at grade. Mayor John Tory has backed a political push to keep the hope of tunnelling or elevating an LRT along Eglinton Ave. West alive despite city staff recommending against it. In its place, an LRT that would connect to the Eglinton Crosstown LRT currently under construction was proposed. It found traffic flow would be impacted by an LRT at grade because it would prevent left turns outside of a left turn signal. That report, requested by council to be delivered earlier this year, will now be presented in the second quarter of next year.

Source: thestar November 29, 2017 01:20 UTC