“The Yonge North Subway Extension project is now on track and moving forward,” he said, adding that the subway would replace 2,500 daily bus trips currently serving that section of Yonge. A controversial extension of the TTC’s Yonge subway line has gotten a boost, after the province announced it would fund design work for the project. An extension of the Yonge line is contentious because it would add riders to the TTC’s busiest service, which is already overburdened. The project would extend the TTC’s Line 1 from Finch station to Highway 7 in Richmond Hill, and has been championed by municipal leaders in York Region for years. In a statement Thursday, York Region chair Wayne Emmerson said the subway was the regional council’s “number one rapid transit priority” and the funding announcement was “a critical first step” in its completion.

Source: thestar June 02, 2016 21:33 UTC