The showpiece transit project all the way to the City Above Toronto is turning into the Disaster Beneath Contempt. It was revealed today that analysis of the Spadina subway extension, with its terminus at the Vaughan City Centre, is two years late and more than $400 million over budget. It was supposed to be built for $2.5 billion and open this year. Today Mayor John Tory was feeling the heat, even though he could hardly be blamed for whatever man-sized sloppiness caused this embarrassment. He says he is furious and vows to review of all “mismanaged” city projects. He even talked of stopping the project at York University and finishing the subway to Vaughan later. That remark seemed to gore a different ox at Queen’s Park, where Transportation Minister Stephen Del Duca represents the riding of Vaughan. He said no such delay would occur. CP24 Twitter
