Twin tunnels from Brentcliffe to Yonge to take 15 months

lrt thur 550 duo A news release from Metrolinx says today that it will take until the end of 2016. This information conforms to that given out in March of 2014 at Metrolinx briefing meeting in the Lea Room for the public. At that meeting, there were many skeptics that the job could be finished by that date. But the giant tunneling machines are in place as can be seen in the rather rare views above of the launch site. As to completion of the full project, the timeline now stretches to 2021. This is not a surprise though some had suggested the LRT could be finished earlier. The Brentcliffe site is a sidewalk superintendent’s dream except that unlike most construction sites there is nowhere for the public to take a peek. The scene will be visible daily to those owning condos on the north side at the Scenic on Eglinton  (September 25, 2015)