NEW: Ontario is taking a step towards construction of a subway extension from Toronto to Richmond Hill.
Yonge North Subway ExtensionThe eight kilometer, five-stop line will run from Finch Station to just north of Highway 7 in Richmond Hill.
The RFQ covers a contract to design the tunnels as well as build the launch and extraction shafts for tunnel boring machines. A separate contract to build the stations and subway rail system will be worked out once tunnelling has begun. "The Yonge North Subway Extension is a critical project for York Region that will provide much-needed access to reliable public transit and connect more people to major employment centres in Markham, Vaughan, and Richmond Hill,"The province has said the extension could be running by 2030, putting 26,000 more people within a 10-minute walk of transit with some 90,000 daily trips.
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