2-way, all-day GO still 10 years off, despite boost from feds

Two-way all-day GO service between Waterloo Region to Toronto probably won't be runninguntil well into the next decade, evenwith a multi-million dollar boost infederal infrastructure money meant to upgrade GO Transit commuter rail service that wasannounced on Friday.

Kitchener Centre Liberal MP Raj Saini said over $752 millionwould be available to help bankroll work on the 40.2 km oftrack along theKitchenerGO linebetween Mount Pleasant Station in Bramptonand Union Station in downtown Toronto.

The funding will also allow for work on bridge and station modifications as well as parking and train layovers.

However, the burning question amongst many of those who make the daily commute along the Toronto-Waterloo Region innovation corridor is:when will there be more frequent train travel between the two cities?

"The project should be completed by 2024, according to the province and Metrolinx," Sainisaid.

Saini noted new track will be built to help separate freight and commuter train traffic, in order to speed up passenger travel. He said the work is needed along the whole line as Metrolinxprepares forelectrification.

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Metrolinx had stated on its website it hoped to begin the Electrification Transit Project Assessment Process in late winter of 2017 but noted the process can only begin once work on the rail line is finished.