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Province will not commit to opening date on new subway line in Toronto

Published Feb 18, 2026 at 10:34pm

Barbara Patrocinio
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Barbara Patrocinio
Province will not commit to opening date on new subway line in Toronto

Ontario Premier Doug Ford holds a media availability at the TTC Davisville subway yard in Toronto on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

TORONTO — The province will not commit to an opening date for the new subway line currently under construction in Toronto and warns a major expressway could be shut down to build bridges, Metrolinx CEO Michael Lindsay said Wednesday.

He said the plan is to open the Ontario Line by the early 2030s, potentially later than the 2031 target.

"Based on where civil infrastructure is at this point, we think we're still trending towards the early 2030s to be done with civil infrastructure," Lindsay said.

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