Project Timeline
Below you can get a sense of where we are on the way to Light Rail in the region. This is TriTAG’s distillation of available information and is by no means official.
To date
- January 2000: Grand River Transit takes over regional bus operations from Kitchener Transit and Cambridge Transit
- September 2005: iXpress limited-stop bus service starts along the Central Transit Corridor, with 15 minute service during peak periods
- January 2006: Rapid Transit Environmental Assessment started
- June 2009: Council adopts new Regional Official Plan, which mandates a high level of reurbanization in accordance with Ontario’s Place to Grow initiative
- June 2009: Rapid Transit Environmental Assessment is completed and Regional Council approves the staff-recommended Light Rail plan and route
To come
- First half of 2010: Provincial Transit Project Assessment (final approvals) and funding commitments
- 2010-2011 (approximate): Detailed design and planning
- 2012-2014 (approximate): Construction
- 2014 (approximate): Opening
- After 2014: Light rail extension to Cambridge