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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