TORONTO – A major transit project in Toronto has been delayed yet again.
Metrolinx CEO Michael Lindsay says there are performance and reliability issues with trains on the Eglinton Crosstown light rail project.
The provincial agency had hoped to begin a 30-day “revenue service demonstration” in September, but it did not meet that target.
Lindsay hopes the delay is only a few weeks until they begin that month-long operational test of trains running along the line as they would whenever it opens to the public.
The project was first awarded in 2015 and was scheduled to open in 2020, but has been plagued by problems.
Lindsay says they will take as long as needed to ensure the safety and reliability of the line after a boondoggle on Ottawa’s light rail project that led to stoppages, delays, broken trains and a public inquiry.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 5, 2025.
