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News Release

Cooksville GO Station Redevelopment Now Underway in Mississauga
November 20, 2017

Ontario Making Improvements to Make Commuting Easier and More Convenient
Ontario is helping to manage congestion, provide more transit options and improve commutes for families by building a new station building, parking structure and bus loop at the Cooksville GO station.

Steven Del Duca, Minister of Transportation was joined by Dipika Damerla, MPP for Mississauga East-Cooksville at the Cooksville GO station today to mark the start of construction on the project.

Improvements to the station include:

  • A new station building with a large public plaza
  • Upgrades to existing rail platform access tunnels
  • The redevelopment of parking areas and a new six-storey parking structure with 1,900 spaces
  • A bus loop with a minimum of eight bus bays for GO and MiWay bus service.
This station redevelopment is part of the largest rail project in Canada as Ontario transforms GO from a commuter transit system to a regional rapid transit system. Weekly trips across the entire GO rail network will grow from about 1,500 to nearly 6,000 by 2024-25, with more frequent rush-hour service coming to the Milton line.

Making transit more convenient for commuters and families is part of Ontario's plan to create fairness and opportunity during this period of rapid economic change. The plan includes a higher minimum wage and better working conditions, free tuition for hundreds of thousands of students, easier access to affordable child care, and free prescription drugs for everyone under 25 through the biggest expansion of medicare in a generation


QUICK FACTS
  • Ontario is investing $21.3 billion to transform GO Transit from a commuter transit service to a regional rapid transit system.
  • Ontario is investing approximately $128 million to redevelop the Cooksville GO station, and the project is expected to support about 150 jobs at the peak of construction. The station is anticipated to reach substantial completion around summer 2020. The Cooksville GO Station at Hurontario Street and Hillcrest Avenue in Mississauga, opened in October 1981. It is the busiest station on the Milton GO corridor with 10 inbound and 10 outbound GO train trips each weekday.
  • Since 2013, Ontario has built three new GO stations, renovated 10 existing GO stations, and added approximately 7,000 new GO station parking spots. The province has also purchased 220 new GO buses, 69 new GO train coaches, and 10 new GO train locomotives.
 
I just keep coming back to how closely that $128M for Cooksville would come to adding a third track to connect the existing triple track segments between Dixie and Mississauga. Especially if it, plus improvements between West Toronto and Strachan (which are roughed in, so the costly parts are already complete), allowed a couple of turnback trains to Erindale during peak service. Run a couple of trains express from Erindale, interleaved with the turnbacks - similar to express service from Bramalea. At $45M per trainset, the capital savings from equipment utilisation plus the $128M might do the job.
Of course, I am presuming CP would agree, and that’s a big ‘if’ .... my point is just that $128M on a prettier station is not building ridership nor is it addressing fundamental prerequisites for the RER vision.

- Paul
 
Upcoming Metrolinx meetings for the 4th track and West Toronto Railpath:

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News Release

Ontario Improving Transit for Commuters and Families in York Region
November 21, 2017

Province Moving Forward with Upgrades to Rutherford GO Station
Ontario is moving forward with improvements to the Rutherford GO Station, to create more transit options for commuters and families in York Region.

Steven Del Duca, Minister of Transportation, was at Rutherford GO Station today to announce that the province is moving forward to design, build and finance the Rutherford GO Station project.

The project includes:

  • A new multi-level parking structure with 1,200 new spaces
  • An integrated station building and pedestrian bridge to the new rail platform
  • Re-design of the surface parking, kiss and ride, bus loop and pedestrian access
  • Rail/road grade separation on Rutherford Road
  • New rail platforms
  • A second heavy rail track and provision for future third express centre track.
These station upgrades are part of the largest rail project in Canada as Ontario transforms GO from a commuter transit system to a regional rapid transit system. Weekly trips across the entire GO rail network will grow from about 1,500 to nearly 6,000 by 2024-25, with two-way, all day service to Union Station for commuters getting on at Rutherford GO Station.

Building better transit for commuters and families is part of Ontario's plan to create fairness and opportunity during this period of rapid economic change. The plan includes a higher minimum wage and better working conditions, free tuition for hundreds of thousands of students, easier access to affordable child care, and free prescription drugs for everyone under 25 through the biggest expansion of medicare in a generation.
 
alexb said:
There's now been 3 press conferences at Rutherford for this project (Announcement, RFQ issued, and RFP release). I'm sure they'll also do one for RFP Close, Selection of Preferred Team, and Start of Construction.
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Does it really bother people that much, as long as they actually build this thing, and soon (enough)?
 
raptor said:
Does it really bother people that much, as long as they actually build this thing, and soon (enough)?
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It would bother people enough if someone was smart enough to figure out:
  • how many press conferences he's held
  • figure out how much bureaucracy staff time each one takes
  • how much equipment and resources are involved in each one
...and attached dollar amounts and added them up.
 
alexb said:
There's now been 3 press conferences at Rutherford for this project (Announcement, RFQ issued, and RFP release). I'm sure they'll also do one for RFP Close, Selection of Preferred Team, and Start of Construction.
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Soon to be election season. just wait for the daily press conferences for the new water fountain at Rouge Hill, or the Parking lot line repainting at Old Cummer.
 
DonValleyRainbow said:
It would bother people enough if someone was smart enough to figure out:
  • how many press conferences he's held
  • figure out how much bureaucracy staff time each one takes
  • how much equipment and resources are involved in each one
...and attached dollar amounts and added them up.
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Frankly not that much.
 
DonValleyRainbow said:
I beg to differ. Staff costs would be a large amount counting prep ahead of time.
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I guess it depends on what you think is large. A billion is large. A million is pocket change for the province. I have no problem with that kind of spending as long as actual transit improvement follows. And it is happening.
 
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