Premier Doug Ford announced plans for an underground LRT in Brampton, Ontario, making it the fourth municipality in the province to have a subway. The Hazel McCallion Line will tunnel into downtown Brampton, connecting tens of thousands of daily riders to world-class transit.
Brampton will become just the fourth Ontario municipality with a subway, or, technically, an underground LRT if you want to get really nitpicky about it.Premier Doug Ford was joined by Minister of Transportation Prabmeet Sarkaria and Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown to unveil plans for the underground routing on Friday.
The twinned announcements of a February provincial election and an underground transit route for Brampton follow weeks of speculation. Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown, despite his previous differences with the premier, hails the announcement as "a transformative moment for Brampton," thanking the province and Ford specifically for funding the LRT extension, which he described as "truly a game changer."
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