Doug Ford said Friday he would spend $730 million to add four GO Transit stations to Durham Region, bringing two-way, all-day commuter rail service if re-elected June 2.
Posing for the cameras in a construction site field of dreams,is promising to extend GO Transit train service to this fast-growing community 80 km east of Toronto if re-elected on June 2.
Del Duca pointed out he approved the extension to Bowmanville on June 20, 2016 and construction was supposed to begin in 2019 with service set for 2023-24. With gasoline topping $2 a litre in the Greater Golden Horseshoe, the highest price in history, there is pressure on Ford to bolster public transit for commuters.
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