By June, software meant to run trains on the route will be in its seventh iteration. The head of Ontario's transit agency said the program will be the 'nerve centre' of the LRT.
RELATED: Ontario's Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria said he is “not happy” with the ongoing Eglinton Crosstown LRT delays. Colin D'Mello has the story. – Dec 11, 2023continues without a completion date as the head of provincial transit agency Metrolinx warns the software “nerve centre” designed to run trains along the route is struggling with “defects.”
The software is so problematic that, come June, it will already be on its seventh iteration, Verster said. “What concerns me most, though, is the software defects in the signalling and train control system and the rectification of those defects by CTS and Alstom,” he said, referring to the contractors working on the line. “They’re making good progress with it, but it’s not as fast as we would like it to be.”Verster has previously worried out loud about “wrinkles” with the software that needed to be fixed, an issue he said continues.top news stories from Canada and around the world.
“The signalling train control system is really the nerve centre of moving trains punctually and on time as well as safely. And so it’s really critical that that system works well.”Energy stocks help lift S&P/TSX composite higher, U.S. stock markets downOther parts of the route are also outstanding. Verster said 36 of the 41 occupancy certificates needed for the route had been granted, although one for Eglinton Station at the heart of the route was still outstanding.
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