[URBAN NOTE] "Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extension track work complete"

[rfmcdonald]

This article, from the CBC, is exciting. I cannot wait to ride to the north.

It's been expensive, but track work on the Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extension (TYSSE) is now complete.

Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne appeared at the new line's future Vaughan Metropolitan Centre stop to announce the completion of the track work. The TYSSE will lengthen the western portion of Line 1 by 8.6 kilometres and add six stations north of Downsview.

Wynne said the subway, which connects Toronto and York Region, has "symbolic" significance and is a good example of the province's regional approach when it comes to transit development.

"Being a York Region girl myself, it's very exciting," Wynne told reporters.

TTC Chair Josh Colle said he's confident the new stretch of subway will be open by the end of 2017. The new stations, he said, are currently 90 per cent complete.