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Toronto Rolls Out Signal Priority to Speed Finch West LRT

Eglinton Crosstown’s surface sections are next for the same treatment.

Overview

  • City officials confirm transit signal priority is live at three Finch Avenue West intersections: Milady Road, Pearldale Avenue and Duncanwoods Drive.
  • Mayor Olivia Chow says enhanced priority is being activated at additional intersections daily along the 10.3-kilometre Line 6 corridor.
  • The rollout responds to widespread rider complaints since the Dec. 7 launch about slow end-to-end trips and frequent red-light stops.
  • Neither the City nor the TTC has provided updated travel-time targets for Line 6 following the upgrades.
  • Chow says the first wave of signal priority on Line 5’s above-ground segment should be in place by the end of February, with further waves expected within one to two months.