On Monday, December 14, the Ontario Ministry of Transportation announced that construction is underway for the next phase of the Viva bus rapid transit system in York Region.
Building 37 kilometres of dedicated bus lanes will create 11,000 jobs. The first section of the $1.4 billion project will be ready for service in 2010 and full service will be available by the end of 2013.
The system includes stations at key destinations throughout the region. Many stations will also serve as transit hubs where passengers can make fast and easy connections to the TTC subway system, GO Transit commuter rail and express buses, York RegionTransit local bus services, and other transit systems operating in neighbouring regions.
The York Viva Rapidway is one of the projects that “The Big Move”, Metrolinx’ regional transportation plan identified as a priority for building. Viva is also one of the components of the Government of Ontario’s MoveOntario 2020 plan.
You can find out more about Viva here.
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