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OP-ED: Toronto’s Englinton LRT is a 15-year lesson in municipal incompetence

"The Eglinton Crosstown LRT finally started service on Sunday. It only took 15 years of construction, a nearly $8-billion budget overrun, and countless delays over engineering flaws."

Sue-Ann Levy
Feb 10, 2026
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The Eglinton Crosstown LRT, I like to call Ontario’s white elephant, finally started service on Sunday.

It only took 15 years of construction, a nearly $8-billion budget overrun and countless delays over engineering flaws and lawsuits from the consortium that built the boondoggle, Crosslinx Transit Solutions.

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