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mISSISSAUGA BUS RAPID TRANSIT IN FINAL STAGES

3/4/2014

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The Mississauga Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is in the final stages of completing step one of the much anticipated Mississauga Transitway.

The first stations to open will be Dixie, Tomken, Cawthra, and Central Parkway. These stations will be serviced by express routes in and out of a revamped terminal at Square One. From each station, commuters will be able to connect with a full range of routes.

All four stations will offer accessible access, Wi-Fi, and heated waiting areas. All stations will also offer “kiss and ride” areas. However, parking will only be available at Dixie and Cawthra. Dixie will have 170 spaces and at Cawthra 60 will be provided. While the BRT is scheduled to open the first four stations this year, Rockwood residents can look forward to ongoing construction along Eastgate Parkway and Eglinton for another two years when Tahoe, Etobicoke Creek, Spectrum, and Orbitor are scheduled to open. When complete, the 18-kilometre transitway will have twelve stations beginning at Winston Churchill Boulevard in the west and ending at Renforth Drive in the east. Construction of the Mississauga Transitway is being funded by the Federal and Provincial Governments, Metrolinx, and the City of Mississauga. The transitway is a key component of Ontario’s Smart Growth Program for development of the Greater Toronto Area, and will connect to a 100 km wide initiative that will create a dedicated bus corridor from Oakville to Pickering.

*Please note this article was originally published in the Spring 2014 edition of The Rockwood Times.

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Bus Rapid Transit: Construction is Underway!

12/6/2010

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Author: Valerie Thompson, Director, Rockwood Homeowners' Association

Construction on the BRT is now underway! Hydro Mississauga has started relocating utilities near Dixie Road and Eastgate Parkway in preparation for the general contract to commence on the BRT project, splitting it into three phases. The first phase extends from Rathburn Road immediately east of Hurontario Street along the HWY 403 and Eastgate Parkway corridor up to Fieldgate Drive. The second and third phases of construction will be tendered shortly with construction anticipated to commence in spring 2011.

Although some major BRT construction has started this
fall, only some minor work is scheduled in the vicinity of our
neighbourhood. A Notice of Construction Commencement
is currently being prepared and will be hand delivered to all
residents and businesses which are directly affected by the
proposed construction work. Major construction in our area is not
anticipated until the spring/summer of 2011.


*Please note this article was originally published in the Winter 2010 edition of The Rockwood Times.

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Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) coming soon to rockwood village

3/1/2010

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Author: Valerie Thomson, Director, Rockwood Homeowners' Association

Last year at our Annual Meeting, the City of Mississauga unveiled its plan to develop a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor which will run parallel to the hydro lines on the north side of Eastgate Parkway. It will include a station at Tahoe.
Ultimately the BRT will deliver passengers from the West side of Mississauga to a station in Etobicoke located at Renforth. From this station passengers can transfer to links to the Airport and the subway.

The first stage of construction will be the Mississauga East BRT, which will run between Hurontario and Renforth. Construction is scheduled to begin in late spring 2010.


The BRT in Mississauga will eventually cover 18 kilometres connecting Winston Churchill Boulevard in the west to Renforth Drive in the east. It will run along the Highway 403, Eastgate Parkway and Eglinton Avenue corridors connecting to the dedicated bus bypass shoulders already in place on Highway 403 between Erin Mills Parkway and Mavis Road (connected to the City Centre by Centre View Drive).

The BRT will complement and connect with local bus services and inter-regional transit and subway systems, linking high-density development and employment centres across Mississauga. The 12 designated stations in Mississauga will provide key connection points. Several stations will feature passenger pick up and drop off and/or park-and-ride facilities.

The BRT is essentially a dedicated bus corridor. It is anticipated that as many as 60 buses per hour, will travel this route in peak hours.

While we will have a station in our back yard, it is not yet known if we will have any additional local bus service to connect area residents to the station.

The BRT will run along the north side of Eastgate from Dixie and cross over Eastgate before Fieldgate.

Construction is scheduled to start in the summer of 2010 and be completed by the Fall of 2012 with buses scheduled to begin running in 2013. The Tahoe Station will be a below grade station on the south side of Tahoe north of Fieldgate in front of the RIM building.

Further information can be obtained at on the Mississauga MiWay website. 


*Please note this article was originally published in the Spring 2010 edition of The Rockwood Times.

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