Ontario Government signs formal agreement to extend subway services to York Region

The Ford government will be moving forward with plans to extend the Yonge subway line into the 905.

Passengers wait inside a delayed train at Toronto’s Bloor-Yonge station. (CBC)

Transportation Minister Caroline Mulroney said in a tweet, “We are one step closer to delivering on our plan for more rapid, reliable and seamlessly-connected transit in the GTA. Our Preliminary Agreement with York Region will help significantly expand the subway network with the delivery of the Yonge North Subway Extension.”

The agreement sets a framework for the roles, responsibilities and potential funding mechanisms for the project. It comes with an estimated price tag of $5.5 billion.

The extension of the Yonge line will bring subway service to Markham and Richmond Hill for the first time. Markham Mayor Frank Scarpitti called the agreement “a major step forward.”

Written By: Aldrin Gomes.