Mississauga Transitway

Mississauga Transitway

Dixie Station and Transitway
Overview
Locale Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Transit type Bus rapid transit
Operation
Began operation November 17, 2014[1]
(Central Parkway – Dixie)
February 16, 2016[2]
(Tahoe – Etobicoke Creek)
Operation will start 2017[3]
(Winston Churchill, Spectrum - Renforth Gateway)
Operator(s) MiWay
GO Transit
System map

The Mississauga Transitway is a bus rapid transit system (BRT) under construction in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, spanning most of the city from Winston Churchill Boulevard to the junction of Highways 401 and 427 in the city of Toronto. Proposed in the 1970s, the plan has evolved over time. In the 1990s, a serious proposal intended to build a transitway from Ridgeway Drive at the very western edge of the city.[4] After the subway line was cancelled, the proposal was revised to its current state. Construction started in November 2010;[5][6] the first stretch of the transitway between Hurontario Street and Dixie Road opened on November 17, 2014,[1] and other remaining sections have faced delays.[7][8] With the opening of Tahoe and Etobicoke Creek on 16 February 2016, eight of 12 Transitway stations are now complete.[9]

Routes and operations

The plan calls for a dedicated transitway from Winston Churchill Boulevard to Erin Mills Parkway, where buses would then use dedicated shoulder lanes on Highway 403 to reach the City Centre terminal. From there, a dedicated transitway parallels Highway 403 to Cawthra Road and then follow Eastgate Parkway to Eglinton Avenue East, and Eglinton to just west of Renforth Drive.

Bus services along the transitway will operate similarly to the Ottawa Transitway, using a mix of express routes and local routes. Because the transitway does not directly connect to any transit hubs other than the City Centre Terminal, branch routes travel in mixed traffic beyond the ends of the transitway to reach outlying termini.

The transitway is shared by GO Transit and MiExpress buses for inter- and intra-city travel, respectively. The two agencies will use a mix of standard, articulated, and double-decker buses travelling at 80 km/h between stations, and 50 km/h in the stations. MiWay buses stop at all transitway stations, while GO Transit buses will only stop at certain designated stations.[4]

MiWay

As of November 2014, MiWay operates three routes along the corridor, with service Monday to Saturday from 4:30 AM to 10:30 PM. A fourth route, 110 University, will serve the transitway once the western segment is built, approximately in 2016.

Route Service Type Terminus Service Span
21 Explorer Local City Centre Transit Terminal Skymark Hub (Renforth BRT Station) rush hour
107 Malton Express Express City Centre Transit Terminal Humber College September - April: Mon - Fri
Westwood Mall Bus Terminal September - April: Saturdays
May - August: Mon - Sat
109 Meadowvale Express Express Meadowvale Town Centre Bus Terminal Islington Subway Station Mon - Sat
110 University Express Express City Centre Transit Terminal Clarkson GO Station all week
University of Toronto Mississauga (short turn)

GO Transit

GO Transit is currently not using the transitway. However, it is planning to eventually divert some of its routes to serve the transitway. Such routes may include the following:

Route
19 Oakville / North York
25 Waterloo / Mississauga
29 Guelph / Mississauga
45 Mississauga / York University
46 Oakville / York University
47 Hamilton / York University

Stations

The BRT stations will consist of platforms, pedestrian walkways, Kiss & Ride areas and Park & Ride lots. All stations will be wheelchair-accessible () and will have heated waiting areas, similar to Züm.[3]

The following is a list of stations, from west to east:[10]

Station Opening GO Transit Stop Park and Ride Kiss and Ride Bus Access Notes
Winston Churchill 2017 X 335 spaces X X
Erin Mills 2015 X 335 spaces X X
City Centre 1997 X 210 spaces X
  • inter-regional transit terminal
  • connection to Züm Main
  • connection to future Hurontario LRT
Central Parkway 2014 X X
Cawthra 2014 60 spaces X
Tomken 2014 X X
Dixie 2014 X 170 spaces X X
Tahoe 2016
  • originally Fieldgate.[4]
Etobicoke Creek 2016
  • originally Fieldgate North [4]
Spectrum 2017
Orbitor 2017
Renforth Gateway 2017 X X
     Open |      Under Construction

The Renforth station, to be located one block west at Commerce Boulevard, is currently planned to feature an indirect multimodal interchange with the TTC's proposed Eglinton Crosstown line. The interchange will feature a full-service below grade BRT station, but only at-grade median surface stop for the LRT, requiring transferring passengers to cross Commerce Boulevard and descend a set of stairs to access the BRT.[11]

There will be local and express services, with some buses stopping at all stations, and others stopping only at selected major stations.[10]

Funding and construction

The project, estimated to cost $259 million,[6] is funded as part of the Government of Ontario's MoveOntario 2020 plan, with both the federal and provincial governments contributing up to a total of $173 million.[12] Construction is divided between Metrolinx (via GO Transit) and the City of Mississauga: the former is responsible for the transitway's western segment (between Winston Churchill and Erin Mills), a small portion of the eastern segment (between Hurontario and Cawthra) and Renforth Gateway Station, while the city is in charge of the rest of the project.[8] Construction on the eastern segment began in November 2010,[6] while Metrolinx launched construction of the western segment in November 2013.[13]

References

  1. 1 2 "Mississauga opens 4 Transitway stations". CBC News. 2014-11-17. Retrieved 2014-11-21.
  2. ↑ MiWay will Service Two New Mississauga Transitway Stations February 16
  3. 1 2 http://www.mississauga.ca/portal/miway/transitwaystations
  4. 1 2 3 4 "The Mississauga Transitway". Transit Toronto. 2006-11-10. Retrieved 2008-04-26.
  5. ↑ "Rapid - Mississauga Bus Rapid Transit News" (PDF) 3. Mississauga. Fall 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
  6. 1 2 3 Joseph Chin (2010-11-19). "City breaks ground on BRT station". Mississauga News. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
  7. ↑ Tess Kalinowski (2014-05-06). "Key transit projects facing delays". Torstar Network, via Mississauga News. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
  8. 1 2 "Mississauga Transitway Project". GO Transit. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
  9. ↑ By Rachael Williams (16 February 2016). "Two new Transitway stations open today". Mississauga News. Retrieved February 2016. With new stations located at Tahoe and Etobicoke Creek, Transitway service will now extend from Dixie station to the Mississauga Airport Corporate Centre
  10. 1 2 "Rapid - Mississauga Bus Rapid Transit News" (PDF) 1. Mississauga. Spring 2008. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
  11. ↑ http://www.toronto.ca/involved/projects/eglinton_crosstown_lrt/pdf/2009-11-20_display_panels_part1.pdf
  12. ↑ "Mississauga Receives Federal Funding for Bus Rapid Transit Program". City of Mississauga press release. 2007-03-06. Retrieved 2008-04-26.
  13. ↑ Louie Rosella (2013-11-29). "Phase 2 of Mississauga Transitway begins". Mississauga News. Retrieved 2014-05-24.

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