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The Sheppard East LRT is a planned light rail line in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, proposed as part of the Transit City proposal announced March 16, 2007. The 13 km line is to be operated by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). Metrolinx had budgeted $944.5 million from 2009 through 2014 for the design and construction of the line with an in service date of 2013. In May 2010 Metrolinx delayed the opening date until mid-2014. Construction of the Sheppard East LRT will not start until at least after the completion of the Finch West LRT in 2021,〔 TTC is budgeting for a 2024 in-service date. ==History== In March 2007, the Sheppard East LRT was proposed as part of the Transit City proposal announced March 16, 2007. In May 2009, funding was approved by the provincial and federal governments. On 21 December 2009, construction for the line began at Agincourt GO Station. Detailed engineering had been initiated for the grade separation of Sheppard Avenue East and the GO Transit tracks east of Kennedy Road. In December 2010, following the municipal election, Mayor Rob Ford cancelled Transit City along with the Sheppard East LRT and Finch West LRT. However, in March 2012, Toronto city council re-instated these two lines at a special city council meeting. In June 2012, the province of Ontario announced that construction of the Sheppard East LRT would not resume until 2017 or finish until 2021. By December 2012, the underpass construction needed for the Sheppard LRT at Agincourt GO Station was completed to enhance traffic flow as well as enhance the safety and reliability of GO Transit.〔 On April 27, 2015, Transportation Minister Steven Del Duca announced that construction of the Sheppard East LRT would not start until at least 2021, the expected completion year for the Finch West LRT. According to the minister, the delay in starting the Sheppard East LRT is due to limits in the province's capacity to do infrastructure work on multiple projects at the same time.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sheppard East LRT」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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