Dundas BRT
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Overview
Metrolinx, in collaboration with the City of Mississauga, is continuing to advance planning for the Dundas Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project. The proposed Dundas BRT project would bring 48 kilometres of fast, frequent bus rapid transit along Dundas Street from Highway 6 in the City of Hamilton through to the Kipling Transit Hub in the City of Toronto, linking Etobicoke and Mississauga City Centres. More than 20 kilometres of the project would operate in bus lanes or in a dedicated right-of-way, separate from other traffic, allowing faster and more reliable transit connections.
The Metrolinx Initial Business Case (IBC) confirmed the need for improved bus transit infrastructure along Dundas Street.
Learn more about the proposed Dundas Bus Rapid Transit project connecting Toronto, Peel, Halton and Hamilton.
Proposed Dundas BRT alignment
Dundas BRT Infrastructure Alignment as Proposed by the Initial Business Case
48 km study area along Dundas Street
- Toronto (2.5 km)
- Mississauga East (7.5 km)*
- Mississauga West (10 km)
- Halton/Hamilton (28 km)
* Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP) funded segment
Enables faster, more reliable connections to:
- Kipling Terminal
- Hazel McCallion Line
- University of Toronto Mississauga
- Uptown Core
- Hwy 407-Dundas Carpool
- Waterdown Gateway
This project is a key part of the Metrolinx Regional Transportation Plan and the Connecting the GGH: A Transportation Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe†. Project benefits include:
- Faster, more reliable, more frequent service.
- Improve connectivity to other transit services.
- Attract new ridership (~30,000 new riders per day).
- Reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
- Unlock economic and regional development along the corridor.
- Help retain and attract residents, tourists and businesses along the corridor.
Project Background
Find out more about the Dundas BRT project and download a copy of the project background document outlining Planning a rapid transit corridor to connect the cities of Hamilton, Burlington, Oakville, Mississauga, and Toronto.
Dundas BRT Benefits
Faster, more reliable
Service expansion on Dundas would allow for more frequent and reliable service reducing travel times and helping to alleviate congestion.
Reduce greenhouse gas
Sustainable travel is encouraged with increased access to reliable and convenient public transit. Fewer vehicles means less congestion and pollution.
Improve Connectivity
Low inter-municipal travel demand equals opportunity for improved bus rapid transit service along corridor to link urban centres and key destinations.
Invest for growth
Improved transit services along corridor potentially supports population and employment growth, local businesses and development of mobility hubs.
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Land Acknowledgement
Metrolinx acknowledges that we connect communities by building and operating transit within the traditional lands of the Anishinaabe, the Haudenosaunee and the Huron-Wendat peoples, for whom these lands continue to have great importance.
Treaties between First Nations and governments cover these lands, and the promises contained in these Treaties remain relevant to this day.
Metrolinx and its employees are committed to understanding the history of these lands and the continued impacts of colonization and take responsibility for actions to advance reconciliation.
Metrolinx will continue to seek the knowledge, expertise and experience of Indigenous partners and commits to doing business in a manner that is built on a foundation of trust, respect, and collaboration.