Hazel McCallion Line

Port Credit GO station is the site of the Hazel McCallion Line (also called the Hurontario LRT) Mississauga terminus station that will be underground, so work has started to prepare for excavation and shoring. There are laydown areas on both the north and south sides of the station, so please be aware of signage around the station and follow only marked pedestrian/cyclist/vehicle access routes.  

There are two ongoing projects at Port Credit GO including important accessibility upgrades and works for the future Hazel McCallion Line. For those who require parking at the station, there are reserved spots available at www.gotransit.com/en/stations-stops-parking/reservedparking. There are also large parking garages available one stop to the west at Clarkson GO.

There will be one below-grade stop at Port Credit GO at the underpass of the rail line. All other station stops are at-grade.

We understand that we are building this transformational transit project in a busy area and that construction can be disruptive. Our commitment is to work with business owners whenever possible to mitigate impacts, doing our best to maintain at least one entrance to any business if it is safe for pedestrians and on-site workers.

We appreciate the patience of our community and will complete this work as efficiently as possible to get things back to normal. We have a dedicated community relations team in place to work with residents and businesses in Peel Region through the construction and operation of the Hazel McCallion Line.

This year will be the start of major construction along the Hurontario corridor. We’ll mail out a construction notice to residents and business owners within 500 metres of construction as well as post the notice on our website.

Closer to the beginning of construction, we’ll repost the notice on our Twitter page (@HurontarioLRT) and on our Peel newsletter. We also share these updates at our monthly Construction Liaison Committee touchpoints with local businesses, community groups and resident’s associations. If you’d like to get involved in our CLCs please send us an email at peel@metrolinx.com.

With any large transit project, vehicle traffic will be affected in various ways during different stages of construction, but efforts will be made to minimize the impacts in the following ways: offsetting lane closures by starting with removing the medians on Hurontario Street; providing commuters with advance notification of road or lane closures, enforcing safety measures to protect on-site workers and commuters on the road. Please take care when travelling through construction areas.

To stay up to date on traffic impacts of the Hurontario LRT construction, follow us on social media (@HurontarioLRT), or sign up for our monthly newsletter at www.metrolinx.com/Peel.

The Hazel McCallion Line will connect with the OMSF by travelling on tracks along Topflight Drive and part of Edwards Boulevard. Utility relocation has already begun along Topflight and Edwards in preparation for the LRT.

Crews have been excavating a portion of the south and east parking lot for the construction of the ‘push box’, the structure that will help form a tunnel underneath the Lakeshore West Corridor railway tracks. The “push box” is being built on top of a launch slab that will act as a smooth level surface to push the box to its final position under the rail tracks.

This innovative work will create a tunnel under the tracks without disrupting rail service on the tracks.

The Hazel McCallion Line will include raised and separate cycle tracks north of the Queensway on both sides of Hurontario Street and a multi-use trail on the east side south of the Queensway.

During peak periods, trains will run every 7.5 minutes. During off-peak periods, trains will run every 10-12 minutes.

Medians are removed and paved over to create usable roadway to maintain two lanes of traffic in each direction when crews occupy existing roadway lanes during construction activities. This is done to minimize traffic congestion during construction and allow crews to work on one side of the roadway at a time. Track work is anticipated to start fall 2021.

The LRT track work will end at Steeles, however, the small portion of work north of Steeles is to facilitate the lane shifting and transition. Currently there are three active lanes northbound and southbound on Hurontario. The number of lanes will be reduced to two northbound and southbound when the LRT guideway is constructed.

Mobilinx is the contractor responsible for design, construction, and 30-year operations and maintenance of the Hazel McCallion Line. Information on procurement opportunities are posted at www.mobilinx.ca/opportunities. 

If you are interested in a skilled trades opportunity (as an apprentice, or as a journeyperson) contact the union that represents the trade you would like to work with. All skilled trade workers on the Hazel McCallion Line will be union members and are hired according to protocol. If you are interested in a non-skilled trade opportunity, your role/position will not be unionized. There are two ways to be considered: 

1. Apply online at 
2. Contact your local Employment Ontario agency or Peel Social Services Centre and ask them to connect you with Mobilinx.  

You can also follow Mobilinx on Linkedin where positions they are actively recruiting for at any given time are posted. 

Visit mobilinx.ca/careers/ regularly and apply online to the current openings.

Resumes are retained on file for one year if a similar role is posted later. Individuals with the appropriate skills, experience and education will be contacted to discuss the next steps of the process. 

All qualified vendors are entitled to receive equal opportunities for procurement for the Hazel McCallion Line. Send an email to procurement@Mobilinx.ca and let us know about your company and your interests in the project. Visit mobilinx.ca/procurement/ to learn more. 

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The Hazel McCallion Line will run above ground on a semi-exclusive guideway (segregated centre-running LRT) with some interaction with regular traffic. Traffic will only be permitted to cross the tracks at select locations, typically major streets with signalized intersections. At minor side streets, traffic will not be permitted to cross the tracks, either turning left or going straight through. U-turns will be permitted at some locations to maintain access to all locations.

Two lanes of traffic plus turning lanes will be maintained along Hurontario Street, which will require adding a lane in each direction south of the Queensway. During rush hour more than 50 MiWay and Züm buses travel along the curb lanes, all but a few local buses will be replaced by the LRT.

28 Citadis Spirit Light Rail Vehicles will be supplied by Alstom for the Hurontario LRT and will be assembled at the new Alstom facility in Brampton. The vehicles are 50 meters long and accommodate up to 292 passengers; each compartment is equipped with 4 accessibility spaces with low floor boarding ensures the vehicles are fully accessible. Vehicles are powered by electricity, meaning they omit near-zero emissions.

Throughout the pandemic, transit construction projects have been considered an essential service by the province therefore, construction has moved forward on all projects. We are aware that the new normal post-COVID may look very different for transit and we have begun looking very closely at all of our policies and procedures to ensure we adapt appropriately. As we move forward we know that building complete communities with good access to transit will continue to be important.

Metrolinx and Mobilinx recognize that trees are very important and are working closely with the Cities of Mississauga and Brampton to help identify planting and compensation requirements for tree removal on both city and private property. An arborist is being engaged to ensure proper arboriculture techniques are employed prior to and during construction activities and to confirm the preservation or removal requirements for trees located on private property.

Hurontario Street will be widened between Inglewood Street and the QEW in Mississauga South. Currently there are only two lanes of traffic each way south of the QEW. One lane each way will be added to maintain that configuration. Hurontario will have two lanes of traffic each way as well as turn lanes where they currently exist.

Yes, key accessibility features in all our LRT projects include:

• Tactile guidance tiles in stations and centre platform stops
• Enhanced intercoms that are accessible for customers who are hard of hearing (all intercoms) deaf and non-verbal (some intercoms)
• Elevator redundancy at interchange stations
• Audible and visual next stop announcement
• All-door boarding on vehicles