By Soraya Mangal, MarkhamFocus.ca
February 15, 2019
Residents of Cornell, especially those without vehicles, will not feel disconnected from the rest of the city for much longer. A new state-of-the-art bus terminal is planned for late 2019.
The project, an 11-bay York Regional Transit and Viva bus terminal will also link locals to the GO and Durham Regional Transit.
François-Philippe Champagne, Hon. Minister of Infrastructure and Communities ended his visit of key infrastructure sites across the region Friday, with a tour of the Cornell site.
He was joined by Mayor Frank Scarpitti, chair of the York Region Rapid Transit Corporation (YRRTC) who served as Master of Ceremonies during the on-site presentation. Local Members of Parliament, Hon. Jane Philpott and Hon. Mary Ng (pictured above) also chartered the Viva presentation bus, as did newly elected Ward 5 Councillor, Andrew Keyes.
There they heard about the $37-million transit hub coming to Highway 7 and Ninth Line, from Mary-Frances Turner, President of YRRTC who spoke to the backdrop of a construction site.
The Government of Canada (GOC) is pledging over $180 billion into public infrastructure nationwide over the next 12 years, through their Investing in Canada plan. Ontario and its municipalities will receive $11 billion of that money towards various infrastructure priorities, including transit.
The Public Transit Infrastructure Fund is also making 10, 925 infrastructure projects a reality province-wide. This includes upgrading over 5,400 public transit vehicles, over 12,000 bus stops and shelters, and building 128 kilometers of active transportation trails.
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