TORONTO — Metrolinx and Infrastructure Ontario recently announced they have reached a settlement with Crosslinx Transit Solutions (CTS) worth $325 million that resolves claims on the Eglinton Crosstown Line project in Toronto.
The deal reflects the most significant schedule delay impacts on the project, including COVID-19 and an existing structural defect at the Eglinton Line 1 Station as well as a number of technical claims, stated a release.
As part of the settlement, CTS is prevented from making future claims on issues that are now considered fully settled. Metrolinx and Infrastructure Ontario state they continue to strongly disagree with any finding of claims entitlement for COVID-19 causes under the CTS Project Agreement and are appealing a recent court decision.
The 19-kilometre Eglinton Crosstown Line will stop at 25 stations, providing connections to TTC subway Lines 1, 2 and 3, three GO lines and the UP Express.
The project is nearing completion, stated the release, with rail vehicles delivered and undergoing testing on the line. The last parts of the track were installed last month and the stations work is proceeding to completion. The testing of the rail vehicles will continue into next year, along with the installation of the train signals and communications systems.
Under the settlement agreement, CTS has committed to substantially complete the project’s construction and systems scope by the end of September 2022. The in-service date for passenger revenue services may be several months later and Metrolinx and the TTC will continue to track CTS’s performance during 2022 to determine when the Eglinton Crosstown Line will open for passengers.
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