[URBAN NOTE] "LRT rollout delayed, Bombardier blamed" -- in Waterloo Region
Via James Nicoll, I found out about Paige Desmond's article in Kitchener-Waterloo's The Record describing how Bombardier has extended production delays for that city's mass transit, the Ion light rail route. It's good to know Toronto's not being singled out, I suppose.
The Region of Waterloo's light rail transit project won't launch until early 2018 due to a lengthy delay in train delivery from Bombardier.
Officials announced the late start on Tuesday.
"What's of particular concern to me and I suspect to the rest of council as well - is another shoe going to drop?" Coun. Tom Galloway said.
Bombardier and a senior regional official told The Record last week there would no further delay in the region's order, after the company announced it would transfer its Metrolinx contract to a Kingston plant in October in an effort to speed up delayed streetcars for the Toronto Transit Commission.
A staff report said the first train would be delayed three months longer than officials were told earlier this year. They were informed May 19.
The first train will now arrive in December instead of August. The 14th train, the final one, will be delivered in October 2017.
The Region of Waterloo's light rail transit project won't launch until early 2018 due to a lengthy delay in train delivery from Bombardier.
Officials announced the late start on Tuesday.
"What's of particular concern to me and I suspect to the rest of council as well - is another shoe going to drop?" Coun. Tom Galloway said.
Bombardier and a senior regional official told The Record last week there would no further delay in the region's order, after the company announced it would transfer its Metrolinx contract to a Kingston plant in October in an effort to speed up delayed streetcars for the Toronto Transit Commission.
A staff report said the first train would be delayed three months longer than officials were told earlier this year. They were informed May 19.
The first train will now arrive in December instead of August. The 14th train, the final one, will be delivered in October 2017.