The Dundas Street bus rapid transit is a proposed
bus rapid transit (BRT) corridor proposed by
Metrolinx
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for the western part of the
Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area
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in
Southern Ontario
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, Canada. It is part of the regional transportation plan ''
The Big Move
The Big Move is the regional transportation plan (RTP) published by Metrolinx for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) in Ontario, Canada. It makes specific recommendations for transit projects, resulting from seven " green papers" an ...
''.
Metrolinx currently refers to the project as Dundas BRT without the word "Street".
The City of Mississauga used the brand Dundas Connects during the development phase.
The Dundas BRT is planned to run along
Dundas Street
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from the
Kipling Bus Terminal, which connects to
Line 2 Bloor–Danforth
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in
Etobicoke
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,
Toronto
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, to
Highway 6
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* AH6 (highway), Asian Highway 6
* European route E6
* European route E006
Albania
* :de:Nationalstraße 6 (Albanien), National Road SH6
Argentina
* P ...
in the neighbourhood of
Waterdown in
Hamilton
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* Alexander Hamilton (1755/1757–1804), first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States
* ''Hamilton'' (musical), a 2015 Broadway musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda
** ''Hamilton'' (al ...
. The line will pass through the cities of
Mississauga
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,
Oakville, and
Burlington. The BRT would also make connections with
GO Transit
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's
Milton line
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Trains on the Milton line r ...
and the future
Hurontario LRT. The busway will be long with about to be located in bus lanes or a dedicated right-of-way
The estimated capital cost is $600 million.
Mississauga
, Metrolinx proposed eight BRT stops along Dundas Street between Wharton Way and Confederation Parkway,
while in 2018, Mississauga had planned eighteen, within its city limits.
Metrolinx has identified two pinch points along the BRT within Mississauga at Cooksville and Erindale Valley. The BRT right-of-way in Cookville between Jaguar Valley Drive and Confederation Parkway is constrained by buildings (including some heritage properties) located close to the street. Metrolinx prefers constructing six lanes on Dundas Street through Cooksville with the two centre lanes reserved for buses.
The Erindale Valley has a pinch point due to the need to protect the environment around the Credit River Valley and Erindale Park. There are also several heritage sites between The Credit Woodlands and Mississauga Road.
On March 5, 2022,
Prime Minister
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Justin Trudeau
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, along with Mississauga Mayor
Bonnie Crombie
Bonnie-Michelle Teresa Bernadette Stack Sawarna Crombie ( Stack, formerly Sawarna; born February 5, 1960) is a Canadian politician and businesswoman who has been the leader of the Ontario Liberal Party since December 2, 2023.
Crombie previousl ...
and Ontario's Associate Minister of Transportation
Stan Cho
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, announced a joint investment for transit projects in Mississauga that includes funding for the Dundas BRT.
Burlington
A 2008 Metrolinx report proposed that the Dundas BRT have its western terminus at Brant Street in Burlington, where it would connect to a proposed
Brant Street bus rapid transit
Brant may refer to:
Places
* Brant County, Ontario, Canada
** Brant (electoral district), Ontario, Canada
** Brant North, Ontario, Canada
** Brant South, Ontario, Canada
** Brant South (provincial electoral district), Ontario, Canada
** Br ...
proceeding south to
Burlington GO Station.
However, , the current webpage for the Dundas BRT makes no mention of a Brant Street BRT, and the proposed western terminal of the Dundas BRT is Highway 6 in Hamilton.
See also
*
Durham–Scarborough bus rapid transit
References
External links
Dundas BRT Metrolinx project page
{{Big Move RT
The Big Move projects
Proposed public transport in the Greater Toronto Area