Dundas Street bus rapid transit is a proposed

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(BRT) corridor proposed by

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for the western part of the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area in

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, Canada. It is part of the regional transportation plan '' The Big Move''. Metrolinx currently refers to the project as Dundas bus rapid transit 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

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from the Kipling Transit Hub at

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on Line 2 Bloor–Danforth in

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in the neighbourhood of

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, passing through the cities of

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, Oakville, and

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. The BRT would also make connections with

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and the future

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. 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 has proposed eight BRT stops along Dundas Street between Wharton Way and Confederation Parkway. 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,

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, along with Mississauga Mayor

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and Ontario's Associate Minister of Transportation

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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

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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.

References

External links

Dundas BRT
Metrolinx project page {{Big Move RT The Big Move projects Proposed public transport in the Greater Toronto Area

Mississauga

Burlington

See also

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