Builders of the massive Mississauga-Brampton Hurontario light rail transit (LRT) line reached a safety milestone last Friday .

They’ve now gone more than two million hours of work without a lost time injury (LTI), according to Metrolinx, the provincial agency in charge of the public transit project.

An LTI refers to any on-site incident that results in a disability or an employee missing work due to an injury.

Metrolinx, which applauded project constructor Mobilinx and its subcontractors for the safety achievement, said safety on the work site is always top priority.

“Safety in and around construction sites takes a team effort. Everyone from workers, to drivers and pedestrians play a part when crews are building a brand-new transit line,” Metrolinx officials said in a news release. “In the case of the Hurontario LRT, it means long-term construction on Peel Region’s busiest road. So, when safety is taken seriously, it’s good news for everyone.”

Project officials say another way to look at the two million safe work hours is to consider that it’s the equivalent of 3,000 people working 40-hour weeks and going 16 weeks without a single injury.

Metrolinx says safety extends beyond the immediate work zone, noting that it’s also imperative off the construction site where drivers and pedestrians are sharing a roadway that, at times, may be partially blocked off by construction along the 18-kilometre LRT route.

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