Construction of the Finch West LRT infrastructure will be wrapped up this year, Metrolinx says, with the opening of the 10-kilometre light rail transit line slated for 2024.

“We’ve made a lot of headway, getting really close to the end of major construction,” said Andrew Hope, chief capital officer for rapid transit for Metrolinx, the provincial transit agency overseeing the project. “We are very confident at this point that the line is going to open next year.”

The 18-stop light rail transit line will run from Finch West Station to Humber College, replacing the notoriously slow 36 Finch West bus, and bring a faster connection to downtown for a part of the city that has long been starved for good, fast transit.

While the project was quietly delayed this summer — it was initially set to open this year — the Finch LRT has largely gone without the hiccups of its big brother, the notorious Eglinton Crosstown LRT. Even so, construction of the Finch LRT has been disruptive to locals, making Finch West one of the city’s most congested roads and prompting some residents to call for added safety measures at busy intersections.

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