How much did Toronto — Eglinton Crosstown cost to build?
The Eglinton Crosstown, TTC Line 5 Eglinton, is the 19-kilometre light rail line across Toronto from Kennedy to Mount Dennis, built by the Crosslinx Transit Solutions consortium under a design-build-finance-maintain contract with Metrolinx and Infrastructure Ontario. It opened on 8 February 2026 after more than 15 years of construction. CBC reported at the opening that, as of fall 2025, the project had a price tag of over 13 billion dollars according to a Metrolinx report, up from 11.78 billion projected in 2018.
Reported project cost
CAD 13 billion
Approximately $9.3 billion
Cost basis: 2026
Cost record
How the cost changed
Budgets, contracts and final costs may cover different stages. Each figure keeps its own year and source.
Reported project cost
2026CAD 13 billion
Approximately $9.3 billion
theglobeandmail.comContract value
2015CAD 9.1 billion
Approximately $7.12 billion
cbc.caRevised budget
2018CAD 11.78 billion
Approximately $9.09 billion
cbc.caProject metrics
Key dimensions
- Total lengthCBC News
- 19 km
Project record
Opened or launched
CBC News8 February 2026