High-frequency rail project delayed

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Delays, Trudeau resignation threaten Toronto-Quebec City high-frequency rail project

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The federal government requested an extension on bids to build the rail corridor in a move that could push back selection of a private partner by several months beyond the initial deadline near the end of 2024 .

The federal Liberals laid out plans for a new rail corridor with stops in Toronto , Peterborough , Ottawa , Montreal , Laval , Trois-Rivières and Quebec City .

The delayed announcement comes on the heels of previous delays as well as multiple failed high-speed rail plans.

The federal government slowed the timeline on the fast passenger railway in July 2023 , when then-transport minister Omar Alghabra said he hoped the line would be running by the mid-2030s rather than the beginning of the decade .

The corridor between Toronto and Quebec City would run along mostly brand new tracks.

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