Open heart surgery: Metrolinx interim CEO warns of upcoming subway construction disruption [Video]

The interim-CEO of Ontario’s transit planning agency believes greater communication about ongoing construction projects, coupled with “around the clock” work will help residents tolerate the “open heart surgery” being performed on Toronto streets.

During a speech to the Toronto Region Board of Trade Michael Lindsay, who was appointed interim CEO of Metrolinx in December, also suggested the agency is showing “humility” as it moves away from fixed-price, or P3, contracts in order to avoid painful transit construction delays similar to the Eglinton Crosstown LRT.

Lindsay also told the business-focused audience that Metrolinx will need to “think quickly” about future contracts in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs and a cross-Canadian desire to diversify economic relationships.

Lindsay took over as interim-CEO of Metrolinx after the former chief executive Phil Verster left the agency in December. The Ford government faced frequent calls for Verster’s dismissal over delayed and problematic LRT …