Square One GO Bus Terminal Upgraded

Improvements Completed At Square One GO Bus Terminal  

Ontario Invested $6.5 Million in Upgrades

March 31, 2016

Metrolinx has completed improvements to the Square One Bus Terminal that will make it easier for customers to take GO Transit. The announcement was made at an event held on the  terminal on March 31^st and attended by Minister of Transportation Steven Del Duca, MPP Dipika Damerla (Mississauga East-Cooksville), Mayor Bonnie Crombie, and Bruce McCuaig, President and CEO, Metrolinx. The upgraded terminal now features a new station building to better serve customers and meet growing demand. The building includes three GO service windows, accessible public washrooms and a climate-controlled waiting area. Other improvements to the terminal include:

§  a new public address and CCTV system along the bus platforms

§  three new ticket vending machines—two near the platforms and one by the station building

§  PRESTO card balance checker

§  monitors displaying bus routes and platforms

"I am ‎pleased that the much needed GO Bus Terminal is now open. It means that those of us who take the GO Bus from Square One now have a heated place to wait in during the winter and a cool place in the summer. A safe place to wait, buy tickets and customer service attendant," said MPP Dipika Damerla.

"The Square One Bus Terminal is one of the busiest bus terminals in the GO Transit system. These improvements will make taking transit an easier option for Mississauga residents and commuters. Our commitment to expanding and improving transit helps manage congestion, connect people to jobs and improve our economy," said Steven Del Duca, Minister of Transportation

Ontario is making the largest investment in public infrastructure in the province's history — about $160 billion over 12 years, which is supporting 110,000 jobs every year across the province, with projects such as roads, bridges, transit systems, schools and hospitals. In 2015, the province announced support for more than 325 projects that will keep people and goods moving, connect communities and improve quality of life.

Improving GO Transit is part of the government's economic plan to build Ontario up and deliver on its number-one priority to grow the economy and create jobs. The four-part plan includes investing in talent and skills, including helping more people get and create the jobs of the future by expanding access to high-quality college and university education. The plan is making the largest investment in public infrastructure in Ontario's history and investing in a low-carbon economy driven by innovative, high-growth, export-oriented businesses. The plan is also helping working Ontarians achieve a more secure retirement.