Major LRT route takes shape in Mississauga, but first passengers must wait a while for a ride [Video]

Rendering of what the Port Credit station component of the Hazel McCallion Line will look like when the light-rail transit line opens. (Image: Metrolinx)

Project leaders say “exciting progress” has been made in construction of the starting point for the $4.6-billion Hazel McCallion Line, a 22-kilometre Mississauga-to-Brampton light-rail transit route that’ll whisk riders between Peel’s two cities when completed.

Metrolinx, the provincial transit agency in charge of the massive LRT project, said work on what will be an underground station at Port Credit GO in Mississauga’s south end is moving forward as crews aim to finish the job on schedule.

“The future southern terminus of the Hazel McCallion Line is taking shape,” project leaders said in a recent post to social media. “This station will connect riders to GO Transit nearby.”

The future south Mississauga station has been described by project officials as a “pivotal” part of the LRT route, …