Ontario adding 2,400 new parking spaces at 2 Vaughan GO stations

Multi-level parking structures to be built at Maple, Rutherford GO stations starting in 2018

YorkRegion.com
Oct, 13, 2016
By Adam Martin-Robbins

The provincial government is getting rolling on alleviating parking woes at two congested GO Transit lots in Vaughan.

Transportation Minister Steven Del Duca, MPP for Vaughan, announced Thursday that multi-level parking structures will be built at the Maple and Rutherford GO stations to add 1,200 new spots at each site.

Construction of the parking structures is slated to begin in 2018.

Metrolinx, the provincial transit agency, is also adding new pedestrian tunnels at both stations to connect to a future second track and platform needed to increase GO Transit service.

That project will require the temporary relocation of parking spaces at both stations, but the number of parking spots will not be affected.

"We’ve seen an increase in demand for GO rail service on the Barrie GO line, and along with this comes an increase in demand for parking spots," Del Duca said in a news release. "The tunnels are part of the big picture as we increase GO rail service and make stations more pedestrian-friendly. We’re taking action with our GO RER (Regional Express Rail) plan that will transform how the region moves."