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Sound Transit Delays West Seattle Link Extension to 2035
DELAYED3 years late67% CONFIDENCEin 9.3 yearsGiven as scheduled, per the source[1]: Sound Transit "pushed back the opening of its West Seattle Link Extension from 2032 to 2035."Sound Transit pushed back the opening of the West Seattle Link light rail extension, one flagship piece of its $54BN Sound Transit 3 build-out.$54B0.68McCook Reservoir's Second Stage Delayed to 2032
DELAYED3 years late69% CONFIDENCEin 6.3 yearsDelayed from the original 2029 deadline, per the source[1]: "the current estimate for McCook Stage 2 going online is now Dec. 31, 2032."The next phase of Chicago's giant Deep Tunnel flood-control reservoir has slipped three years behind its original federal deadline because of a local stone shortage.0.66Surrey Langley SkyTrain
SCHEDULED82% CONFIDENCEin 3.3 yearsGiven as scheduled, per the source[1]: the line "is on track to be opened for service in late 2029."Metro Vancouver is spending CAD $6BN extending the SkyTrain Expo Line 16km from Surrey to Langley, after scrapping a cheaper light-rail plan that would already have opened.C$6B0.66Toronto's Eglinton Crosstown LRT (Line 5) finally opens
CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCE227 days agoHappened as dated, per the source[1]: the TTC "began an introductory service period on Line 5 starting Sunday, Feb. 8," marking the line's opening as Line 5 Eglinton.Toronto's long-delayed 19km Eglinton Crosstown light rail line entered service as TTC Line 5, six years behind its original 2020 target.C$13B0.65Chuo Shinkansen Maglev Delayed to 2035
DELAYED8 years late57% CONFIDENCEin 9.3 yearsJR Central said in 2024 that 2027 was impossible and that the line would not open before 2034; in 2025 that slipped again to no earlier than 2035, which is what Wikipedia's[2] infobox now gives (citing Asahi Shimbun, 29 October 2025). Dated to the last day of 2035, the earliest year now stated.JR Central's Chuo Shinkansen maglev line, meant to cut Tokyo-Nagoya travel to around 40 minutes, has slipped from a planned 2027 opening to no earlier than 2035.$64B0.64Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 Breaks Ground in East Harlem
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DELAYED5 years late66% CONFIDENCEin 3.3 yearsFirst passenger services were originally expected around 2024-2026; Queensland's own Cross River Rail authority now targets 2029, after cost estimates grew from the promoted $6.3BN toward $19BN.[1]Brisbane's Cross River Rail, a new underground rail line meant to double the city's river crossing capacity ahead of the 2032 Olympics, has slipped to a 2029 opening.A$19B0.63Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 Opens
ESTIMATED69% CONFIDENCEin 6.2 yearsGiven as a target, not a fixed date, per the pin description: "…tury after the line was first proposed. Estimated date.…"The Q train extends north to 125th Street in East Harlem, a century after the line was first proposed. Estimated date.$17B0.63NYC Targets 2030s for the Interborough Express
ESTIMATED66% CONFIDENCEin 7.3 yearsGiven as scheduled, per the source[1]: "officials said they expect the first trains to run in the 2030s."The MTA is pushing ahead on a new light rail line linking Brooklyn and Queens via a freight corridor that has never had passenger subway service.$5.5B0.62Ontario Line Under Construction
ESTIMATED67% CONFIDENCEin 5.3 yearsA target, per the source[1]: "2031 remains a target opening date," though Metrolinx's own CEO says the line may open later, in the "early 2030s."Toronto's Ontario Line, a new subway line meant to relieve one of North America's most congested cities, is under construction with its budget already well past the original estimate.C$70B0.62BQE Rebuild Pushed Back to a 2030 Start
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DELAYED70% CONFIDENCEin 4.3 yearsStreetsblog's[3] report of 24 August 2026 on the new mayoral plan - 'Construction will start in 2030, wrap up in 2040', a 10-year $4 billion rebuild - is newer than the NYC[2] DOT project page's 2029 start, which is where the pin's earlier date came from. No day is given, so it is dated to the last day of 2030.New York's plan to rebuild the crumbling triple-cantilever section of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway now targets a 2030 construction start after yet another mayoral reset.0.62Eglinton Crosstown West Extension Opens to Renforth
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