MISSISSAUGA: It’s big news for south Mississauga transit riders. The major facelift on Cooksville GO Station, one of Mississauga’s busiest transit hubs, is nearly finished.
The station – now substantially complete – offers customers a new east pavilion and east platform.
In case you aren’t a construction expert, substantial completion is the stage when a construction project is deemed sufficiently completed to the point where all the major infrastructure can be opened for customer use. However, construction crews will remain on-site to wrap up final touches.
The east pavilion, located a couple of hundred meters from the GO station building, provide more amenities for customers – a waiting area, indoor secure bike shelter, and an outdoor bike shelter.
The large glass windowpanes provide natural interior light and a convenient view of the passenger pick-up and drop-off (PPUDO) at the station.
Inside, customers will have direct access to the newly opened east tunnel. East tunnel access is also available from the GO station building which opened last fall. With work complete on the east platform, customers will now have a fully functional platform from end to end.
Platform upgrades include newly canopied shelters, safety markers, and a snowmelt system, all with the intent to increase rider comfort and accessibility.
Following a partial opening in September 2019, all six levels of the parking garage are now fully open to customers, providing more than 1,800 new spots.
This brings the total number of parking spots at the station to more than 2,500. The pedestrian bridge, accessible from the fourth floor of the parking garage and central to the new station design, welcomed foot traffic earlier this month.
The bridge was assembled on-site and lifted into place by a giant crane in fall 2018 and is made of 56 glass panels, louvers, roofing, and soffits. Cooksville GO Station improvements have been underway since 2017.
Total completion is expected by the end of 2020, making it easier and more convenient for customers to access the station and GO services at Cooksville.
In the future, this transit hub will also include connections to the Hurontario LRT, with an estimated completion in fall 2024.