Mississauga Transitway
The Mississauga Transitway is a bus rapid transit system in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It comprises a series of purpose-constructed bus-only roadways, as well as reserved lanes on existing city streets and portions of Highway 403, that together form a continuous route spanning most of the city from Winston Churchill Boulevard in the west to the junction of Highways 401 and 427 in the east on the border with Toronto. Service on the Transitway is provided by MiWay and GO Transit, with some stations providing connections to Brampton Transit and Toronto Transit Commission bus services.
Originally proposed in the 1970s, the Mississauga Transit plan has evolved over time. In the 1990s, a serious proposal intended to build a "transitway" from Ridgeway Drive at the very western edge of the city; this was eventually revised to its current state, with construction beginning in November 2010. The first stretch of the present Transitway opened between Hurontario Street and Dixie Road on November 17, 2014. Other remaining sections faced delays, and were open in stages until the eastern terminus, Renforth, was opened on November 22, 2017. There are plans to eventually extend Transitway service to a new regional bus terminal at the Kipling subway station in southern Etobicoke.
Design and operation
The Mississauga Transitway consists of busways and bus-priority lanes. The first segment of busway parallels Highway 403 from the western terminus at Winston Churchill Boulevard to Erin Mills Parkway. From there, buses use dedicated shoulder lanes on Highway 403 and Centre View Drive to reach MiWay's existing City Centre Transit Terminal on Rathburn Road. The longer second busway begins east of Hurontario Street, paralleling Highway 403 to Cawthra Road and then following Eastgate Parkway on its north and west side to Eglinton Avenue East, and Eglinton on its north side to the eastern terminus at Renforth Drive in Toronto.Bus services along the Mississauga Transitway operate similarly to that of the Ottawa Transitway network, using a mixture of express and local routes that call at intermediate stations constructed along the route. Because the Transitway does not directly connect to any major transit hubs other than the City Centre Terminal, all routes that use the Transitway travel in mixed traffic to reach other outlying termini such as Kipling subway station.
The Transitway is shared by MiWay standard and articulated buses for intra-city travel, along with GO Transit-operated highway coaches and double-decker buses along inter-city routes. The busways have a maximum speed of on the dedicated roadway between stations, and in the vicinity of stations. MiWay buses operating along the Transitway stop at all stations by request, while GO Transit routes only make stops at Winston Churchill, Erin Mills, Dixie, and Renforth stations.
Funding and construction
The Transitway project, estimated to cost $259 million, was funded as part of the Government of Ontario's MoveOntario 2020 plan, with both the federal and provincial governments contributing up to a total of $173 million. Construction responsibilities were divided between Metrolinx and the City of Mississauga: Metrolinx was responsible for the western segment between Winston Churchill and Erin Mills, a portion of the eastern segment between Hurontario and Cawthra, and Renforth Station; while the city was responsible for all other stations and segments. Construction on the eastern segment began in November 2010, while Metrolinx launched construction of the western segment in November 2013.Routes served
MiWay
With the opening of the first phase on November 17, 2014, MiWay adjusted three of its routes to use the eastern section of the corridor, with service initially operating Monday to Saturday from 4:30 AM to 10:30 PM. A fourth route, 110 University, began using the Transitway lanes on Highway 403 on September 7, 2015 with the opening of Erin Mills station, which is the only Transitway station served by this route.On January 8, 2017, with the opening of the new Winston Churchill station, new Sunday service was implemented on 109 Meadowvale Express, expanding service along the full length of the Mississauga Transitway to 7 days a week.
GO Transit
Current GO Transit bus routes that use the Transitway include the following:Stations
Access to the stations along the BRT portion of the route is by means of pedestrian walkways, with Kiss & Ride areas at most stations and Park & Ride lots at selected stations. All stations are wheelchair-accessible, have heated waiting areas, and loading platforms designed for level boarding, similar to the Züm service operated by Brampton Transit.The following is a list of stations, from west to east:
| Station | Opened | GO Transit Stop | Park and Ride | Kiss and Ride | Notes |
| Winston Churchill | January 2, 2017 | Yes | 300 spaces | Yes | |
| Erin Mills | September 7, 2015 | Yes | 300 spaces | Yes |
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| City Centre | November 1997 | Yes | 200 spaces | Yes | |
| Central Parkway | November 17, 2014 | No | Yes | ||
| Cawthra | November 17, 2014 | No | 60 spaces | Yes | |
| Tomken | November 17, 2014 | No | Yes | ||
| Dixie | November 17, 2014 | Yes | 170 spaces | Yes | |
| Tahoe | February 16, 2016 | No | No | ||
| Etobicoke Creek | February 16, 2016 | No | No | ||
| Spectrum | May 1, 2017 | No | No | ||
| Orbitor | May 1, 2017 | No | No | ||
| Renforth | November 22, 2017 | Yes | No |
As of 2020 however, in an addendum to the Line 5 extension, the addendum showed the future Renforth LRT station partially at-grade and the station located off-street on the north side of Eglinton, north of the transitway terminal.