The Toronto Transit Commission says there will be seven state-of-the-art streetcars on the city's roads by Friday.
So far, only 14 per cent of the total number of streetcars that were supposed to be in service by now has been delivered.
According to the initial rollout schedule, 50 new streetcars were expected to be delivered by May. But Bombardier, the company making the vehicles at a cost of $1.25 billion, has been plagued with manufacturing issues. They include faulty doors and peeling laminates.
Bombardier has previously said some of the parts from its vendors haven't been meeting their expected standards.
Despite the delay, however, all 204 of the futuristic streetcars are slated to be delivered by 2019, when the aging cars in the existing fleet are expected to retire.
"We are as anxious as everybody else to have new streetcars on road," TTC spokesperson Brad Ross told CTV Toronto on Wednesday.
Last month, the TTC's top brass met with Bombardier officials at the company's Thunder Bay, Ont., plant to discuss the possibility of ramping up production. Following the face-to-face meeting, the company vowed the completion of one new streetcar every five days.
The vehicles, which the TTC says are eight times more dependable than the older model, come equipped with a proof-of-payment system, air conditioning, and more entry/exit doors.
With a report from CTV Toronto's Heather Wright
