Monday, July 27, 2026
Tunnel launch shaft for Yonge North Subway Extension
Excavation of the tunnel launch shaft for the Yonge North Subway Extension has been completed. The project will extend the TTC’s Line 1 subway nearly…
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Windsor’s West End Transit Terminal Expansion project completed
The City of Windsor announced the completion of the expansion of the Transit Windsor West End Terminal located on the Hôtel‑Dieu Grace Healthcare (HDGH) campus.…
Vancouver approves $3.5 billion capital plan to renew infrastructure
Vancouver City Council has approved the 2027–2030 Capital Plan, a $3.5 billion investment in renewing infrastructure and public amenities. The four-year Capital Plan represents one…
TTC awards contract to Hitachi Rail for Line 2 signalling upgrade
The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) awarded a contract to Hitachi Rail Canada to install Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC), a modern signalling system that will increase…
The future of Canadian mobility: CUTRIC Annual Rail Innovation Conference
On July 8, 2026, the Canadian Urban Transit Research & Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC) hosted its Fifth Annual Rail Innovation Conference. As a non-profit innovation consortium,…
Excavation underway on four stations for Eglinton Crosstown West Extension
Excavation work has officially started on four new underground stations along Eglinton Avenue West at Martin Grove Road, Kipling Avenue, Islington Avenue and Royal York…
Construction begins on Grimsby GO Station
Construction on the Grimsby GO Station has started as part of the Government of Ontario’s plan to support increased GO service to the Niagara Region.…
Green Line project awards contract for elevated guideway to Graham
The Green Line LRT – SE Project has reached another major milestone with the award of a contract to local Calgary company Graham to build an elevated…
Hamilton’s new maintenance and storage facility strengthens transit system
Hamilton residents will benefit from stronger transit infrastructure with the opening of the new Birch Transit Centre, a $390.4-million Hamilton Street Railway (HSR) maintenance and…
Schneider Electric Canada to support building of Ontario Line South
Ontario Transit Group (OTG) has selected Schneider Electric Canada to provide advanced electrical and automation solutions for the Ontario Line South. The Ontario Line is…
REM set to launch the planning phase for two additional stations
CDPQ Infra, the Government of Québec and the City of Montréal announced the launch of the planning phase for the delivery of two additional Réseau…
Calgary awards two contracts to advance Green Line LRT project
Construction continues to progress on the Green Line LRT – SE Project, with the awarding of two contracts to continue work on the Maintenance and…
Guelph breaks ground on new transit and fleet facility
The City of Guelph announced it has broken ground on the new Guelph Transit and Fleet Services Facility. The facility, expected to be completed by…
Yonge North Subway Extension project shortlists teams for three contracts
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Metrolinx have released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Yonge North Subway Extension – Stations, Rail and Systems contract (YNSE SRS). The…
Broadway Subway Project advances as train testing gets underway
Dynamic testing is underway on the Broadway Subway Project, marking the first time SkyTrain vehicles are operating on the new extension and advancing progress toward…
Tunnel boring machine for Montreal’s Blue Line Project begins 4.6km route to Anjou
The beginning of horizontal mass excavation using the tunnel boring machine for the Blue Line extension began, along with the unveiling of the name of…
New branch of Montreal’s REM now open
The Réseau express métropolitain (REM) reached another major milestone this Monday, May 18, with the commissioning of the Anse-à-l’Orme branch, marking the arrival of the…
Pair of consortia selected for Quebec City’s TramCité project
TramCité announced the selection of consortia Tram Alliance and Quebec Connexion Capitale as the preferred bidders for two major contracts for the Québec City tramway…
Major milestone achieved for Capital Line South LRT Extension
The City of Edmonton and Ledcor, the Design-Build contractor for the Capital Line South LRT Extension project, are pleased to announce the successful installation of bridge girders for the…
Canada and B.C. highlight major progress on the Surrey Langley SkyTrain project
The federal provincial governments announced that station construction is now underway at all eight stations along the Surrey Langley SkyTrain extension, marking a major project…
Contract awarded for first major package of Hamilton LRT project
The Government of Ontario announced a contract has been awarded for the first major package of civil and utility work for the Hamilton Light Rail…
Calgary announces first Green Line LRT trains are taking shape
Manufacturing of the Green Line’s light rail vehicles (LRVs) is officially underway. The first two trains are now being built. According to the City of…
Rural Transit Solutions Fund to support infrastructure in 14 Quebec communities
The governments of Canada and Quebec announced the signing of an agreement under the Rural Transit Solutions Fund which will enable a financial contribution of…
TransLink fast-tracks major RapidBus expansion from North Shore to Metrotown
TransLink announced it is accelerating the launch of the R2 RapidBus extension to Metrotown, bringing faster, more frequent service between the North Shore, Vancouver, and…