Friday, April 17, 2026
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…
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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…
Waterfront East LRT to receive $3B in funding from feds, province and Toronto
The Government of Canada and the Province of Ontario, along with the City of Toronto announced $3 billion in funding to advance the Waterfront East…
TramCité announces selected consortia for the civil and systems contracts
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 project. They will be…
TTC partners with TMU researchers to accelerate transit innovation
The TTC and Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) are launching five new research projects to explore concepts that could improve TTC operations, infrastructure, and customer experience.…
Federal government investing $183M to support TTC system improvements
The Government of Canada, through its Build Communities Strong Fund, announced it’s investing $183 million in the City of Toronto to support infrastructure updates, including…
Transit signal priority improvements in place on Eglinton and Finch West LRT
The City of Toronto announced it has made changes to traffic signals on Line 5 between Don Valley and Kennedy and across Line 6 Finch…
Construction begins on East Harbour Transit Hub’s main building
Metrolinx announced that construction is underway on the East Harbour Transit Hub’s main station building. Located east of the Don Valley Parkway and south of…
TramCité Project selects Kiewit for underground utility relocation work
TramCité announced the selection of Kiewit, supported by CIMA+, to carry out underground utility relocation work on René-Lévesque Boulevard and 1st Avenue in Québec City.…
STM unveils tunnel boring machine for the Blue Line Project
Political representatives and partners of the Blue Line Project visited the construction site of the future Vertières station to observe the assembly of the tunnel…
Province breaks ground on Ontario Line elevated guideway and new stations
The governments of Canada and Ontario officially broke ground on the elevated guideway and four new stations for the Ontario Line subway. “The Ontario Line…
Addressing the high cost of transit infrastructure
After years of delays and cost overruns, Toronto’s Eglinton Crosstown LRT finally opened to the public. This came on the heels of the opening of…
Ontario marks opening of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT – Line 5
The Government of Ontario marked the official opening of the Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit (LRT) in Toronto, with the new transit line beginning operation…
Canada’s Mayors ask for federal infrastructure programs to move faster
Canada’s Big City Mayors are asking for federal infrastructure funding to move faster to enable key housing and infrastructure projects to advance this construction season.…
Joint USask-City of Saskatoon research explores changing housing landscape
Dr. Scott Bell (PhD) has lived in Saskatoon for more than 25 years. Having watched the city grow for the past quarter century has given…
Edmonton completes agreement to purchase new LRVs for transit projects
The City of Edmonton has completed its procurement process to purchase high-floor light rail vehicles (LRV) required for the Metro Line Northwest Phase 1 and Capital Line South…
TTC to begin phased start to service on Line 5 Eglinton LRT
The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) announced it will begin an introductory service period on Line 5 Eglinton starting Sunday, February 8, marking the final step…
Ontario breaks ground on Bowmanville GO Extension project
The Government of Ontario broke ground on GO Transit’s Bowmanville Extension, marking another milestone in a project which will extend the Lakeshore East GO line…
REM announces successful first train run on Montreal airport branch
The Réseau express métropolitain (REM) reached an important milestone: a train circulated for the first time on the branch leading to Montréal-Trudeau Airport. This initial…
Feds, province increase investments for subway cars for TTC’s Line 2
The governments of Canada and Ontario announced an increase in their investments from $758 million to $950 million for the purchase of 55 new subway trains for Toronto’s Line 2, increasing the Canadian…
TTC grows fleet with delivery of 60th streetcar, expanding fleet to 264
The TTC celebrated its 60th new streetcar entering service, completing the delivery of new streetcar vehicles purchased since 2021. The fleet expansion was jointly funded…
Canada’s Top100 infrastructure projects surge to $343B in total investment
The 2026 Top100 Projects Report, published by ReNew Canada magazine, reveals that the total value of Canada’s largest public infrastructure projects has reached a staggering…
London closes 2025 construction season, looks ahead to 2026
The City of London announced the close of the 2025 construction season after another year of essential infrastructure work. Much of this year’s work has…