Thursday, May 1, 2025
Phase 1 of Edmonton’s Metro Line Northwest LRT extension opens ahead of schedule
The City of Edmonton announced Phase 1 of the Metro Line Northwest LRT extension has been completed on budget and more than a year ahead…
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Canada’s Top 100 Infrastructure Projects Unveiled
Annual report from ReNew Canada reflects $293 Billion in public infrastructure investment across the country. The annual Top100 Projects report, published by ReNew Canada magazine today, features the 100…
Major milestone reached for GO East Extension project to Bowmanville
The Regional Municipality of Durham announced that Ontario’s Environment Ministry has issued a notice to proceed following the completion of the Transit Project Assessment Process…
Metrolinx awards alliance development agreement to deliver Toronto’s East Harbour Transit Hub
Rail Connect (RC) Partners, a 50/50 joint venture between AtkinsRéalis and Bird Construction Inc. has entered into an alliance development agreement to work collaboratively with…
Canada and Nunavut invest $194M in critical infrastructure and transit projects across the territory
Communities across Nunavut will benefit from the construction of crucial infrastructure and the establishment of vital services thanks to a joint investment of more than…
Eglinton Crosstown West Extension awards contract for elevated guideway project
The Government of Ontario awarded a $290 million design-build contract for the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension (ECWE) project’s Elevated Guideway to Aecon Group Inc. The…
Federal and provincial investments in public transit infrastructure for B.C.
Improvements to public transit infrastructure will better connect four communities in B.C. after a combined investment of more than $91.3 million from the governments of…
Investments to extend the life of trolley bus service for Metro Vancouver
A project in Metro Vancouver will extend the life of trolley overhead (TOH) infrastructure by 30-60 years, after a combined investment of more than $26.6…
Eight new station names announced for Surrey Langley SkyTrain
The Government of British Columbia announced the new Surrey Langley SkyTrain extension is one step closer with the announcement of the official names of eight…
RFPs issued for the Yonge North Subway Extension tunnelling contract
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Metrolinx have released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Advance Tunnel Contract package for the Yonge North Subway Extension. The…
City of Kingston opens first of 12 transit stations
The City of Kingston and Kingston Transit celebrated the official opening of the city’s first transit stations located on Henderson Boulevard near Jim Beattie Park.…
Toronto Transit Commission launches brand new streetcars
The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) announced that the first of 60 new streetcars officially entered service on Nov. 17, with an inaugural run on the…
Second tunnel-boring machine breaks through at future Broadway Subway Oak-VGH Station
B.C.’s Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure announced that the second tunnel-boring machine has broken through at the future Oak-VGH Station, signalling a new milestone for…
Feds, province make investments to upgrade B.C. transit infrastructure
Thanks to an investment of more than $248.5 million from the Government of Canada, the Province of British Columbia, and BC Transit, communities across British…
WSP in Canada to provide technical advisory services for the Hamilton LRT project
WSP in Canada announced that it has been subcontracted by AECOM to provide Technical Advisory Services for Metrolinx’s Hamilton Light Rail Transit (LRT) project. Commencing…
Nine projects shortlisted for CCPPP’s 2023 National P3 Awards
Nine major Canadian infrastructure projects, from innovative social projects to (literally) ground-breaking transit initiatives, are vying for top honours at this year’s National Awards for…
Edmonton announces opening of Valley Line Southeast LRT
The City of Edmonton announced the Valley Line Southeast LRT will open for passenger service on Saturday, November 4. Service will begin at 5:15 a.m.…
AECOM awarded contract to serve as technical advisor for Hamilton LRT project
Metrolinx announced it has appointed AECOM as technical advisor for the Hamilton Light Rail Transit (LRT) project, a 14-kilometre transit line that will be the…
Ontario creating transit-oriented communities along new priority subway lines
The Government of Ontario announced that it is planning to build approximately 5,900 new residential units near six future transit stations along the Ontario Line…
First TBM breaks through at future Oak-VGH Station on Broadway Subway Project
The Government of British Columbia announced that the first of two tunnel-boring machines has broken through at the future Oak-VGH Station, achieving another milestone for…
RFPs closed for two major works packages for the Ontario Line
The Requests for Proposals (RFP) stage has closed for teams to submit their bids for two major works packages for the Ontario Line: Pape Tunnel…
Ontario proposes new method to fund GO Transit stations
The Government of Ontario introduced the Transportation for the Future Act, 2023, that if passed, would help build more GO Transit stations and spur more…
The governments of Canada and British Columbia invest in Nanaimo transit
The Governments of Canada and British Columbia announced a joint investment of more than $15 million to support public transit in Nanaimo, British Columbia. The…
Ontario upgrades two GO Transit stations along Stouffville Line
The Government of Ontario announced the completion of major infrastructure upgrades at Milliken and Agincourt GO stations along the Stouffville line as part of its…