Thursday, May 1, 2025
Bridge rehabilitation projects for Peace River
Twinning the Peace River bridge in Alberta has improved critical transportation connections through the community and its construction has supported more than 400 jobs. The…
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Contract awarded for final phase of Kicking Horse Canyon project
The contract to design and build the fourth and final phase of the Kicking Horse Canyon transportation project near Golden, British Columbia has been finalized…
Five new road projects get green light in Newfoundland and Labrador
The governments of Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador are investing in five new road projects to improve the safety of transportation infrastructure and to assist…
Ottawa approves design for Barrhaven LRT project
A major light rail transit (LRT) project has received the green light from the City of Ottawa’s Transportation Committee, but is pending approval from city…
Legislation to fast-track transportation projects in Alberta
New Alberta legislation will promote economic growth and additional support for strategic transportation projects. The Financing Alberta’s Strategic Transportation (FAST) Act will enable Alberta’s government…
Hatch and LTK form strategic rail and transit infrastructure partnership
Hatch has announced that it is welcoming LTK – a transportation engineering consulting firm that specializes in transit, transit vehicles, and transit systems – into…
Edmonton names preferred proponent for Valley Line West LRT construction
The City of Edmonton has selected its preferred proponent to design, build and partially finance the $2.6 billion 14-kilometre Valley Line West Light Rail Transit…
Ontario launches $1.05 billion COVID-19 resilience infrastructure stream
The Ontario government is providing up to $1.05 billion in combined federal-provincial funding through the new COVID-19 Resilience infrastructure stream to build or renovate health…
Survey on state of Canada’s roads, bridges and tunnels to inform infrastructure plans
On October 26, the federal government released new data on the state of Canada’s roads, bridges and tunnels through Statistics Canada’s Core Public Infrastructure (CCPI).…
Call for proposals for northern transportation infrastructure projects
Minister of Transport Marc Garneau announced a call for proposals under the National Trade Corridors Fund (NTCF) for projects to address transportation infrastructure challenges in…
Legislation introduced to accelerate key infrastructure projects in Ontario
The Ontario government is introducing a package of legislative and policy measures that would, if passed, accelerate the building of key infrastructure projects to boost…
Turcot interchange project receives virtual inauguration
The Pullman Boulevard in Montreal, Quebec has been reopened, marking the final step of the major infrastructure project to rehabilitate the Turcot Interchange. Each day…
New interchange construction in Airdrie to reduce congestion, create jobs
A new interchange at QEII Highway and 40th Avenue in Airdrie, Alberta will improve safety and create more than 300 jobs. When completed, the new…
Rural infrastructure rehabilitation for Newfoundland and Labrador
The Newfoundland and Labrador government has announced funding for six projects to make communities safer and provide residents with better roads in rural areas of…
Deconstruction plan for the original Champlain Bridge released
The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated (JCCBI) has released the overall timetable for the deconstruction of the original Champlain Bridge and the methods that…
Regina expands on demand transit pilot
Regina Transit is expanding its On Demand Transit pilot program to offer over 167 additional bus stops. The pilot program on Route 10 allows riders…
Major investments for electric vehicle infrastructure in Ontario
The federal and Ontario governments have made substantial investments into infrastructure for a clean energy transition, making zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) more affordable while investing in…
TransLink seeks innovative ideas on transit modifications
TransLink, Metro Vancouver’s public transit authority, is seeking ideas for improving health, safety and public trust while welcoming customers back in the context of the…
ReNew Canada celebrates 15 years in infrastructure
October 5, 2020 marks the official 15th anniversary of ReNew Canada, the leading source of news and information for the public sector infrastructure industry. Fifteen…
Hatch and LTK confirm integration discussions
Hatch and LTK confirm that they are in the final stages of negotiating an integration of the two firms. The combination of Hatch and LTK will create…
First phase approval for Vancouver’s Granville Bridge connector project
City Council has approved a budget and phased plan for building the new Granville Bridge Connector (GBC) project and improvements for Drake Street in Vancouver,…
Ottawa’s stage two LRT tunnel construction starts
Tunneling has begun on the Stage 2 Light Rail Transit (LRT) West extension project in Ottawa. Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson, Canada’s Minister of Infrastructure and…
Canada Infrastructure Bank announces $10 billion in funding commitments
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined Minister of Infrastructure and Communities Catherine McKenna and Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) board chair Michael Sabia to announce $10 billion…
RFP closed for Union Station enhancement project
Infrastructure Ontario has announced that the Request for Proposals (RFP) stage has closed for teams to submit their proposals for the Union Station Enhancement project.…