Friday, July 11, 2025
Metrolinx opens new Rutherford GO Station parking structure
The brand-new parking structure in Vaughan is open for customers at Rutherford GO Station. With approximately 1,200 net new covered parking spots and 100 spots…
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Crosslinx makes a big impact with a smaller carbon footprint
By Stacia Van Zetten and Jolene McLaughlin The Eglinton Crosstown LRT (ECLRT) is part of Metrolinx’s regional transportation plan, The Big Move, and is one…
Contract awarded for Lakeshore West Infrastructure Improvements project
Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx have awarded a fixed-price contract of $443 million to EllisDon Infrastructure Transit (EDIT) to design, build and finance the GO Expansion…
Toronto’s Union Station Enhancement Project kicks off
Metrolinx announced that work to totally reinvent the south end of Union Station trainshed has officially begun. The first step is closing platforms 24 to…
Hurontario LRT to be named after long time Mississauga mayor
Peel Region’s newest rapid transit line, the Hurontario light rail transit route, – is getting a name, honouring one of Canada’s longest serving mayors. Get…
Metrolinx releases updated environmental studies for Yonge North Subway Extension
Metrolinx announced the release of the Environmental Project Report (EPR) addendum for the Yonge North Subway Extension – an eight-kilometre, four-stop extension of Line 1…
Three teams shortlisted for contract to build Scarborough Subway stations
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Metrolinx have issued a Request for Proposals (RFPs) for the Stations, Rail and Systems (SRS) package for the Scarborough Subway Extension…
Union Station Enhancement Project procurement deal signed
Advancement and upgrades at Union Station continue, as Metrolinx, with Infrastructure Ontario’s support, announced the signing of the procurement for the Union Station Enhancement Project.…
New Rutherford Rd. underpass open on GO Transit’s Barrie rail line
Progress has been made at the Rutherford Road grade separation, near GO Transit’s Rutherford GO Station, with the north side of the underpass now open…
Metrolinx, IO and Crosslinx Transit Solutions settle COVID and technical claims
Metrolinx and Infrastructure Ontario are issuing the following release on the settlement on the Eglinton Crosstown light rail transit project. Metrolinx president and CEO, Phil…
Bechtel selected as delivery partner for Metrolinx’ Ontario Line
Bechtel has been selected as the delivery partner for Metrolinx’ Ontario Line in Toronto, a vital part of plans to create a more connected regional…
Tunnel borers for GTA subway projects arrive after Atlantic crossing
A trio of tunnel boring machines (TBMs) has arrived in the Greater Golden Horseshoe, destined for Metrolinx’s Eglinton Crosstown West Extension and Scarborough Subway Extension…
Toronto approves traffic plan for Ontario Line construction
Toronto City Council approved plans for long-term, temporary traffic changes that will enable the construction of the section of the province’s new Ontario Line from…
RFQ issued for early works as part of Yonge North Subway Extension
Metrolinx officials announced they are looking for teams who are interested in completing early upgrades at Finch Station before major construction on the Yonge North…
GO Transit is charging ahead with an electric-powered bus pilot
For the first time, Metrolinx is testing two zero-emission battery electric double-decker GO buses. The double-decker GO buses have been retrofitted with nine batteries giving…
Metrolinx releases prequalification for elevated section of Eglinton Crosstown
Metrolinx is keeping up the momentum on the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension by starting the search for a team that can deliver the elevated section…
RFQ issued for Eglinton Crosstown West Extension tunnel contract
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Metrolinx have released a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the second Advance Tunnel Contract (ATC2) package on the Eglinton Crosstown West…
Alstom to refurbish GO Transit coaches at Thunder Bay plant
The Ontario government announced it is providing $171 million to refurbish 94 GO Transit bi-level rail coaches at the Alstom plant in Thunder Bay. “As…
Second light rail vehicle delivered for Finch West LRT
A second light rail vehicle (LRV) has now been delivered to the Finch West Maintenance and Storage Facility (MSF). The new 81,000 kg LRV was…
Crews install last piece of track for Eglinton Crosstown LRT
The Eglinton Crosstown LRT project reached an exciting milestone Nov.1, as crews laid down the last section of track along the 19-kilometre rapid transit line. …
CCPPP announces winners of National Awards for P3s
A brand-new Ontario hospital pressed into service during the COVID-19 pandemic, an innovative Canadian bespoke airport project in Bermuda and a critical new Alberta transit…
Sustainable GO station design nets two new awards
GO trains aren’t the only green things at Guildwood GO station. Guildwood is one of the oldest stations in the GO network – first opened…
Historic bridge to get new lease on life in the name of GO Transit expansion
Metrolinx is rehabilitating one of the oldest rail bridges in East Toronto in order to run more GO Train service in the decades to come. Scroll down to learn…
RFQs issued for Scarborough Subway Extension stations, rail and systems
Metrolinx and Infrastructure Ontario released a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) in a search for teams interested in building the stations and the remaining work along…