Eglinton Crosstown West Extension

Province: Ontario

City/Region: Toronto

Image Credit: Metrolinx

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Project End: 2031

Project Type: LRT

Industry Sector: Transit

Project Amount: $4.7 billion

Date of Completion: 2031

Funding Source: P3

Federal Funding: $$1 billion

Provincial Funding: $1.7 billion

Municipal Funding: $1.56

Private Funding: 1560000000

LEED Status: Certified

Road or Transit Length (KM): 9.2

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About The Project

The Eglinton Crosstown West Extension is an approximately 9.2-kilometre extension of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT (future Line 5), from Mount Dennis to Renforth Drive. Metrolinx is actively collaborating with the GTAA and municipal partners on the proposed alignment from Renforth Drive to the airport. Tunnelling is one of the first phases of work for the project. The project is being delivered in four separate contracts: Advance Tunnelling DBF; Second Advance Tunnelling DBF; Elevated Guideway DB; and Stations and Remaining Work.

Project Owner: Metrolinx

Project/Construction Manager: Procurement Agent: Infrastructure Ontario

P3 Team Members/Project Team: Advance Tunnelling DBF: West End Connectors Applicant Lead: Aecon Infrastructure Management Inc., Dragados Canada Inc., Ghella Canada Ltd. Construction Team: Aecon Infrastructure Management Inc., Dragados Canada Inc., Ghella Canada Ltd. Design: TYPSA Inc., EXP Services Inc., Dr. G. Sauer & Partners Corporation, Pedelta Canada Inc. Financial Advisor: ACS Infrastructure Canada, Aecon Concessions, Scotiabank Capital, Ghella Investments & Partnerships Second Advance Tunnelling DBF: STRABAG Inc. Developer: STRABAG Inc. Design: WSP (Tunnel Design for Short Tunnel); Dr. G. Sauer & Partners Corporation Construction: STRABAG Inc. Financial Advisor: STRABAG Inc. Elevated Guideway DB Team: Aecon Group Inc. Stations, Rail and Systems (SRS) Team: Trillium Rail Partners Applicant Leads: Amico Major Projects Inc., Alberici Constructors, Ltd., and Acciona Infrastructure Canada Inc. Design: WSP Canada Inc. Construction: Amico Major Projects Inc., Alberici Constructors Ltd., and Acciona Infrastructure Canada Inc.

Engineer: ARUP Canada Inc.; LEA (engineer design); Morrison Hershfield (consulting); Comtech (consulting)

Environmental Services: Montrose Environmental (environmental specialists)

Other Key Players: AECOM; Golder (WSP) (geotechnical studies); Jacobs (document control, contract administration, schedule, quality mgmt. and risk assessment); WSP (TTC Operators Representative); INFRATA (managing consultant); A.W. Hooker Associates Ltd. (cost consultant); Dillon Consulting (technical advisory services); GFL (excavation, shoring, soil management); Hanscomb (cost consultant); Turner & Townsend (cost management); Hatch (geotechnical and tunnel studies); Parsons (planning engineer); TULLOCH; Aon, INTECH (risk advisor); Terrapex (quality control); Entuitive Suppliers: DECAST; Victaulic

Other Suppliers: DECAST; Victaulic

Legal: Borden Ladner Gervais (legal advisor-owner); Stikeman Elliott LLP; Dentons; Bennett Jones LLP; McMillan LLP

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