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Transportation
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SNC-Lavalin sells partial stake in Hwy 407 toll road
Based on the terms of the agreement, gross proceeds to SNC-Lavalin from the sale could reach $3.25B in aggregate.
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SNC-Lavalin secures $663M deal for Ottawa LRT extension
When factored to include the long-term cost to maintain and rehabilitate both the existing Trillium Line and its new extension, the total project is valued at $1.6 billion.
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Brilliant Resilience
Building Smart Cities takes into consideration that physical design and technology can be used to support diversity, creativity, intellectual stimulation, and true productivity for all citizens.
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Smart Solutions
Introducing software and hardware systems to connect city operations and empower citizens takes small steps, collaboration and a foundation of trust.
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Ontario opens up funding window for transit projects outside GTHA
This stream of funding, up to $1.62B, will provide for construction, expansion and improvement of public transit networks in 85 eligible Ontario municipalities.
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Ontario opens online channel for rural/northern infrastructure funding
The Rural and Northern stream of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program, open for Ontario communities with populations under 100,000, gives them eight weeks to nominate their road and bridge projects online.
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Manitoba boosts infrastructure and water resources funding
An additional $10 million in unconditional operating funding to rural municipalities to support critical infrastructure needs, and a $2 million increase to the Manitoba Water Services Board capital budget.
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Edmonton LRT extension funding confirmed
It will take about one year to select a contractor for the Valley Line West LRT extension project, and about one year to complete design and select a contractor for the Metro Line Northwest LRT extension. Construction for both is anticipated to begin as early as 2020.
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Feds funding permafrost research along NWT highways
Government of the Northwest Territories will receive $800,000 to support research at test sites along the Dempster and Inuvik Tuktoyaktuk highways and to develop, manage and share a database of permafrost information.
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Waterloo Research: AI and weather-responsive intersections could ease traffic congestion
“Ultimately we want signal controls so smart that they actually change themselves in real time based on what is happening in the road network for any reason.”
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Teams selected for Stage 2 of Ottawa’s LRT project
TransitNEXT, wholly-owned by SNC-Lavalin, was selected to extend the line south, while East-West Connectors led by Kiewit and VINCI Group, along with design services provided by WSP and Hatch, will build out east and west sections.
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Vancouver subway expansion moving forward
The request for qualifications (RFQ) has been released on BC Bid and will close in April 2019.
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NWT moving ahead with new all-season road
The $411.8 million P3 contract was signed with North Star Infrastructure which includes design-build partners: Kiewit, Hatch, and Thurber Engineering.
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BC selects teams to bid for highway upgrades in Delta
The Province anticipates awarding the contract in fall 2019, with completion scheduled for 2023
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Calgary’s Green Line LRT gets green light
A funding agreement has been signed that officially gives the green light to begin construction on Stage 1 of Calgary’s new Green Line LRT. The City of Calgary has already begun preparing the land that’s been set aside for the…
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Nova Scotia using P3 process: prequalifies three bids for highway twinning project
While the province is using a P3 approach for Highway 104, it is not considering the implementation of any tolls to finance the project.
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PEI commits $2.5M to new bridge
A new taller, more modern, bridge will be built in North Lake Harbour to improve clearance for boat traffic and provide better access to facilities in the area.
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New Brunswick developing strategy to preserve covered bridges
New Brunswick-based engineering company Timber Restoration Services has been contracted to conduct detailed inspections of five covered bridges in the southern part of the province.
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Stantec-designed Bus Rapid Transit corridor opens in Calgary
The MAX Purple corridor, one of three new MAX BRT lines in the city, has transformed over 3 km of 17 Avenue SE.
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Alternatives to grade separation for railway crossings
With over 20,000 at-grade railway crossings across Canada, making all railway tracks cross in a grade-separated manner is not economically viable.
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New Montreal bridge officially named: Samuel De Champlain Bridge
With the structure essentially complete, the government promises the bridge will open no later than June 30, 2019.
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SNC-Lavalin awarded Florida bridge construction engineering and inspection contract
The firm’s Atkins business has been selected as prime consultant under a US$36 million contract for the new eight-lane Howard Frankland Bridge in Tampa.
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Waterloo Region previews new LRT documentary
The documentary will showcase the Region’s decision to build light rail transit and the transformative impact the project has had on its community.
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BlackBerry offering up secure Smart City transportation solution
The company’s first project using its new security credential management system service will be in partnership with Invest Ottawa, who will leverage it within a secure 16-km road autonomous vehicle test track that resembles a miniature city.
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Concordia University Study: smarter ways for cities to approach mass transit issues
Concordia researcher Anjali Awasthi shows that ranking projects according to certain criteria can guide municipalities considering new sustainability projects.
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Canadian transit industry increased national ridership in 2017
Last year saw a 1.5% increase in Canadian transit trips over the previous year, about 30 million additional passenger trips.
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Ontario commits $5.7M to winter roads in the Far North
Weather permitting, the winter roads network is open from around mid-January until the spring thaw.
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City of Toronto announces new Transit Expansion Office
The city is seeking an executive director for the new office that will play a role in providing end-to-end oversight of transit expansion projects as they advance through the project lifecycle.
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Feds commit to rail line to Churchill, MB running by end of November
In September, the Government of Canada announced an investment of $117 million to support the acquisition and repair of Churchill rail line.
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Province pitches in for Edmonton’s LRT extension
Alberta is investing $1 billion, or 40%, of the city’s expected $2.6-billion Valley Line West LRT expansion cost as well as $131 million of the $328-million Metro Line expansion project.
