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Transportation
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Feds commit $30M for environmental planning for NWT trade corridor
Construction of all-season infrastructure to the Slave Geological Province Corridor has the potential to bring major economic development opportunities by reducing the costs of operating existing mines.
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Funding confirmed for Quebec City transit plan
Once complete, Quebec City’s public transit network will include two trambus lines over a total of 15km, as well as a 23km-long tramway line.
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Shortlist announced for Ontario’s QEW/Credit River Improvement project
The project involves bridge construction and rehabilitation along a 2.6 km-long stretch of roadway located in the City of Mississauga.
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Enhancing Rail Service in Saskatchewan
Feds investing some $12.4M to relieve congestion along transport routes in the province.
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Diverging Diamond comes to Canada
Completed in the Fall of 2017, the City of Calgary was the first in the country to adopt the unique interchange design to improve traffic flow with fewer construction disruptions.
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Feds commit $1.3B to Montreal Metro’s Blue Line extension
The project once completed will include five new stations and cover nearly 6 additional kilometres, including 5.8km of tunnel, connecting the current Saint-Michel station to Anjou.
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Inauguration of Montreal’s Samuel De Champlain Bridge
Construction of the 3.4km bridge, which spans the St. Lawrence River between the communities of Montreal and Brossard, took just over four years to complete.
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Short list for Vancouver’s Broadway Subway project announced
The 5.7km extension of the Millennium Line will add six underground stations.
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Sidewalk Labs releases its Master Plan for Toronto’s Quayside
The draft Master Innovation and Development Plan is over 1,500 pages and divided into three volumes.
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Infrastructure Bank commits $55M for VIA’s high frequency rail proposal for Quebec City-Toronto corridor
The funding will be used to establish a Joint Project Team using Canada Infrastructure Bank and VIA Rail Canada’s expertise, as well as external advisors.
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Graham led team selected for Metrolinx Davenport Diamond rail grade separation project
The project includes the construction of a rail grade separation structure between north-south GO Barrie Rail corridor and east-west CP Rail corridor.
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Short list announced for Edmonton’s Valley Line West LRT
The three teams include SNC-Lavalin-led WestLINK Group and Urban Mobility Partners that includes Parsons.
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Governments investing in Montreal’s underwater highway tunnel
Together the Canadian and Quebec governments will invest over half a billion dollars to rehabilitate the Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine Tunnel.
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Canada invests in Port of Halifax infrastructure
The Port will add rail tracks within its existing footprint and acquire four new rail-mounted cranes to load and unload containers faster and more efficiently, and roadways will be upgraded to improve traffic flow.
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Four teams to bid for GO Rail Expansion project
The pre-qualified teams will be bidding to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the infrastructure for the largest capital project in the GO Expansion program.
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Canada Infrastructure Bank commits up to $2B to GO Train expansion
This marks CIB’s second investment, with the only previous commitment being its $1.28 billion backing of Montreal’s Réseau express métropolitain (REM) project.
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Video: REM team in Montreal shares emphasis on accessibility
In the second episode of the project team’s “Destination REM”, an informative video provides a behind-the-scenes look at steps being taken to design universal accessibility into the project.
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Construction consortium including SNC-Lavalin wins 5-year Montreal Airport management contract
PSK Construction joint venture, composed of Pomerleau, SNC-Lavalin and Construction Kiewit Cie, has signed a contractual agreement for the City-Side Development Program of the Aéroports de Montréal.
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Federal investment of $345.4M in Montreal-area roadways
Three road projects in the Montreal metropolitan area received the funding.
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IBI Group wins design award for Mississauga Bus Rapid Transit system
The Mississauga Transitway is an 18-km BRT corridor running east-west across Mississauga, connecting with Toronto public transit, supporting local, express, GO Transit and other intercity services
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Ottawa closes $2.57B deal for LRT east/west extension
The East West Connectors consortium is led by Kiewit and the VINCI Group, with design engineering services by WSP Canada and Hatch Ltd.
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Protecting migratory birds when building road infrastructure
The presence of migratory birds can delay a project or routine maintenance operation if they have not been accounted for during planning and design.
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Aecon-led consortium closes $639.8M deal on GTA Highway 401 West Expansion
West Corridor Constructors consortium design team includes Parsons (lead designer), Hatch and EXP.
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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.
