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Transportation
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FCM concerned with CPC platform’s infrastructure spending reductions
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) has responded to the Conservative Party of Canada’s (CPC’s) election platform—which was released on Oct. 11—by expressing concern over its reductions to year-over-year infrastructure spending. “Cities across the country have an urgent need for…
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Canadian infrastructure report card updated ahead of federal election
The 2019 Canadian Infrastructure Report Card, released yesterday ahead of the federal election, calls for long-term investments in the renewal of public infrastructure that it finds is aging, in poor condition and at risk. The following are some of the…
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First-of-its-kind stainless steel bridge built in Toronto
On Oct. 1, the Garrison Crossing stainless steel bridge—reportedly the first of its kind in Canada—was officially opened in downtown Toronto. Pedelta, a consulting engineering firm specializing in bridges, worked with DTAH, an architectural firm, and other companies to design…
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Infrastructure Ontario releases Market Update
The total estimated capital costs of the projects on the pipeline, including projects in pre-transaction and the transaction phase, is over $65 billion.
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New book highlights BIM for Airports
The book details how Building Information Modelling is being deployed in the planning, design, construction and future operation of the Istanbul New Airport
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Funding announced for rural and northern Ontario bridge projects
The projects include the rehabilitation of a bridge in Mississaugas of New Credit First Nation community and a replacement for the collapsed Port Bruce Bridge in Elgin County.
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Feds invest in Winnipeg Airport’s Cargo Capacity
The construction of a 13,000 square-metre cargo logistics facility will include space for cold storage and perishable commodities, live animal handling and more.
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Construction begins on new NWT all-season highway
The Tłı̨chǫ All-Season Road is a new 97km gravel road that is expected to take up to three years to complete.
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Feds spending over $45M for Gaspésie railway rehab
The project involves repairing 10 parts of the railway over 127km between Port-Daniel–Gascons and Gaspé as well as reinforcement work.
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Ontario’s Hurontario LRT project Awarded
The winning team, Mobilinx, includes IBI Group, Morrison Hershfield, Arcadis and Exp on the design team.
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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
