Friday, April 18, 2025
Metrolinx selects development partner to transform Front and Spadina
Metrolinx announced that Dream Kilmer – a partnership formed by Dream Unlimited Corp. and Kilmer Group – will re-zone and redevelop Metrolinx land for the…
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Funding announced for Halifax’s Burnside Transit Centre Eco-Rebuild project
The governments of Canada and Nova Scotia and the Halifax Regional Municipality announced over $20.8 million in joint funding for the first phase of the…
Calgary shortlists two firms through RFQ for phase 1 of Green Line LRT project
The City of Calgary announced that following the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for construction of the Green Line LRT phase 1, from Shepard to Eau…
Eglinton Crosstown LRT station takes important steps toward completion
Metrolinx announced that Keelesdale Station is the first Eglinton Crosstown LRT station to take important steps toward completion. Construction on the light rail transit project…
CIB and City of Ottawa close on financing for zero-emission buses
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) announced it has achieved financial close on an investment of up to $380 million with the City of Ottawa to…
Canada launches consultations on establishing permanent public transit funding
Infrastructure Canada announced the launch of public consultations on the design and implementation of Permanent Public Transit funding in Canada. Feedback will inform a long-term…
Second tunnel starts for Metrolinx’s Eglinton Crosstown West Extension
Metrolinx announced that the second tunnel for the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension is now underway. Tunnelling on the project started this past spring, with Renny,…
B.C. launches first procurement for Surrey Langley SkyTrain
Just weeks after the release of the final business case, the B.C. government announced that companies are invited to submit their qualifications to build the…
Hatch to design and construct TransPod hyperloop project in Alberta
Hatch has signed an agreement with TransPod to support the next phase of their hyperloop test track – design and construction of their state-of-the-art, ultra-high-speed…
Guideway construction is underway along sections of the Hurontario LRT
Guideway construction along Hurontario Street marks an important step for the Hazel McCallion LRT (also known as Hurontario LRT), which will extend from Mississauga to…
Surrey Langley SkyTrain receives formal approval of provincial funding
The first rapid transit project south of the Fraser River in 30 years reached a new milestone with the release of the business case and formal…
Canada and Manitoba invest in public transit infrastructure in Winnipeg
The governments of Canada and Manitoba, along with the City of Winnipeg announced funding to improve Winnipeg’s public transit infrastructure. “Today marks a significant step…
Improvements continue as part of the Union Station Enhancement Project
Union Station is no stranger to upgrades, and the latest round of improvements kicked off earlier this year as part of the Union Station Enhancement…
Canada and FCM invest in low-emission transit in Brampton and Burlington
The Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, announced a $253,000 investment through FCM’s Green Municipal Fund (GMF) to support the transition to…
Canada and B.C. support improvements in public transit across the province
The government of Canada and British Columbia announced more than $31.2 million in joint federal-provincial funding for improvements in public transit across the province. Upgrades…
Vancouver City Council approves Broadway Subway Plan
Neighbourhoods along Broadway have a new roadmap for the future after Vancouver City Council approved the Broadway Plan, providing a 30-year framework that will integrate…
Toronto approves plan to advance Eglinton East LRT and Waterfront East LRT
Toronto City Council unanimously voted in support of advancing work on the Eglinton East Light Rail Transit (LRT) and the Waterfront East LRT. The Eglinton…
Construction on upgrades to the UVic Transit Exchange set to begin
BC Transit has started construction on upgrades to the University of Victoria (UVic) Transit Exchange near the campus bookstore. The project was announced last year…
Canada Infrastructure Bank to invest in Durham Region’s battery electric buses
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) and the Regional Municipality of Durham (Durham Region or the Region) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, that could see the CIB…
Broadway subway project progresses with arrival of final tunnel-boring machine parts
All the component parts for the tunnel-boring machines that will dig the twin tunnels for the Broadway subway project have arrived in British Columbia. The…
B.C. investing more than $2.4B in Metro Vancouver transit improvements
B.C. is contributing more than $2.4 billion to advance key transit and infrastructure priorities, including the Surrey Langley Skytrain and electrification of the bus fleet,…
Track installation marks major advancement for Finch West LRT project
Laying tracks is a major step in building the Finch West LRT, and in total, approximately 25.6 kilometres of track will be installed for the…
RFPs issued for Eglinton Crosstown West Extension’s Advance Tunnel Contract
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Metrolinx have issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the second Advance Tunnel Contract (ATC2) for the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension…
York Region’s Cornell Transit Terminal nears completeion
Representatives from three levels of government gathered in Markham, Ontario to announce that the Cornell Bus Terminal – a new transit hub – is expected…