Top rail construction and railway jobs in Canada in 2024

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What are some current projects in the railway industry in procurement stage in Canada?

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• High Frequency Rail (HFR), Ontario / Quebec – TBD – $70-100bn+
• Broadway Subway Arbutus-UBCx Extension, Vancouver – >$3bn
• Eglinton West LRT, Toronto GTA – TBD – >$5bn
• Yonge Street North (Line 1 Extension) Subway, Toronto GTA – TBD – >$5bn
• GO Expansion: Milton Corridor Upgrades – $200m DBF
• Hamilton LRT, Greater Toronto Area – N/A – $4bn+
• Structuring Public Transit Network, Quebec – Tramway Component – $3.3bn
• REM de l’Est, Montreal, QC – TBD – $10bn

What are some current projects in the railway industry in constuction stage in Canada?

• Scarborough Subway (Line 2 East Extension), Toronto GTA – TBD – $5.5bn
• Blue Line Extension – $6bn
• Capital Line LRT, Edmonton – $1bn
• GO Expansion: Lakeshore East (Bowmanville Est) – Central Corridor – $1bn BF
• Ontario Subway Line, Toronto – P3 DBFM – >$30bn
• Surrey Langley LRT, Greater Vancouver Area – $5.9bn+
• Green Line LRT, Calgary – DBF – $4.9bn
• GO Expansion: On Corridor (OnCorr), Toronto – $10bn DBOM
• GO Expansion: Lakeshore West Corridor – $463 DBF
• GO Rail Expansion – Union Station Enhancement – $500m Alliance Model
• Eglinton Crosstown, Toronto – $5.3bn
• Hurontario (Hazel McCallion) LRT, Toronto – $5.6bn
• FinchWest LRT, Toronto – $1.2bn
• Trillium, Ottawa – $1.6bn P3
• Ottawa LRT Phase II (Confederation Line West) , Ottawa – $4.8bn P3
• Réseau Express Métropolitain (REM) LRT, Montreal – $6.3bn
• Broadway Subway, Vancouver – $2.83bn
• ValleyLine LRT Phase 1, Edmonton – $1.8bn
• ValleyLine West LRT Phase 2, Edmonton – $1.9bn DBF

Projects in Procurement Stage

High Frequency Rail (HFR), Ontario / Quebec – TBD – $70-100bn+

High Frequency Rail is VIA Rail Canada’s proposal to transform passenger rail service in Canada. It would create new trains on dedicated tracks between major centres (Québec City-Montréal-Ottawa-Toronto). New routes would be established by upgrading discontinued and lower density rail infrastructure, as well as building new tracks between Toronto-Peterborough-Ottawa, Ottawa-Dorion-Montréal and Montréal-Trois-Rivières-Québec City.The High Frequency Rail project would involve separating passenger and freight rail operations, creating more capacity for sustainable transportation for both people and goods, as well as the opportunity to optimize current services along Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence Seaway.

Status: RFP to be issued in Sept 2023 and close in Summer 2024

Broadway UBC-Arbutus Extension, Vancouver – >$3bn

The plan would see the LRT extended west from Arbutus Station towards University of British Columbia.

Status: Federal funding committed. RFQ expected in 2022/23 with construction to start in 2024

Eglinton West LRT, Toronto GTA – TBD – >$5bn

The Eglinton Crosstown West Extension will bring even more rapid transit to Etobicoke and Mississauga to make it easier for people to get where they need to be each day.

The proposed extension of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT will run 9.2 kilometres from the future Mount Dennis LRT station to Renforth Drive and will operate mainly underground, helping to reduce travel times and improve access to jobs, schools and other destinations throughout the Greater Toronto Area.

Status:

• Advanced Tunnelling Contract 1 package Awarded, complete by 2025
• Advanced Tunnelling Contract 2 package – Awarded in Feb 2024
• Elevated Guideway package – Awarded in Dec 2023
• Stations, Railway and Systems package – RFP issued in August 2024, award by Q1 2023

Yonge Street North (Line 1 Extension) Subway, Toronto GTA – TBD – >$5bn

The planned Yonge North Subway Extension will extend 7.4 kilometres north from Finch Station to Highway 7. This critical rapid transit link will include up to 6 stations.

Status:

• Advanced Tunnelling Contract package – RFP
• Stations, Railway and Systems package – TBD

GO Expansion: Lakeshore East – Central Corridor (Bowmanville Est) –  $500m BF

Two grade separations — Scarborough Golf Club Road and Morningside Avenue. Includes track and grading work from Galloway Road to Beechgrove Drive (approximately 3.4 km) and all supporting infrastructure, including retaining walls along the central segment of the Lakeshore East corridor

Status: Awarded in 2023

GO Expansion: Milton Corridor Upgrades –  $200m DBF

Includes Milton GO Station upgrades to the station building and Station Operations West Facility.

Status: RFP issued in April 2018. Financial close Spring 2021

Hamilton LRT, Greater Toronto Area – N/A – $4bn.

On December 16, 2019, the Government of Ontario announced the cancellation of the procurement for the Hamilton LRT project. Over the coming weeks, the Province will work with the City of Hamilton to determine alternative opportunities to deliver on its $1 billion funding commitment.

Status: Project being procure under two separate packages with utilities scope procure under Alliance contracting model. RFQ due Q1 2022. Construction to start by mid-2022

Structuring Public Transit Network, Quebec – Tramway Component – $3.3bn

The 22-kilometre tramway will connect Charlesbourg North to Sainte-Foy West, including 35 stations, three intermodal hubs, two terminus stations, a 2.6-kilometre tunnel, and two maintenance and storage facilities. The project will include a 30-year maintenance period.

Status: RFP issued in Sept 2020.

REM de l’EST, Montreal, QC  – $10bn

Plans for the REM de l’Est project include 23 new stations and 32 kilometres of light rail tracks, both above and below ground

Status: Project in planning phase

Projects in the Construction Stage

Scarborough Subway (Line 2 East Extension), Toronto GTA – TBD – $5.5bn

A new three-stop 7.8-kilometre Scarborough Subway Extension.

Status:

• Stations, Rail and Systems (SRS) package procured under Progressive DB procurement model. Started in 2023
• Advanced Tunnelling package awarded in June 2021. Q4 2024: Project faces delays due to tunnelling challenges. Expected completion in late 2025.

Blue Line Extension – $4bn+

5.8-kilometres of track and five new stations to the current 12-station Blue Line, one of four Metro lines that runs through the Greater Montreal Area.

Status: Awarded in May 2024

Edmonton Capital LRT, Edmonton – $1bn

The plan would see the LRT extended 4.5 kilometres south of the current end point at Century Park to the Heritage Valley Park and Ride at Ellerslie Road and 135 Street, where the updated plan calls for a raised station and track overpass.

Status: Awarded in April 2024.

Ontario Subway Line, Toronto – P3 DBFM – >$30bn

The Ontario Line is a 15.5-kilometre stand-alone rapid transit line that will connect the Ontario Science Centre to Exhibition/Ontario Place. Over half of the route is planned to run underground through new tunnels, with the remainder running along elevated and at-grade rail corridor sections of track. Fifteen stations are proposed, with numerous connections to the broader transit network, including GO Transit rail services, the Toronto Transit Commission’s subway Lines 1 and 2, the future Line 5 (Eglinton Crosstown LRT), as well as numerous bus and streetcar routes.

The Ontario Line is being delivered as three separate public-private partnership (P3) procurement contracts set to deliver many railway jobs in Canada:

• Ontario Line – Southern Civil, Stations and Tunnel ($4bn) — DBF — Awarded Nov 2022
• Ontario Line – Rolling Stock, Systems, O & M ($2bn) — DBFOM — Awarded Nov 2022
• Ontario Line – North Civil, Stations and Tunnel ($4bn) – Awarded Q1 2024
  • Pape Tunnel and Underground Stations – Progressive DB – Awarded Q1 2024
  • Elevated Guideway and Stations – Progressive DB – Awarded Q1 2024
  • Two smaller early works contracts – DBB

Surrey Langley LRT, Vancouver – $5.9bn+

This will be a 16-km-long Surrey Langley rail rapid transit project. The SkyTrain will travel on an elevated guideway along Fraser Highway. It will provide a seamless, eastward extension of the existing Expo Line. King George Station will connect to Langley Centre through Fleetwood and Cloverdale/Clayton. The proposed project includes 8 stations, 3 bus exchanges, park and ride spaces, 55 SkyTrain vehicles, and an operations and maintenance centre. The project is expected to bring many railway jobs to the Vancouver area. It will be procured in three packages:

• Elevated Guideways & Early Works ($1.9bn) – Awarded. Construction started in Q2 2024
• Skytrain Stations ($800m) –  Awarded.Construction starts in Q3 2024
• Trackwork and controls – Awarded in Apr 2024

Green Line LRT, Calgary – DBF – $4.9bn.

The Green Line is a light rail transit (LRT) mega project planned to run between north-central and southeastern Calgary. When completed, the Green Line will comprise 29 stations spanning 46 kilometers. Initial RFQ released for Segment 1 has been postponed with the entire project expected to be delivered in one package now. The scope and funding of future extensions to the north and southeast have not yet been determined.

Status: Awarded. 12-month project development stage in progress as of Q1 2023

GO Expansion: On Corridor (OnCorr) –  $10bn DBOM

GO Rail Expansion will transform the transportation network in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area over the next decade. Metrolinx will transform the GO Transit rail network into a system that will deliver two-way, all-day service every 15 minutes over core segments of the GO Rail network. System-wide infrastructure upgrades will include: adding tracks, expanding stations, electrification of the rail network, new locomotives and train control systems to enable more frequent service.

Status: Awarded in April 2022

GO Expansion: Lakeshore West Corridor –  $500 DBB

Infrastructure improvements for Exhibition Station, Mimico Station, Long Branch Station, Clarkson Station, Kerr Street, Bronte Station, Burloak Drive, Drury Lane and the Lewis Road Layover Facility-Phase II expansion.

Status: Awarded in Feb 2022

GO Rail Expansion – Union Station Enhancement – $500m Alliance Model

Construction of new platforms, two new tracks, a new concourse area and storm water management system, and other building systems. The Union Station Upgrade is being procured under the Alliance model.

Status: Awarded in Q1 2022

Eglinton Crosstown, Toronto – $5.3bn P3

The Eglinton Crosstown is a light rail transit line that will run along Eglinton Avenue between Mount Dennis (Weston Road) and Kennedy station. This 19-kilometre corridor will include a 10-kilometre underground portion, between Keele Street and Laird Drive. The Crosstown will have up to 25 stations and stops. It will link to 54 bus routes, 3 subway stations and various GO Transit lines.

Status: Completion delayed until 2022

Hurontario (Hazel McCallion) LRT, Toronto – $5.6bn

18 kilometres of new dedicated rapid transit between the Port Credit GO Station in Mississauga and the Gateway Terminal at Steeles Avenue in Brampton. Includes 19 stops with connections to GO Transit’s Milton and Lakeshore West rail lines and a maintenance and storage facility for the light rail vehicles located south of Highway 407 and west of Kennedy Road.

Status: Completion by Fall 2024.

FinchWest LRT, Toronto – $2.5bn P3

This DBFM P3 light rail project will bring an additional 11 kilometres and 18 stops of public transit, as well as renew aging infrastructure, such as the Highway 400 overpass at Finch Ave W.

Status: Completion in 2022.

Trillium, Ottawa – $1.6bn P3

As part of the city’s Stage 2 LRT project, the Trillium Line PPP project will deliver 16km of new rail, 8 new stations, 1 major maintenance and storage facility for trains (trains depot) with capacity to up to 11 trains, and 10 new bridges.

Status: Major delays due to Covid. Completion by Aug 2022.

Ottawa LRT Phase II (Confederation Line West), Ottawa – $4.8bn P3

The second stage of Ottawa’s light rail project has grown from 30 kilometres of track to 44 kilometres, and from 19 stations to 24, extending the public transit system deeper into the suburbs of Orléans and Riverside South.

Status: Completion by 2024.

Réseau Express Métropolitain (REM) LRT, Montreal – $6.3bn P3

67kms of new track with 26 stations. Construction: 2018-2023 (ongoing).

Status: Completion by 2023.

Broadway Subway, Vancouver – $2.83bn

5.7 km extension of the existing Millennium Line, from VCC-Clark Station to Broadway and Arbutus. Continuing from VCC-Clark Station on an elevated guideway for 700 metres, the extension will then travel underground along Broadway for 5km. The project includes 6 new underground stations, including an interim terminus station at Arbutus Street.

Status: Project underway since Q2 2020. Completion by 2025.

ValleyLine LRT Phase 1, Edmonton – $1.8bn

The 13-kilometer southeast leg of a new LRT in Edmonton.

Status: Currently behind schedule. Due for completion in 2022.

ValleyLine West LRT Phase 2, Edmonton – $1.9bn DBF

Design, build and partially finance 14 kilometres of new LRT with 16 stops (14 street level, 2 elevated) over its length between Downtown and Lewis Farms.

Status: Project underway since Q1 2021

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