Crosslinx Transit Solutions Consortium awarded contract for Eglinton Crosstown LRT

Written by Jenifer Nunez, assistant editor
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Crosslinx Transit Solutions Joint Venture has been awarded a contract for the Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit project in Toronto, ON, Canada. In 2010, the province of Ontario announced an investment of CA$5.3 billion for construction costs for the Crosstown LRT.

 

Crosslinx is a consortium comprised of Aecon, ACS Infrastructure Canada, EllisDon and SNC-Lavalin and was previously selected by Metrolinx and Infrastructure Ontario as the preferred proponent for the project. Each member of the Crosslinx consortium, including related construction and maintenance affiliates, is an equal partner with a 25 percent interest in the equity, development, construction and maintenance activities of the project.

Crosslinx is responsible for the design, build, finance, maintenance and lifecycle activities of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT line for a 30-year maintenance term, including 25 stations, an integrated system of track work, rolling stock, signaling and communications infrastructure.

“Together with our partners, Aecon is pleased to advance to the execution stage of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT project and looks forward to delivering a world-class LRT service for the city of Toronto,” said Teri McKibbon, president and chief executive officer, Aecon Group Inc. “Our participation in this large-scale project, both during construction and maintenance stages, bodes well for Aecon’s growth, as it positions itself to participate in the unprecedented transit build-out planned by various jurisdictions across Canada.”

“We are pleased to have been awarded this project to deliver the Eglinton Crosstown, a signature LRT system that will benefit Torontonians for decades to come,” said Ian Edwards, executive vice- president, Infrastructure, SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. “Our capabilities to execute LRT projects of this magnitude, as well as our ability to provide a fully integrated, value-added package that encompasses the whole life-cycle from end-to-end, are unmatched in this industry.”

 

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