Parsons Brinckerhoff, WSP get three-year extension of Waterloo light-rail contract

Written by Jenifer Nunez, assistant editor

In Ontario, Canada, the Region of Waterloo voted to exercise a three-year option to extend its existing light-rail transit contract with Parsons Brinckerhoff and WSP.

 

The CA$818-million (US$1-billion), two-stage project will bring light rail to the Waterloo Region, which includes the cities of Cambridge, Waterloo and Kitchener. Stage 1 is a 36-kilometer (22.4-mile) corridor that features a 19-kilometer (11.8-mile) LRT system called ION, linking the urban cores of Kitchener and Waterloo, plus 17 kilometers (10.6 miles) of adapted bus rapid transit (aBRT) connecting the southern terminus of the LRT system in Kitchener to Cambridge. In Stage 2, the aBRT service will be converted to LRT.

As the region’s general engineering consultant, Parsons Brinckerhoff and WSP are responsible for developing the output specifications for procurement, supporting the public-private partnership procurement process and for managing the overall program, including construction management services for the client.

“This continues to be an important project for Parsons Brinckerhoff. The council’s decision to extend our agreement demonstrates the confidence that the region has in our team in Waterloo and the joint success that we have so far achieved,” said Kevin George, senior vice president of Parsons Brinckerhoff.

 

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