Pape North Connect Selected for Ontario Line Pape Tunnel and Underground Stations

Courtesy of Infrastructure Ontario

ONTARIO – Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx have selected Pape North Connect for the Ontario Line Pape Tunnel and Underground Stations contract.

Metrolinx and Infrastructure Ontario have announced it has signed an agreement with Pape North Connect for the Ontario Line Pape Tunnel and underground stations. The Development and Master Construction Agreement (DMCA) includes a multi-stage design process, or development phase, that “allows for a collaborative approach between Metrolinx as the project owner and Paper North Connect as the contracting partner, who work together to finalize the scope, risk allocation and pricing of various elements of this contract.”

The Pape North Connect team includes: 1) the applicant leads: Webuild Civil Work Inc., Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas (FCC) Canada Ltd.; 2) the design team: Arcadis Professional Services (Canada) Inc., AECOM Canada Ltd.; 3) the construction team: Webuild Civil Work Inc., Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas (FCC) Canada Ltd.

The work includes: 

• Three kilometers of twin tunnels under Pape Avenue
• Two tunnel portals at Gerrard Avenue and Minton Place
• One underground station at Pape Avenue and Danforth Avenue
• Another underground station at Cosburn Avenue and Pape Avenue
• Three emergency exit/service buildings
• Underpinning of the existing TTC Pape Station
• A rail switch/crossover in the tunnel near Sammon Avenue

According to the release, the development phase is expected to take 24 months, and once that phase has ended, Metrolinx “will have the option to sign a final target-price agreement with Paper North Connect.” This would include final agreements on designs and a negotiated price.