Metrolinx Selects Aecon Alliance for Hamilton LRT Civil and Utilities Works Project

Rendering of future King Street East underpass that will allow LRVs to travel under CPKC’s rail line.

Metrolinx

TORONTO - Aecon Group Inc. announced Hamilton LRT Civil & Utilities Alliance has been selected for the Hamilton LRT Civil and Utilities Works project in Ontario.

According to the press release, Metrolinx owns the project, and Aecon will serve a the construction partner responsible for project deliver. A joint venture between Hatch, Egis, and Systra will serve as the design partner. The Alliance has entered into an alliance development phase agreement with Metrolinx. Within this agreement, it will work to negotiate “scope, cost, and schedule of various elements of the project,” which is slated to last 18 to 24 months. After, a construction implementation phase will follow.

The Hamilton LRT project seeks to connect Eastgate to McMaster through Hamilton’s downtown with 14 kilometers of light rail.

Aecon Group Inc. President and CEO Jean-Louis Servranckx said, “Aecon’s experience building some of the most transformative transit projects of this generation, including three modern LRTs in Ontario, will be of great value to this critical project for Hamilton. . . We are harnessing the collective strengths of our civil and utilities teams to self-perform this vital project. The collaborative development phase provides benefits to all stakeholders, and we look forward to working with our client to advance this project that will improve mobility for growing communities.”