RCCAO welcomes budget’s housing focus, concerned for funding to cities
Posted: Apr 12th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsAccording to a release by the Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario (RCCAO), the alliance welcomes the focus on housing and infrastructure investment in the Federal Government’s Budget 2022 but is troubled that there[...]
Read More about RCCAO welcomes budget’s housing focus, concerned for funding to citiesOntario plan for GTA transportation includes ‘conceptual’ transit lines, new highways
Posted: Mar 12th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsPhoto by Haljackey via Wikimedia Commons Ontario has laid out a 30-year vision to grow transportation networks around Toronto, including road expansions, potential new transit networks and proposed new highways, although much of the plan isn’t fully[...]
Read More about Ontario plan for GTA transportation includes ‘conceptual’ transit lines, new highwaysRevised Yonge North Subway alignment announced, to tunnel under fewer homes
Posted: Dec 9th, 2021In: ConstructionNewsAfter input from the Thornhill community, Metrolinx has announced a refinement to the proposed Yonge North Subway Extension route, which tunnels under the neighborhood located in Markham, Ontario. On December 8th, Metrolinx president and CEO,[...]
Read More about Revised Yonge North Subway alignment announced, to tunnel under fewer homesRFQ Issued for Scarborough Subway Extension Stations, Rail and Systems
Posted: Sep 22nd, 2021In: ConstructionNewsInfrastructure Ontario (IO) and Metrolinx have released a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to identify teams interested in designing and building the Stations, Rail and Systems (SRS) package for the Scarborough Subway Extension project. According to[...]
Read More about RFQ Issued for Scarborough Subway Extension Stations, Rail and SystemsLong Awaited Bay Concourse Opens inside Toronto’s Union Station
Posted: Jul 28th, 2021In: ConstructionNewsThe new Bay Concourse offers plenty of transit options. (Nitish Bissonauth photo via blog.metrolinx.com) Six years after the City of Toronto closed Union Station’s Bay Concourse for major rehabilitation and construction, the work is now[...]
Read More about Long Awaited Bay Concourse Opens inside Toronto’s Union StationRCCAO calls on federal government to address significant infrastructure deficit
Posted: Jul 10th, 2021In: ConstructionNewsThe federal government must tackle the country’s massive infrastructure deficit and commit more money into transit, waterworks and roads and bridges, the Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario (RCCAO) has stated in a recent[...]
Read More about RCCAO calls on federal government to address significant infrastructure deficitFeds invest $12B in Ontario public transit projects in GTHA
Posted: May 14th, 2021In: ConstructionNewsTORONTO – Ontario and the federal government have struck an agreement that will see Ottawa kick in $12 billion to help build several transit projects in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area over the next[...]
Read More about Feds invest $12B in Ontario public transit projects in GTHAStantec and PUBLIC WORK selected to lead design services for Waterfront Toronto projects
Posted: May 14th, 2021In: ConstructionNewsGlobal design firm Stantec and landscape architecture and urban design firm PUBLIC WORK have been selected by Waterfront Toronto to design transformative infrastructure for the city’s waterfront. The design of the Queens Quay East Extension[...]
Read More about Stantec and PUBLIC WORK selected to lead design services for Waterfront Toronto projectsFederal infrastructure bank can’t meet funding plans without spending spree, PBO says
Posted: Apr 30th, 2021In: ConstructionNewsOTTAWA – A federal infrastructure financing agency might not meet its near-term plan to fund projects more quickly to foster economic recovery, says a new report by the parliamentary budget officer. As it stands, the budget office[...]
Read More about Federal infrastructure bank can’t meet funding plans without spending spree, PBO saysOntario Reports Next Stage for Yonge North Subway Extension
Posted: Mar 19th, 2021In: ConstructionNewsThe Ontario government reports that is moving to the next stage of planning for the Yonge North Subway Extension. According to a government release, the Initial Business Case and supplementary analysis for the project, released[...]
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