Today, the Government of Canada and the Province of Ontario celebrated continued progress on the construction of the Hamilton LRT. The Ontario government has awarded a contract for the first major package of civil and utility work to the Hamilton Transit Alliance.
Led by Aecon, the Hamilton Transit Alliance will advance detailed design and construction planning over the next two years. Work will include developing construction schedules and finalizing a target price for the project's civil and utilities package. Preparatory work along the LRT route will include utility relocations, bridges, sidewalks and traffic control systems.
Once complete, the Hamilton LRT will put tens of thousands of people and jobs within walking distance of fast, reliable transit, with stops at McMaster University, Hamilton Stadium, Eastgate Square, Ottawa Street, Gage Park, downtown Hamilton and other key destinations. The LRT will support 16,400 new daily trips and connect riders to Hamilton Street Railway and GO Transit services across the city.
The Government of Canada is investing up to $1.7 billion in the Hamilton LRT, the single largest federal public transit investment in Hamilton. The Government of Ontario is leading the project's construction through Metrolinx.
John-Paul Danko, Member of Parliament for Hamilton West-Ancaster-Dundas, and Lisa Hepfner, Member of Parliament for Hamilton Mountain, joined the Honourable Prabmeet Sarkaria, Ontario's Minister of Transportation, and her Worship Andrea Horwath, Mayor of the City of Hamilton, to celebrate the partnership and mark continued progress on this important project.
