HAMILTON, ONT. — Hamilton Transit Alliance, led by Aecon Infrastructure Inc., has been awarded the first major package for the Hamilton LRT, undertaking the civil and utilities work.
The province and federal governments are investing up to $3.4 billion to support the development and construction of the Hamilton LRT, a release notes.
The contract includes preparatory work along the LRT route, including utility relocations, grade separations, road reconstruction and upgraded sidewalks and traffic control systems.
The contract will also advance design work to replace the bridge over Highway 403, build a new LRT underpass beneath the Canadian Pacific Kansas City Hamilton Subdivision near Gage Avenue and improve the Queenston Road bridge over the Red Hill Valley Parkway.
More specifically, infrastructure improvements include:
- 14 kilometres of sewer replacement and separation;
- 16 kilometres of watermain replacement;
- 14 kilometres of road reconstruction;
- 28 kilometres of replaced and upgraded sidewalks; and
- 62 upgraded and replaced traffic signals.
The 14‑kilometre LRT will create approximately 6,000 jobs annually during construction and up to 1,000 permanent jobs.
