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Wilson Facility Enhancement and Yard Expansion

$500 million 2012 Rank: 60 2011 Rank: New Sector: Subway Location: Toronto, Ontario Owner: Toronto Transit Commission Key Players: Engineer: AECOM (consulting engineer, design) Project/Construction Manager: AECOM (project manager) Funding: Public Description:   The existing Wilson Yard facilities are designed for storage and maintenance of two/four car consist subway trains. The new fixed six-car Toronto [...]

Waterloo LRT

$818 million 2012 Rank: 36 2011 Rank: New Sector: LRT Location: Waterloo, Ontario Owner: Region of Waterloo Key Players: Other: AECOM, MMM (EA); Hatch Mott MacDonald Funding: Public Status: Under construction, with expected completion in 2013. Description: After a lengthy debate about whether to adopt light rail or rapid bus technology for regional public transit, [...]

Radiation Alarm Triggers Evacuation at Point Lepreau Nuclear Plant

A spill of deuterium laced heavy water triggered radiation detection equipment at the Point Lepreau Nuclear facility in New Brunswick. The alarm prompted an evacuation of the reactor building where the spill occurred. The facility is in the last stages of a $1.4 billion refurbishment, which has so far gone $1 billion over budget, and [...]

West Toronto Diamond/Rail Grade Separation Project

$277 million 2012 Rank: 93 2011 Ranking: 88 Sector: Transit Location: Toronto, Ontario Owner: GO Transit (a division of Metrolinx) Key Players: Project/Construction Manager: CN Rail (construction manager—advance piling, supplier: material for advance piling contract); McCormick Rankin Corporation, a member of the MMM Group (construction management, contract administration) Engineer: Delcan (engineer of record) Other: Delcan [...]