Capital Line South LRT

Rank 2025

63

Image Credit: City of Edmonton

Industry Sector: Transit

Project Type: LRT

Project Value: $1.34 billion

Funding Source: Public

Federal Funding: $418 million

Provincial Funding: $324 million

Municipal Funding: $585 million

Province: Alberta

City / Region: Edmonton

Estimated End Date of Substantial Completion: 2029

Detailed design of Phase 1 has begun, with major construction along 111 Street anticipated to begin in 2025. Phase 1 of the project is a 4.5-kilometre, high-floor LRT extension along the west side of 111 Street and includes: an LRT underpass at 23 Avenue; two bridges (one across Blackmud Creek and one across Anthony Henday Drive); two stations (Twin Brooks station and Heritage Valley North station connecting to the Heritage Valley Transit Centre and Park and Ride); an Operations and Maintenance Facility (south of Anthony Henday Drive); and light rail vehicles.

Project Owner: City of Edmonton

Engineer: Owner’s Engineer: Capital Line Partners (Associated Engineering; Stantec; Egis; SMA; Stewart Group; EY; GEC; McElhanney; Wood (WSP); CIMA+); AECOM (design)

Project/Construction Manager: Early Works Construction Manager: EllisDon

P3 Team Members/Project Team: Phase 1 Design-Build Contract: Capital Line Design-Build Ltd. (Ledcor Group of Companies)

Other Key Players: Aon, INTECH (risk advisor); EY (management consultant); Entuitive; AGAT Labs (environmental assessment); Parsons (independent certifier)

2024 Rank: 61