Crosstown Transit Constructors, a joint venture of Obayashi Canada, Kenny Construction, Kenaidan Contracting and Technicore Underground, won the contract to build the 6.2km. tunnel, about half the underground portion of the Crosstown light rail line. Work will begin work in late 2012 using two TBMs.
"We are moving forward on the biggest investment in public transit in the City of Toronto," said Bob Chiarelli, Ontario’s Minister of Transportation and Minister of Infrastructure. "This project will create tens of thousands of jobs and make it easier for commuters to
get to work, school or appointments."
The CAD 4.6bn (USD 4.7bn) LRT, which will run about 19km from Black Creek to Kennedy station in the east, is expected to take about eight years to complete. About 11km of that is underground.
