Financial close reached on Edmonton’s $1.8B transit expansion
By On-Site Magazine
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Artist’s conception of a station on Edmonton’s Valley Line LRT expansion project
TransEd Partners— a consortium of EllisDon, Bechtel, Bombardier and Fengate Capital Management — has achieved financial close on Edmonton’s Valley Line LRT Stage 1 expansion project.
TransEd Partners was selected by the City of Edmonton in late November as the preferred proponent to design, build, finance, operate, maintain and supply vehicles for the project. The Valley Line LRT Stage 1 project is a Public-Private Partnership (P3) that includes a five-year Design-Build stage and a 30-year operation and maintenance (O&M) term. The contract is valued at $1.8 billion in Net Present Value.
Artist’s conception of the interior of a station on Edmonton’s Valley Line LRT expansion
The Valley Line LRT is a significant part of the City of Edmonton’s transportation plan and will cater to the demands of one of Canada’s fastest growing cities. The proposed multi-phased, 27-kilometre urban route will ultimately create 25 new stops and 3 stations, serving an estimated 100,000 daily commuters. The line will run southeast to west from Mill Woods to Lewis Farms, crossing through Edmonton’s downtown core.
Stage 1 of the Valley Line LRT project encompasses the 13.1-kilometre, 11 stops including an additional two-storey station between Mill Woods and 102 Street, connecting commuters with the Capital Line and Metro Line at Churchill Station. The project is currently on schedule for construction to begin in 2016. Another 14 street-level stops and two stations are planned for later stages.
Valley Line LRT project will be funded by $800 million from the City of Edmonton, $600 million from the province (including $300 million from GreenTRIP), and $400 million from the federal government—$250 million from PPP Canada funding and $150 million from the New BCF.
“This is a good day for the City of Edmonton,” said Stephen Damp, EllisDon’s Executive Vice President. “We are excited to get started and deliver a world-class system.”
EllisDon is currently undertaking a number of major transportation-related infrastructure projects across Canada. This includes the Ottawa Confederation Line LRT, Eglinton Crosstown LRT and the York Viva Bus Rapid Transit Expansion.
