Infrastructure Works Contract Awarded for Hamilton Light Rail

Aecon-led team awarded Hamilton LRT civil and utilities contract as project moves toward construction

Ontario Construction News staff writer Hamilton Transit Alliance, led by Aecon Infrastructure Inc., has been awarded the civil and utilities contract for the Hamilton LRT project. “With this contract award, we are setting the stage for major construction on the Hamilton LRT, which is incredible news for the City of Hamilton,” said Michael Lindsay, president […] The post Aecon-led team awarded Hamilton LRT civil and utilities contract as project …

Infrastructure Works Contract Awarded for Hamilton Light Rail

Last week, the Province of Ontario awarded the first major package for civil and utility work to advance the Hamilton LRT. Planned to stretch 14 kilometres across the City of Hamilton from McMaster University to Eastgate Square, the light rail line has been in the works since an initial proposal in the late 2000s.An earlier rendering of the Hamilton LRT, depicting it's dedicated right-of-way, image courtesy of MetrolinxThe idea of an LRT along H…