Edmonton: TransEd Partners consortium awarded Valley Line LRT Stage 1 project

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TransEd Partners – a consortium including EllisDon, Bechtel, Bombardier and Fengate Capital Management – has achieved financial close on the Valley Line LRT Stage 1 project. The city selected TransEd Partners in late November as the preferred proponent to design, build, finance, operate, maintain and supply vehicles for the project, Ellis- Don said in a news release.

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.

The LRT project is a significant part of the City of Edmonton’s transportation plan. The multi-phased, 27 km urban route will ultimately create 25 new stops and three 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 encompasses 13.1 km with 11 stops including an additional twostorey station between Mill Woods and 102 St., connecting commuters with the Capital Line and Metro Line at Churchill Station. The project is currently on schedule for construction to begin in 2016.

“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 to 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.

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