Edmonton’s $1.8 billion Valley Line LRT is set to begin construction as early as spring 2016. The Valley Line Light Rail Transit – Stage 1 project has achieved financial close with TransEd Partners— a consortium made up of EllisDon, Bechtel, Bombardier and Fengate Capital Management. 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 Valley Line LRT is the single largest infrastructure project in the city’s history.
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 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 of the Valley Line LRT project encompasses the 13.1-kilometre, 11 stops including an additional two-storey station portion between Mill Woods and 102 Street, connecting commuters with the Capital Line and Metro Line at Churchill Station.
“TransEd Partners is excited to be working alongside the City of Edmonton on this important project to expand the local LRT network. Our team looks forward to improving the travel options accessible to the citizens of Edmonton in a safe, sustainable, and affordable manner,” Mac Bell, Bid Director, TransEd Partners.
Members of the TransEd Partners team have successfully delivered (and currently maintain and operate) a number of major transportation-related infrastructure projects across Canada and the world. This includes the Ottawa Confederation Line LRT, the New Jersey Transit River Line LRT, the Dublin Luas Line B1 LRT, the Nottingham Express LRT, the Dulles Metrorail Extension (phase 1), and the Eglinton Crosstown LRT.
