AECOM selected as design partner for the Capital Line South Light Rail Transit Extension project in Alberta, Canada
October 02 2024 - 6:55AM
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AECOM (NYSE: ACM), the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting
firm, today announced that it will serve as the design partner
subcontracted to Capital Line Design-Build Ltd., a member of the
Ledcor Group, to deliver Phase 1 of the City of Edmonton’s Capital
Line South Light Rail Transit Extension project. Located in
Alberta, Canada, the project includes a 4.5-kilometer light rail
extension from Century Park to north of Ellerslie Road, two new
stations and a light rail vehicle storage and maintenance
facility.
“We are excited to help realize this key infrastructure
investment for the City of Edmonton, building on our multi-decade
track record of delivering transformative urban light rail
projects,” said Mark Southwell, chief executive of AECOM’s global
Transportation business. “As the number one ranked transportation
design practice by Engineering News-Record, our teams are industry
leaders in tackling complex systems integration challenges for
major transit expansions, and we look forward to applying learnings
from our global expertise to enhance one of North America’s busiest
light rail transit systems.”
As a design lead on the Capital Line Design-Build Ltd. team,
AECOM will be responsible for infrastructure and systems design.
The new line will be built along the west side of 111 Street with
an underpass at 23 Avenue, new bridges crossing Blackmud Creek and
Anthony Henday Drive and new stations at Twin Brooks and Heritage
Valley North. This project will also include a new operations and
maintenance facility, with a separate contractor delivering a new
fleet of light rail vehicles.
“We are thrilled to continue our close partnership with the City
of Edmonton, supporting its commitment to expanding sustainable
transportation options that meet increasing demand for urban
mobility choices for residents, employers and visitors,” said
Richard Barrett, chief executive of AECOM’s Canada region. “Our
extensive transportation experience in Canada — including our
award-winning work on Edmonton’s recent Valley Line project —
positions us uniquely to deliver high-quality infrastructure design
for the Capital Line South.”
AECOM's previous work for the City of Edmonton includes
developing a policy framework to integrate light rail transit
planning with land use activities, producing Low Floor LRT Design
Guidelines, and updating their High Floor LRT Design Guidelines.
More recently the Company has served as the Owner’s Engineer
supporting the Valley Line light rail transit project. This
27-kilometer urban light rail line is being developed in two phases
— Southeast and West — which run from Mill Woods in the southeast,
through downtown Edmonton to Lewis Farms in the west.
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