British Columbia Province has selected three joint ventures to deliver Surrey Langley SkyTrain project in Vancouver metropolitan area.
The contract to sign, build and finance the elevated guideway and associated roadworks, utilities and active transport elements was awarded to SkyLink Guideway Partners (SLGP) joint venture which comprises:
- Dragados Canada
- Ledcor Investments
- Ledcor Mining
The eight new stations will be built by the South Fraser Station Partners (SFSP) joint venture comprising
- Aecon Constructors
- Acciona Infrastructure Canada
- Pomerleau BC
Transit Integrators BC (TIBC) joint venture was selected to design and build the systems and trackwork and is comprised of:
- AtkinsRéalis Major Projects
- AtkinsRéalis Canada
- Western Pacific Enterprises
The costs of the Surrey Langley SkyTrain project have increased to CAD 5.99 billion (USD 4.45 billion) due to market conditions, including rising inflation costs and key commodity escalation, supply-chain pressures and labour-market challenges. This has also resulted in higher price proposals from contractors.
The project covers the construction of a 16-km elevated extension of the existing Expo Line along Fraser Highway from the current terminus at King George Station in the City of Surrey, through the Township of Langley to a new terminus station at 203 St. in Langley City Centre.
In addition, the project will add 14 km of active transport paths (including walking, cycling), bike racks and enclosed bike parking along the new SkyTrain extension.
Early works have been ongoing for many months along the new SkyTrain alignment, including BC Hydro work to relocate power lines, as well as pre-construction site surveys, utilities location, geotechnical investigations and design work.
Major construction on the first rapid-transit project south of the Fraser River in 30 years is expected to begin in 2024. The project’s business case, which was approved in 2022 prior to significant market and industry changes, determined that the extension could be built in one stage by late 2028, two years quicker than if it was built in two stages. Following extensive planning work and impacts of the current market climate, passenger services are expected to be launched in late 2029.
Once complete, people in the region will be able to travel between Langley City and Surrey Centre in approximately 22 minutes and between Langley and downtown Vancouver in just more than an hour.
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