The City of Edmonton has finalized negotiations and awarded the design-build contract for Phase 1 of the Capital Line South Extension project.
The project will be undertaken by Capital Line Design-Build Ltd., a member of the Ledcor Group of Companies, with AECOM as their design partner.
Ledcor was selected as the preferred bidder in April 2024. Contract negotiations between the city and the preferred bidder occurred throughout April and May to ensure a robust project agreement was in place to protect Edmontonians’ interests and deliver value.
Over the coming months, the Ledcor team will begin detailed design with major construction along 111 Street anticipated to begin in 2025. Phase 1 of the project is a 4.5-kilometre, high-floor LRT extension along the west side of 111 Street and includes:
- An LRT underpass at 23 Avenue
- Two bridges (one across Blackmud Creek and one across Anthony Henday Drive)
- Two stations (Twin Brooks station and Heritage Valley North station connecting to the Heritage Valley Transit Centre and Park and Ride)
- An Operations and Maintenance Facility (south of Anthony Henday Drive)
- Light Rail Vehicles (LRVs)
The $1.34 billion project, has funding commitments from the Government of Canada, the Government of Alberta and the City of Edmonton, which recently announced its share of the project has increased $242 million.
“Building on Ledcor’s 75-year legacy of serving Edmontonians, we are thrilled to be chosen by the City of Edmonton, with our design partner AECOM, to construct this vital new phase of public transit which will serve the city’s growing population for many decades to come”, said Brad Mytko, SVP infrastructure, Ledcor Group. “We will deliver a successful project, ensuring safety every step of the way.”
In addition to expanding the city’s mass transit infrastructure, the Capital Line South Extension project will deliver a range of benefits locally, regionally and nationally. An economic assessment estimates the extension will generate 9,500 full-time jobs and $1 billion in wages and salaries through construction, operations and maintenance.
