THE City of Edmonton confirmed on November 25 that it has selected the TransEd Partners consortium as preferred bidder for the PPP contract to design, build, operate, maintain and finance the city's Valley Line LRT project.
THALES Canada has reacted strongly to claims by Edmonton's mayor Mr Don Iverson's that it has not delivered a "working product" for the city's new Metro Line light rail line, which began restricted operations on September 6.
EDMONTON's troubled $C 665m ($US 501.4m) Metro Line light rail project began limited operations on September 6, around 16 months after the line was due to enter service.
THE Canadian government announced on May 26 it will allocate $C 150m ($US 138m) towards the expansion of the light rail network in Edmonton through the New Building Canada Fund's Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure programme.
Light rail is experiencing a renaissance in cities throughout Canada with various new lines planned and some currently under construction, as Kevin Smith discovers.
