Toronto to Windsor in under half an hour: Hyperloop made in Canada
TransPod Hyperloop Inc., a Toronto company is designing a new fifth mode of transportation, beyond ships, trains, automobiles, and planes. And they are looking at a Toronto to Windsor route as an alternative for the Ontario government’s high-speed rail suggestion in 2017. The differences be...Tags: Canada
Location: Canada
9 Kilometer tunnel to link the downtown cores of Quebec City and LĂ©vis
The mayors of Quebec City and Lévis both support the provincial government's new proposal for a 9 kilometer long tunnel linking the downtown cores of Quebec City and Lévis, after the CAQ government decided it is scrapping the route announced last spring. Q...Tags: Canada
Six SNC-Lavalin subsidiaries banned from public contracts in Quebec for five years
The Autorité des marchés publics (AMP) of Quebec adds six subsidiaries of the Montreal based Canadian engineering giant SNC Lavalin to its `ineligible to bid` RENA list. Companies in RENA list are excluded from public contracts. This follows the the guilty plea of a subsidiary (...Tags: Canada, Trudeau corruption, Canada corruption, SNC Lavalin bribe scandal, SNC Lavalin Libya bribe
Tags: British Columbia, Canada
Toronto initiates the procedures for $4bn Scarborough tunnel project
Infrastructure Ontario and Canadian public transport operator Metrolinx have published a request for qualifications for a public–private partnership to excavate a US$4bn tunnel for the Toronto metro. http://www.globalconstructionreview.com/news/toronto-fires-starting-pistol-4bn...Tags: Canada, Ontario
Build the tunnel: It's time for Newfoundland to dig itself out of food insecurity
Coronavirus effect on our way of life highlights the need for a fixed link for Newfoundland to the rest of Canada via Labrador. This is now more relevant than whether it will make some harbor, a ferry company or a port town unhappy. I completely agree with this CBC op-ed when it says '...Tags: Canada
Metro Vancouver has achieved carbon neutrality with its 2019 operations
The regional district of Metro Vancouver says it has achieved corporate carbon neutrality with its 2019 operations. Meaning that its carbon output is equal to its removal from the atmosphere. Among other things, Metro Vancouver did this via trenchless tunnel construction. https://cana...Tags: British Columbia, Canada
Tags: Canada, Infrastructure Ontario
8-lane tunnel under Fraser River to replace Massey Tunnel by 2030
The B.C. government says the new tunnel will connect the cities of Delta and Richmond on Highway 99 and cost $4.15 billion but won't be complete until 2030. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/massey-tunnel-replacement-bridge-1.6145139Tags: British Columbia, Canada
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