Two major Canadian engineering and construction firms and one U.S.-based giant are squaring off for a key contract to design, build and finance a railway tunnel that is expected to dramatically speed up train service in the Toronto region.
Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx has shortlisted the three groups, issuing a request for proposals for a second rail tunnel under Highway 401/409 to teams led by Omaha-based Kiewit, London, Ontario-based EllisDon Capital Inc./STRABAG Inc. and Aecon/Dragados, a partnership between Calgary-based Aecon and the Canadian subsidiary of Spain-based Dragados.