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TORONTO \u2014 Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Metrolinx have announced substantial completion was reached on the first set of tunnels for the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension (ECWE) project on June 30.<\/p>\n
The first advance tunnel contract includes two 6.3-kilometre tunnels stretching from west of Scarlett Road to Renforth Drive.<\/p>\n
The contracting team, West End Connectors, successfully completed the tunnels, cross passages, headwalls for future stations, utilities and emergency exit buildings as well as other construction elements, states a release.<\/p>\n
The construction team consists of Aecon Infrastructure Management Inc., Dragados Canada Inc., Ghella Canada Ltd. and design team of TYPSA Inc. and EXP Services Inc.<\/p>\n
The design-build-finance project was delivered through IO\u2019s Public-Private Partnership model.<\/p>\n
An elevated guideway and second set of tunnels (the second Advance Tunnel contract) are currently under construction.<\/p>\n
The stations, rail and systems contract is in procurement. Once work on all the contracts has been completed, the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension will bring Line 5 Eglinton another 9.2-kilometres west from Mount Dennis LRT station in Toronto to Renforth Drive in Mississauga, the release adds.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n