THE first Flexity Freedom LRV for the initial phase of the Ion light rail network in the Canadian city of Waterloo was loaded onto a lorry at Bombardier’s plant in Thunder Bay, Ontario, on February 15 in readiness for delivery, which is expected to take 10-12 days.
A GROUNDBREAKING ceremony was held on August 21 to mark the official start of construction on the first light rail line in Waterloo, Ontario.
THE Region of Waterloo, Ontario, has reached financial close on a 33-year PPP contract to design, build, finance, operate, and maintain the city's first light rail line.
THREE consortia have submitted bids to the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, for the $C 536m ($US 505m) PPP contract to design, build, operate, and maintain the city's first light rail line.
WATERLOO (Ontario) Regional Council has formally approved an agreement in coordination with Greater Toronto and Hamilton transit authority Metrolinx to acquire 14 low-floor LRVs from Bombardier.
