Acciona joins preferred consortium on rail project in Canada

The South Fraser Station Partners consortium, 33% owned by Acciona, has been selected by the Province of British Columbia (Canada) as the “preferred proponent” for the station contract for the Surrey Langley SkyTrain project in Vancouver.

This contract includes design and construction Eight new passenger stations, Nine substations, three bus interchanges and 250 meters of track.

The contract is part of a project to extend the existing route of the Expo Line, by 16 kilometers from King George station in Surrey to central Langley, providing a fast, safe and sustainable transport option for the citizens of the region. servicemedia.

The project's financial closing is scheduled for the second quarter of 2024.

By 2050, the population of the City of Surrey and the Town of Langley is expected to increase Its population is about 420,000 people. It will generate 147,000 new jobs.

The demographic jump will worsen Transportation demand In this field, this project will contribute significantly to meeting it, according to what Acciona stated in a statement.

ACCIONA participated During the past two decades In building some of Canada's largest and most important infrastructure, such as the Site-C Clean Energy Project (British Columbia), the Walterdale Bridge in Edmonton, Alberta, and the Southeast Stony Trail Project in Calgary, Alberta. It also built the A-30 motorway in Montreal (Quebec), the Herb Gray Parkway and the Windsor-Essex Parkway in Ontario, as well as the deep lake water cooling system project in Toronto (Ontario). It also modernized the water distribution system in Saint John (New Brunswick).

Acciona has offices in Toronto and Vancouver It has become one of Canada's most active infrastructure companies. Its current projects in British Columbia include the new Pattullo Bridge over the Fraser River and the Broadway Metro expansion in Vancouver.