Client: York Region
Project Location: Ontario, Canada
Project Costs: $1.7 billion
DMJM Harris and AECOM Enterprises are lead firms of the York Consortium, a joint venture providing program management, planning, and design-construct services. The project is initially being designed as a new high-end bus rapid transit (BRT) system. Future expansion to light rail is possible if an interface with Toronto’s subway system and other local transit agencies is needed.
As the private partner in Canada’s first public-private transit partnership, the York Consortium developed the environmental assessment process, a network configuration master plan and a financing plan. The initial phase of implementation—a $150 million program—installed baseline BRT services and stations in four transit corridors. Phase II, the “Full Build System,” will provide full-featured BRT services primarily in dedicated center-median transitways.
