Metrolinx, CH2M turn to Turner & Townsend

Metrolinx, the agency that oversees most public transportation in Ontario’s GTA (Greater Toronto Area), and environmental and engineering consultant CH2M have selected global program management and construction consultancy Turner & Townsend to support GO Transit’s Regional Express Rail (RER) electrification program.

CH2M has contracted Turner & Townsend to carry out cost estimation, risk and claims management support for RER’s Project Management Office (PMO).

Turner & Townsend has been involved in other Metrolinx projects, among them Union Pearson Express (passenger rail service between Lester B. Pearson International Airport and Toronto Union Station) and a cost consulting role for Infrastructure Ontario.

“We are delighted to be working once again with CH2M, bringing our global expertise from delivering some of the most challenging major transit and rail programs in the world, including Europe’s largest construction project, Crossrail, in the U.K.,” commented Turner & Townsend Director-Canada Dominic Leadsom. “By defining and implementing controls, processes and procedures through the PMO, we will work closely with CH2M and Metrolinx to deliver the successful rollout of this network-wide program. This will help ensure the safe and successful transformation of the fully operational rail network in Canada’s most populated regions.”

“Our team at CH2M has fostered strong relationships throughout the Metrolinx organization and we are pleased to have Turner & Townsend again as part of our team,” said CH2M Transportation Business Manager-Canada Doug Willoughby. “We are deeply committed to understanding the project needs, which translates into a winning partnership for all involved. Every project we take on with Metrolinx is a chance to move the community forward one more step, and we see that as an incredible privilege.”