Expected Completion: 2024
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17
stops
14
kilometres
46%
projected population growth by 2041
Metrolinx is working collaboratively with the City of Hamilton to deliver the Hamilton LRT project: a new 14-kilometre LRT line that will run through downtown Hamilton along Main and King Streets, and on Queenston Road.
Hamilton LRT is one of the largest infrastructure investments in the City’s history and will protect for future growth through segregated LRT lines.
With 17 stops and connections with local Hamilton Street Railway service, multiple GO bus routes, the Lakeshore West GO train line and a new pedestrian connection to the Hamilton GO Centre, the new Hamilton LRT will get you where you need to go – whether in the city or beyond – and drive major economic investment, continuing to build up this great city.
| Aspect | Future |
|---|---|
| Number of stops | 17 |
| Number of route kms | 14 km |
| Ridership | 1,500 passengers per hour in the peak direction, with 12.6M annual ridership. |
| Service | Every 6 minutes during peak hours |
| Cost | $1 billion (2014$) capital (construction) investment |
| Project delivery model | Alternative Financing and Procurement, using the DBFOM model. Hamilton LRT will remain publicly-owned by Metrolinx. |
- 2008-2010: Planning and Feasibility Studies, Business Case completed.
- 2011: Original Environmental Assessment completed by City of Hamilton.
- 2015: Province commits $1 billion towards capital costs.
- 2017:
- Request for Qualifications (RFQ) released for consortiums to Design-Build- Finance-Operate and Maintain the LRT;
- Route extended 3-km to Eastgate Square;
- Completion of Environmental Assessment Addendum completed in partnership by Metrolinx / City of Hamilton.
- April 2018: Request for Proposals (RFP) issued.
Construction is scheduled to begin in late 2019 with delivery of the new Hamilton LRT in-service anticipated for 2024. Prior to construction beginning, two community offices are expected to be opened along the corridor. The Request for Proposals submissions will be evaluated and the contract awarded in 2019.
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Metrolinx issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to three shortlisted teams to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the Hamilton Light Rail Transit (LRT) project. The three teams were selected based on the evaluation of criteria identified in a Request for Qualifications process that began in February 2017.
Teams have been invited to respond to the RFP and will begin preparing proposals that detail how they will deliver the project. Upon evaluating the received proposals, IO and Metrolinx expect to select a preferred proponent and award the contract in 2019.