June 4, 2010

Work begins on Union Station revitalization in Toronto

The Union Station revitalization project is underway in Toronto. The total cost for the project is approximately $640 million.

The federal, provincial and municipal governments are financing the construction as part of stimulus spending.

The project will improve the delivery of inter-regional and intermodal passenger services by:

• Creating a threefold increase in the GO Transit concourse space to accommodate the expected doubling of GO passengers at Union Station by 2030;
• Restoring heritage aspects of the main building;
• Allowing for the purchase and refurbishment of the west wing for the relocation of Metrolinx’s head office;
• Constructing a new northwest PATH connection that will join the northwest corner of Union Station to Wellington Street;
• Enhancing pedestrian concourses to improve traffic flow;
• Creating a new lower retail level below the station to increase capacity for retail services.

Work is expected to be complete in 2015.

The construction manager is Vanbots, a division of Carillion Construction Inc.

Osmington Inc., through its subsidiary Redcliff (Union Station) Inc., is the approved head lessee that will develop the new retail space.

-RCD Digital Media

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