OLRT Constructors Chooses Walters to Build Ottawa Light Rail Transit (LRT) Project

January 31, 2014
Project News Walters Inc.

The Ottawa Light Rapid Transit Constructors (OLRT- C), which is a joint venture between EllisDon, SNC-Lavalin Inc., Dragados Canada and ACS Infrastructure, has awarded Walters Inc. the contract for the supply and erection of structural steel and metal decking for the Confederation Line project.

The contract consists of constructing two buildings. The first building is the Maintenance and Storage Facility (MSF) which will be used to maintain and repair LRT vehicles. The second building is the storage shed building which is a large, galvanized steel structure that will house the majority of the Confederation Line light rail vehicles (LRV). The erection phase at the MSF is expected to start in June 2014 and will go through to September 2014. The total steel for the MSF project size is approximately 1,750 tonnes.

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