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Permit values drop 9% in March
The drop was mainly due to the fact that February’s total activity was inflated by two hospital permits worth a combined $1.9 billion.
Procurement plans for Windsor hospital among the highlights in IO’s latest Market Update document
A four-year construction timeline that starts in 2027 is one of the key pieces of news coming out of the latest P3 Market Update document from Infrastructure Ontario.
Tunneling RFP issued for Eglinton subway extension
Invited to respond are led by teams led by STRABAG and a joint venture between GFL Infrastructure Group and Spanish infrastructure builder Acciona.
Highway 413 supported by majority of Ontarians, Labourers’ poll finds
According to a poll commissioned by the Ontario arm of the Labourers International Union of North America, a majority of Ontarians support construction of the proposed Highway 413. The project is already a hot-button issue in the early provincial election.
$38M in funding announced for community and recreation infrastructure projects
The funding is being delivered by the federal and provincial governments to support a dozen projects across the province. Recipient and partner organizations are contributing a further $13.8 million.