Snapshot
Canada Line Breakthrough Celebration
Location
Vancouver, Canada
Project
19km rail link with 16 stations comprising:
2.2km bored tunnel, 7.3km cut-and-cover tunnels, and 8 cut-and-cover stations
2.2km bored tunnel, 7.3km cut-and-cover tunnels, and 8 cut-and-cover stations
Value
$1.9 billion ($2003)
Owner
Canada Line Rapid Transit Inc (CLCO)
PPP
InTransitBC concessionaire
SNC-Lavalin Inc majority owner
SNC-Lavalin Inc majority owner
Tunnel
Twin tubes, 2.4km long, 6m o.d lined to a 5.3m i.d. with 6km of cut and cover work
Method
EPB TBM
Contractor
SELI - SNC Lavalin JV
Bored running tunnels
Bored running tunnels
TBM
LOVAT
Completion
November 2009
