U.S., Sept. 7 -- The deal, which tallied up to $1.3bn, has been approved and confirmed which will see Acciona and Ghella working on the extension of Vancouver's vast subway network.
The extension will involve the design and implementation of six stations on the city's popular Millennium Line, extending it further west from VCC-Clark to Arbutus. The metro extension will span an extra 5.7 kilometres through the city.
The extension of the line aims to slash traffic congestion and traffic times in and around Vancouver's Broadway Corridor. Buses can be taken out of the already-busy street traffic whilst bringing the total travel time of the 5.7-kilometre stretch to just eleven minutes.
According to Ghella, the project will commence in autumn,...