GO Transit Rail Improvement Program

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GO Transit

Toronto, ON

GO Transit Rail Improvement Program (GO TRIP), which is based on a tri-party agreement between the Federal and Provincial governments and GO Transit, will help meet the current and future demands of communities along six of the operator’s seven rail corridors. The project includes track improvements, replacement, and addition; rail/rail grade separations, rail/road crossing improvements; and associated signal and control work.  The program is funded by three levels of government through the Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund (CSIF) and is made up of: 



  • Lakeshore East expansion

  • Lakeshore West expansion

  • Bradford rail corridor extension to Barrie including grade separation at Snider

  • Georgetown corridor improvements including West Toronto diamond

  • Milton corridor improvements.

  • Stouffville rail corridor improvement including Hagerman grade separation

Hatch Mott MacDonald, in a joint venture with two Toronto-based consulting firms were awarded this long-term contract and is specifically responsible for overall program management services and working closely with GO Transit's staff.  The JV team is responsible for developing an overall service implementation program based on identified needs, technical services including the development of alternative schemes and phasing to achieve program objectives, and overall project management and contract administration of consultant assignments for design of specific program components.  Specific services include:



  • Work and implementation plan and general program administration

  • Development of program policies, procedures and standards

  • Communication, information distribution and retrieval

  • Program reporting, document control/retrieval, estimating, budgeting and cost control

  • Program scope and change control; program scheduling

  • Design and construction monitoring and oversight

  • Risk assessment, value engineering and quality management

  • Evaluation, negotiation and award of consulting and construction contracts

  • Reporting detail to support ongoing financial commitments

  • Close coordination with CN and/or CP Rail, owners of most of the corridors being improved