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CONTRACT SIGNED FOR NEXT PHASE OF
HIGH-SPEED RAIL NETWORK
“We are bringing together a unique
group of experts, combining the
expertise of a Crown corporation with
the experience of a team of worldclass private partners.”
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ALTO AND THE CADENCE consortium announced the
signing of a contract for the next phase of the
high-speed rail network between Toronto and
Québec City.
The agreement sets out the terms of the
next phase of the project: design and development. This phase represents an investment
of $3.9 billion over six years from the Government of Canada.
Cadence is a consortium made up of:
AtkinsRéalis, CDPQ Infra, Keolis, SYSTRA,
SNCF Voyageurs, and Air Canada.
“The way in which a project is developed
is as crucial as the project itself. In collaboration with Cadence, we are bringing together
a unique group of experts, combining the
expertise of a Crown corporation with the
experience of a team of world-class private
partners,” said Martin Imbleau, Alto president and CEO.
With dedicated passenger tracks and
peak speeds of up to 300km/h, Alto will signi昀椀cantly reduce travel times—even halve
it in some cases—between major cities in
the Toronto–Québec City corridor. Through
nearly 1,000 kilometres of electri昀椀ed tracks,
the network will help reduce intercity
transportation’s carbon footprint while
transforming the user experience. As Canada’s largest public infrastructure project,
this initiative will drive the economy and
provide an e昀케cient, economic and environmentally friendly transport alternative to air
and car travel.
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ALTO
With dedicated passenger tracks and peak speeds of up to 300km/h, Alto will
significantly reduce travel times between major cities in the Toronto–Québec City corridor.
