Bowmanville Construction Partners awarded contract for GO extension

WHITBY, ONT. — The Government of Ontario has awarded a contract to extend GO train service to Bowmanville, Ont.

Bowmanville Construction Partners (BCP) has been awarded an early stage contract to advance infrastructure planning on the Bowmanville Extension.

The early stage infrastructure planning contract will support the nearly 20-kilometre extension project, which includes new tracks and signals, seven new bridges and at-grade crossing upgrades.

Ontario is investing $730 million to extend the Lakeshore East GO line further into Durham Region, bringing two-way all-day GO train service to Bowmanville, states a release, adding with nearly 17,000 daily trips and 4.9 million annual boardings expected by 2041, the extension will connect more people to jobs and places while reducing travel times across the region.