User Notice: Cookies

This website uses cookies to enhance your user experience and improve our website performance.

By continuing on this website, you consent to the use of the cookies.

For more information on the cookies we use and how to manage your cookies settings, please read this Privacy Statement

Scarborough Subway Extension – Stations, Rail and Systems

Location:
Toronto
Project Type:
Stations, Rail and Systems – Progressive Design-Build
Infrastructure Type:
Transit
Contract Value:
To be announced at Financial Close

About the Project

The Scarborough Subway Extension is a 7.8 kilometre extension of TTC's Line 2 Bloor-Danforth Subway, from the existing Kennedy Station northeast to McCowan Road/Sheppard Avenue. The line will include three new stations at Lawrence Avenue and McCowan Road, Scarborough Centre and a terminal station at McCowan Road and Sheppard Avenue. The project is being delivered in two large contracts: the Stations, Rail and Systems package and the Advance Tunnel project.

The Scarborough Subway Extension is one of four priority transit projects announced by the Province in 2019 for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. Planning is underway for all four subway projects and procurements for the subway program are being staged to ensure each project is delivered successfully.

Latest News

Features

The scope of work includes:

  • 7.8 kilometre extension of Line 2 (Bloor-Danforth) subway.
  • Tunnelling work for the length of the alignment.
  • Three new stations: Lawrence Avenue and McCowan Road, Scarborough Centre and a terminal station at McCowan Road and Sheppard Avenue.
  • Emergency Exit Buildings, Traction Power Substations and modifications at Kennedy Station.
  • Transit connections to Line 2, Line 5 - Eglinton Crosstown LRT, GO train service (Stouffville line) and Durham Region Transit bus service.

Project Status

  • Request for Qualifications: Sep. 17, 2021
  • Short-list Bidders Selected: Feb. 08, 2022
  • Request for Proposals: Feb 08. 2022
  • Development Partner Selected: Nov. 30, 2022

Project Benefits

  • Improves access to transit for area residents
  • Reduces daily travel times for commuters
  • Economic and community growth along the future transit line and job creation opportunities
  • Reduction in traffic congestion, greenhouse gases and fuel consumption by providing an alternative transportation option

Demonstrating Value

The project is being delivered using a Progressive Design-Build (PDB) model. Key features of a PDB model include the opportunity for greater collaboration between the project owner, the successful bidder, project partners, and communities.

Learn more about IO’s delivery models and associated features.

Terms of Use

These project documents are being made available on this website for informational purposes only. Neither Infrastructure Ontario nor Metrolinx makes any representation or warranty regarding the accuracy or completeness of the content or form of these documents. 

Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx, in their sole and absolute discretion, may choose to make available on this website amendments, revisions, modifications or replacements to these documents. These documents remain open for further revision, modification, replacement or cancellation by Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx at any time and in no event shall either Infrastructure Ontario or Metrolinx be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on the content of these documents.

Announcements