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Special Edition on Infrastructure 2018

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WWW.LEXPERT.CA | 2018 | LEXPERT 15 FIVE TRANSIT PROJECTS IN GTA, HAMILTON REGION: Eglinton Crosstown LRT Status: Under construction Number of stations: 25 Route length: 19 kilometres Major transit connections: GO Transit rail network (Kitchener, Barrie and Stouffville lines), TTC Line 1, TTC bus service, UP Express Completion date: 2021 Finch West LRT Status: In procurement – request for proposals issued in February 2016 Number of stations: 18 Route length: 11 kilometres Major transit connections: TTC Line 1 and bus service Completion date: To be determined based on submissions received through procurement process Region-wide expansion of Go Transit Rail Service Status: Under construction Number of stations: 20 planned or under construction (64 existing) Total route kilometres: 452 kilometres (existing); 100+ kilometres (planned) Number of transit lines: 7 Connecting transit systems: 17 municipal transit systems total throughout the entire GO rail network, including UP Express Completion date: 2025 Union Station revitalization Status: Underway Connecting transit systems: GO Transit rail network (all lines), GO Transit bus service, TTC Line 1, TTC streetcar service, UP Express, VIA Rail Completion date: 2025 Hamilton LRT Status: In Procurement – Request for Proposals issued in April 2018 Number of new stops: 17 Route length: 14 kilometres Major transit connections: GO Transit rail network (Lakeshore West line), GO Transit bus service, HSR bus service Completion date: 2024 Emakpor, Tobor Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (416) 862-4268 temakpor@osler.com Mr. Emakpor has been at the forefront of the development of the P3 market in the UK and in Canada and his experience includes leading P3 projects acting for equity sponsors, lenders, procuring authorities and subcontractors in Canada, the UK and West Africa with an emphasis on the transportation, healthcare and education sectors. Elliott, Kelly M. Dentons Canada LLP (613) 783-9678 kelly.elliott@dentons.com Ms. Elliott practises in the Real Estate, Project Development, and Banking and Finance groups, with an emphasis on commercial acquisitions, dispos- itions and secured financings. Her practice incorporates all aspects of com- mercial real estate and infrastructure transactions, including acquisitions and dispositions, property development, leasing and real estate, and project financing. Dzulynsky, Myron B. Gowling WLG (416) 369-7370 myron.dzulynsky@gowlingwlg.com Mr. Dzulynsky has extensive experience acting on behalf of financial and strategic counterparties across primary and secondary infrastructure transactions in various sectors. Dyck, Michael Stikeman Elliott LLP (403) 266-9030 mdyck@stikeman.com Mr. Dyck's real estate practice involves providing advice in connection with a broad range of real estate transactions, including acting for purchasers and vendors of various types of properties, as well as lenders and borrowers with respect to commercial real estate financings. He also provides advice with respect to ownership arrangements, including co-ownerships and limited partnerships. Dunsky, Ilan Dentons Canada LLP (514) 878-5833 ilan.dunsky@dentons.com Mr. Dunsky is National Co-Chair of Dentons' Infrastructure and PPP group and an active executive committee member of the global Infrastructure and PPP group. He represents both domestic and international clients in the develop- ment of infrastructure, public-private partnerships and project finance, particularly in the energy, transportation and health sectors. Duffy, Patrick G. Stikeman Elliott LLP (416) 869-5257 pduffy@stikeman.com Mr. Duffy is Co-Head of the Project Development & Finance Group. He has considerable experience dealing with environmental assessments and other regulatory approvals in a variety of sectors, including renewable and non- renewable electricity generation, electricity transmission, mining, transit and transportation, aggregate quarries, and waste management. LEXPERT-RANKED LAWYERS right-of-way lanes along Eglinton Avenue from Weston Road to Kennedy subway station, includ- ing 10 kilometres running underground. "Toronto is already at the forefront of transit development in North America, if not globally, in relation to the existing Eglinton Crosstown LRT project," says Reynolds. en again, "we had a lot

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