East Harbour Transit Hub
Designing and delivering the catalyst to one of Canada’s largest planned Transit-Oriented Communities
East Harbour Transit Hub Alliance
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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2018-Ongoing
Gateway to one of Canada’s largest planned Transit-Oriented Communities (TOC) and commercial developments
Integrated hub connecting multi-modal transit
Second busiest GO Station, following Union Station
Project delivered under the Alliance Collaborative Contract Model
Challenges
- East Harbour Transit Hub (EHTH) is a major interchange that is part of the City of Toronto’s $1.689-billion SmartTrack Stations Program.
- The EHTH will support local transit needs in the community and regional connectivity by incorporating the GO Train, Ontario Line subway, and future TTC light rail transit.
- A Collaborative Alliance delivery model was chosen to drive progress, mitigate risk, and deliver world-class infrastructure that meets the evolving needs of the community.
- Previous phases of the East Harbour project included strategic oversight and engineering services for the planned 13-million-square-foot development, connecting office, retail, and public realm structures with a new rail and transit hub.
Highlights
- The EHTH will offer benefits to the community such as: a concourse with amenities and accessible drop-off; connections to future Broadview Ave extension; platforms for local and express train service; access to GO trains, Ontario Line subway, and TTC light rail transit; a multi-use path with a trail bridge over the Don River; reconstruction of Eastern Avenue Bridge for GO transit and Ontario Line subway; convenient single train connections to multiple destinations.
- EHTH is expected to become the second busiest train station in the GO network (after Toronto’s Union Station), served by GO Rail, the TTC bus network, Ontario Line subway, and future streetcar/light rail systems.
- Service levels planned as part of GO Expansion expect GO train service at EHTH every five minutes.
- Based on preliminary analysis, EHTH is expected to bring about 125,000 daily riders.
- With a commitment to diversity and inclusion at all levels of the project, women are represented in 30% of the Alliance Leadership Team, 55% of the Alliance Management Team, and 40% of the Alliance Project Team across all roles.
Solutions
- The East Harbour Transit Hub Alliance formed with Hatch, Rail Connect Partners (RCP) and Metrolinx is responsible for collaboratively developing infrastructure, aiming to connect communities and deliver value safely.
- Participated in the project's early study phases, working directly for First Gulf/Cadillac Fairview. Continued as a partner of the EHTH Alliance, acting as Design Non-owner Participant and the primary Engineer/Architect of Record for the station.
- In earlier stages of the project, Hatch played a key role in getting multi-level stakeholder support and progressing the TOC project. We developed a financing plan, outreach strategy, analytical frameworks, and thorough analysis to optimize station design and area. We also oversaw and managed the transit hub project, offering engineering and architectural support for developing the train station, transit hub, and 13 million square feet of commercial space.
Project numbers
13 million square feet of commercial development
125,000 expected daily ridership
5 minutes between every train
40% women across all Alliance project team roles
30% of the Alliance Leadership Team are women
55% of the Alliance Management Team are women
Part of the City of Toronto$1.689 billion SmartTrack Stations Program