# Aecon consortium reaches financial close on Eglinton Crosstown West Extension tunnel project

West End Connectors, a consortium comprising Aecon (40%), Dragados Canada Inc. (40%), and Ghella (20%), has reached financial close on the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension Advance Tunnel project in Toronto. The contract value is $729.2 million. Construction is expected to commence in 2021, with completion in the second quarter of 2025.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2021-05-20
- Where: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Value: $580.0M (729.2M CAD)
- Status: announced
- Products: tunnel construction, light rail transit infrastructure

## Companies

- [Aecon Group](https://endata.com/companies/3614.md)
- [Metrolinx](https://endata.com/companies/17146.md) (customer)
- [Ghella](https://endata.com/companies/28363.md) (partner)
- [Dragados Canada](https://endata.com/companies/30840.md) (partner)
- [Infrastructure Ontario](https://endata.com/companies/41666.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [newswire.ca](https://www.newswire.ca/fr/news-releases/aecon-consortium-reaches-financial-close-on-the-eglinton-crosstown-west-extension-advance-tunnel-project-in-toronto-895755855.html), 2021-05-20: "West End Connectors has reached financial close on the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension (ECWE) Advance Tunnel project in Toronto."

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