Climate Change and Adaptation to Extreme Weather Infrastructure Projects

Canadian National Railway Company

This project at mile marker 88.3 will focus on choosing and installing measures to protect the CN mainline from flooding and wildfires in the area affected by the 2021 Lytton Creek Wildfire.

Lytton, BC

$38,000.00

Canadian National Railway Company

This project at mile marker 90.7 will focus on choosing and installing measures to protect the CN mainline from flooding and wildfires in the area affected by the 2021 Lytton Creek Wildfire.

Lytton, BC

$38,000.00

Canadian National Railway Company

This project at mile marker 94.8 will focus on choosing and installing measures to protect the CN mainline from flooding and wildfires in the area affected by the 2021 Lytton Creek Wildfire.

Lytton, BC

$76,750.00

Southern Railway of British Columbia Ltd.

This project at mile marker 37.94 will install an off-grid power supply so railway signals will continue to work during a power outage. This will include mounting solar panels.

Abbotsford, BC

$22,934.81

Southern Railway of British Columbia Ltd.

This project at mile marker 38.15 will install an off-grid power supply so railway signals will continue to work during a power outage. This will include mounting solar panels.

Abbotsford, BC

$22,934.81

Southern Railway of British Columbia Ltd.

This project at mile marker 42.65 will install an off-grid power supply so railway signals will continue to work during a power outage. This will include mounting solar panels.

Abbotsford, BC

$22,934.81

Southern Railway of British Columbia Ltd.

This project at mile marker 42.84 will install an off-grid power supply so railway signals will continue to work during a power outage. This will include mounting solar panels.

Abbotsford, BC

$22,934.81

Southern Railway of British Columbia Ltd.

This project at mile marker 42.8 will install an off-grid power supply so railway signals will continue to work during a power outage. This will include mounting solar panels.

Abbotsford, BC

$22,934.81

Southern Railway of British Columbia Ltd.

This project at mile marker 62.71 will install an off-grid power supply so railway signals will continue to work during a power outage. This will include mounting solar panels.

Chilliwack, BC

$22,934.81

Southern Railway of British Columbia Ltd.

This project will reinforce the timber piles that support the Queensborough Bridge with high strength, sealed high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe. This work will improve rail safety by reducing the risk of that large debris could hit the bridge and cause a train derailment.

New Westminster, BC

$126,537.09

Southern Railway of British Columbia Ltd.

This project at mile marker 0.3 will install an off-grid power supply so railway signals will continue to work during a power outage. This will include mounting solar panels.

Surrey, BC

$22,934.81

Southern Railway of British Columbia Ltd.

This project at mile marker 10.2 will install an off-grid power supply so railway signals will continue to work during a power outage. This will include mounting solar panels.

Surrey, BC

$22,934.81

Southern Railway of British Columbia Ltd.

This project at mile marker 12.04 will install an off-grid power supply so railway signals will continue to work during a power outage. This will include mounting solar panels.

Surrey, BC

$22,934.81

Battle River Railway NGC Inc.

This project will replace three 70-year-old timber bridges with culverts. The new culverts will also be able to a manage a 1-in-200-year flood which are becoming more common due to climate change.

Camrose County, AB

$2,909,963.02

Canadian Pacific

This project will install backup generators at 2 locations on the Laggan subdivision to power the wayside signal system when commercial power fails due to weather.

Banff, AB

$100,000.00

Oyen Regional Rail Company Inc.

This project will install a snow fence and shelter belt, a stormwater pond, and upgrading the stormwater drainage system, including culverts. These changes will help the culverts manage more water and withstand overland flooding.

Oyen, AB

$755,625.00

Boundary Trail Railway Company Inc.

This project at mile marker 81.85 will stabilize, replace or repair culverts so they're more secure in extreme weather. A hydrology study will be done to create a water management plan for future extreme weather.

Stanley, MB

$164,000.00

Hudson Bay Railway Corporation

This project will use drones to monitor a section of the Hudson Bay Railway that's prone to accidents caused by climate change. Crews will fix any issues that are found.

Churchill, MB

$598,000.00

Hudson Bay Railway Corporation

This project will use technology to help the Hudson Bay Railway:

• better understand the risks and impacts of climate change on the railway system
• research local climate trends, and
• forecast extreme weather and its impacts on railway infrastructure

Churchill, MB

$720,000.00

Rural Municipality of Springfield

This project will install a new culvert at the T Drain crossing under the CP Rail Line to reduce flooding.

Springfield, MB

$188,000.00

Rural Municipality of Springfield

This project at mile marker 238.48 will install a new culvert at a lower elevation under the tracks on the east side of PR 206 to reduce or stop flooding at:

• the intersection of PR 206 and PTH 15
• multiple residences along Weldon Street, Jaffray Street, and
• business along PTH 15

Springfield, MB

$188,000.00

Rural Municipality of Springfield

This project at mile marker 106.07 will install a new culvert under the CP tracks along the east side of Dundee Garson Road. Protection will be installed at each end of the culvert to protect the railbed from erosion and scour.

Springfield, MB

$188,000.00

Great Sandhills Railway Ltd.

This project will remove the existing track, install three culverts, and rebuild and widen the roadbed so it's more stable in extreme weather.

Cabri, SK

$1,187,200.00

Northern Lights Rail Ltd.

This project at mile markers 124 to 135.2 will remove plants, trees, debris and old underbrush along the right-of-way from Weldon to Birch Hills, Saskatchewan. This work will protect the railway from wildfires, discourage wildlife from using the area and improve safety.

Birch Hills, SK

$108,560.00

Southern Rails Co-Operative Ltd.

A failed culvert has blocked the river and led to flooding, erosion and debris to collect upstream. This project would resume the 2020 plan to build temporary access from Highway 2, remove the asphalt and culvert from the low-level crossing, repair the riverbank, remove debris around the bridge, and restore the site once construction is done.

Moose Jaw, SK

$76,559.00

Wheatland Railway Inc.

This project will reduce the risk of flooding and washouts by:

• removing the existing track
• installing 2 culverts
• installing a layer of filter cloth between the clay and sub ballast
• building up the subgrade and
• re-installing the track

Wakaw, SK

$551,200.00

Agawa Canyon Railroad

This project at mile marker 143.3 will install two steel culverts under the track. This will allow water to safely flow under the track and not affect the track bed's stability.

Wawa, ON

$680,000.00

Canadian Pacific

This project will install backup generators at three locations on the White River subdivision to power the wayside signal system when commercial power fails due to weather.

Esher, Missanabie, Lochalsh, ON

$2,040,000.00

Ottawa Valley Railway

This project at mile marker 0.85 will improve rail safety by restoring the foundations of a bridge over the Ottawa River. Increased water flow in the area has led to the bridge's piers to erode faster than expected.

Mattawa, ON

$1,200,000.00

Via Rail Inc.

This project will rehabilitate six under capacity culverts that are at risk of failing.

Alexandria, ON

$675,000.00

Via Rail Inc.

This project at mile marker 16.04 will improve sightlines along 600ft of rail line by installing a bio barrier (a porous underground wall that will keep plants from growing close to the tracks).

Glen Robertson, ON

$200,000.00

Via Rail Inc.

This project will remove trees along railway in several areas along VIA's network. This will keep trees or debris from falling on the tracks and causing service interruptions.

Smiths Falls, ON

$150,000.00

Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable

This project will improve rail safety by installing a large retaining wall to protect against erosion. Work will also be done to rehabilitate the track, add drainage, and install a security fence.

Port-Daniel-Gascons, QC

$10,026,838.00

Québec Gatineau Railway Inc

This project at mile marker 102.50 will rehabilitate the foundations of four piers from a bridge that crosses the Batiscan River in Québec. The original timber mats under the piers have begun to decay and the foundation is becoming unstable.

Batiscan, QC

$1,200,000.00

St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad Inc.

This project at mile marker 33.12 will fully replace a culvert in Compton, Québec which has washed-out during extreme weather.

Compton, QC

$400,000.00

St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad Inc.

This project at mile marker 19.60 will rebuild the foundation of an existing bridge that crosses a valley in Dixville, Québec to improve safety of rail traffic by stabilizing the bridge foundation. 

Dixville, QC

$80,000.00

St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad Inc.

This project at mile marker 19.90 will replace the existing bridge that crosses a valley in Dixville, Québec with a culvert. The bridge's foundation has been damaged by extreme weather and has erosion problems.

Dixville, QC

$1,200,000.00

Via Rail Inc.

This project at mile marker 0.41 will improve the reliability of VIA's Automated Warning Devices Systems by installing equipment like generator quick plugs that will help the system maintain power during a power outage.

Les Coteaux, QC

$100,000.00

Tshiuetin Rail Transportation

This project will rehabilitate culverts along the Tshiuetin Railway Line. Work will include:

• analysing and replacing all culverts
• implementing an inspection system
• removing debris from culverts
• cleaning and realigning ditches, and
• increasing the slope and ends of pipes

Emeril, NL

$3,300,000.00