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Projects briefings
September 8, 2026
Projects
The Ontario Line at $34 Billion: Why Announced Baselines Cannot Be Used for Delay Analysis
Metrolinx has confirmed an estimate more than three times the figure announced in 2019 and says the number remains under pressure. The disclosure history matters more than the headline.
Ontario, Canada
September 4, 2026
Projects
Ontario's Move to Alliances and Progressive Design-Build Changes How Delay Is Attributed
The province's largest programs are being let as alliances and target-price progressive design-build rather than fixed-price P3s, shifting the question from who caused the delay to how the parties agreed to share it.
Ontario, Canada
July 21, 2026
Projects
Canada's Infrastructure Pipeline Is Concentrating Schedule Risk in Interfaces
Large transit and utility programs continue to move ahead in phases, and the recurring failure point is not the work itself but the handoffs between packages.
Canada
July 14, 2026
Projects
Phased Delivery Inside Operating Facilities Is Its Own Discipline
Hospital and institutional redevelopment carries schedule risk that has little to do with construction productivity and everything to do with occupancy.
Ontario, Canada
These briefings are commentary prepared by Elite Analytics Inc. for general information. They are not legal advice and do not reproduce third-party news reports.
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