Infrastructure Projects

Every summer Ontario Northland undertakes critical infrastructure work along the railway to ensure we meet industry safety standards and continue to provide safe, reliable and efficient transportation services to communities and businesses in the North.

Our top priority is to mitigate disruptions to communities and businesses as much as possible as this work is completed.

Please see the list below for projects impacting your community.

By investing in our rail infrastructure, we are keeping supply chains strong, and contributing to economic development in the north.

Contact

If you have any questions or concerns about the work being undertaken, please reach out to 1(705) 472-4500 ext 597 or pr@ontarionorthland.ca.

Community Description Start Date Anticipated End Date
Timmins/ Barbers Bay WHAT: Signal crossing upgrade at Frederick House - Barbers Bay. Northlander Project
WHY: Infrastructure Upgrades. (add gates)
COMMUNITY IMPACT: Minimal disruption, loud equipment and, machinery.
Temiskaming Shores WHAT: Scrap Tie Disposal/ Northlander Project
WHY: In order to ensure a safe and reliable passenger train, ONTC is implementing a scrap tie disposal program. This program will clean up the right of way by picking up scrap ties, loading them up on rail cars, then unloading them in specific areas for trucks to load.
COMMUNITY IMPACT: Scrap tie piles located close to the right of way.
Temagami WHAT: Scrap Tie Disposal/ Northlander Project
WHY: In order to ensure a safe and reliable passenger train, ONTC is implementing a scrap tie disposal program. This program will clean up the right of way by picking up scrap ties, loading them up on rail cars, then unloading them in specific areas for trucks to load.
COMMUNITY IMPACT: Scrap tie piles located close to the right of way.
Swastika/ Ramore WHAT: Ties
WHY: In order to ensure safe and efficient rail service, ONTC performs an annual rail and tie upgrading program.
COMMUNITY IMPACT: Evening and overnight work, loud equipment, working on track.
Ramore Sub Division WHAT: Continuous Welded Rail
WHY: In order to ensure safe and efficient rail service, ONTC performs an annual rail and tie upgradig program.
COMMUNITY IMPACT: Evening and overnight work, loud equipment working on track.
Porquis WHAT: Scrap Tie Disposal/ Northlander Project
WHY: In order to ensure a safe and reliable passenger train, ONTC is implementing a scrap tie disposal program. This program will clean up the right of way by picking up scrap ties, loading them up on rail cars, then unloading them in specific areas for trucks to load.
COMMUNITY IMPACT: Scrap tie piles located close to the right of way.
Porquis WHAT: Signal crossing upgrade at Hwy 67. Northlander Project
WHY: Infrastructure Upgrades. (add gates)
COMMUNITY IMPACT: Minimal disruption, loud equipment and, machinery.
North Bay Area WHAT: Signal crossing upgrades at Hydro Station Rd. Northlander Project
WHY: Infrastructure Upgrades
COMMUNITY IMPACT: Minimal disruption, loud equipment and, machinery.
North Bay WHAT: Bolted Rail
WHY: In order to ensure safe and efficient rail service, ONTC performs an annual rail and tie upgrading program.
COMMUNITY IMPACT: Evening and overnight work, loud equipment, working on track.
Moosonee - Cheepas River WHAT: Bridge Work. Scope of work includes refacing of concrete abutments and piers, steel bearing replacement and various steel repairs on superstructure. Some in-water work chipping concrete and refacing concrete abutments and piers.
WHY: Management of safe passage of all rail traffic. (equipment, freight and passenger)
COMMUNITY IMPACT: No noise disruption, no overnight work, no impact to road traffic.