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Edmonton, PCL Construction, based in Alberta, has signed an agreement with the New Scotland province for the construction of the main part of the Halifax Nursing Expansion Project As part of Plenary PCL Health, a joint company, the builder announced on February 19. The project will do cost $ 7.4 billion from Canadian dollars ($ 5.2 billion)According to the province of New Scotland.
Next to PCL, the joint company includes the Los Angeles -based infrastructure firm, Plenary Americas as a developer and capital investor, by PCL. Arcadis based in Amsterdam and B+H Architects, based on Toronto, will serve as architects in the project.
As part of the field of work, PCL and the construction team will erect an acute 14 -storey care tower, which includes 216 beds, 16 operating rooms and a 48 -bed intensive care unit, according to the statement. The JV will also double the current emergency service size.
The new tower will contain state -of -the -art equipment, a satellite diagnostic imagement department at the Emergency Service, new and updated laboratory spaces and additional treatment areas.
The expansion marks the largest health infrastructure project ever carried out in the Canadian Atlantic, said Michelle Thompson, Minister of Health and Wellness in New Scotland, in the province’s statement.
“It will ensure that the generations of New Scotians get the avant -garde attention they deserve, will provide a modern workplace for Halifax nursing staff and will help us to attract and hire the healthcare staff we need,” said Thompson.
Enable the works on the site began in the spring of 2024, according to the contractor. The construction of the main phase will increase this spring as cranes are installed and work begins in the foundations. The tower is expected to reach a substantial completion in the fall of 2030 and open to the public in the fall of 2031, according to the province.
