London welcomes municipal engineers from across Ontario for annual conference

The City of London is poised to welcome approximately 400 attendees to the Municipal Engineers Association (MEA) Conference and Annual General Meeting November 11 to 14, 2025 at RBC Place London. 

Municipal engineers and leaders will be in London to share best practices, learn about industry trends, and connect about evolving infrastructure challenges cities face. The theme of this year’s conference in London is Building for Tomorrow: Sustainable Infrastructure for Growing Cities. 

“On behalf of the City of London, welcome,” says Mayor Josh Morgan. “Our city, like many others, is working to find innovative solutions to infrastructure challenges, and many communities across Ontario are watching London closely. We continue to experience unprecedented growth, and London is leading new approaches to construct and maintain exciting projects that are preparing us for the future.”

During the conference, guests will learn about the construction of London’s rapid transit system, the expanded Springbank Water Reservoir, the recent Harris Park shoreline transformation, and flood protection projects underway at Greenway and Adelaide Wastewater Treatment Plants. 

Foundations for the future – Some of London’s recent infrastructure impact

  • In 2024, London reopened the new Victoria Bridge, which involved one of the largest bridge lifts across the province.
  • Several new roundabouts have been completed to improve safety and mobility, including the most recent roundabout at Oxford Street at Gideon Drive in London’s west end.
  • This summer, construction was completed at the Adelaide Underpass, removing train delays for 24,000 road users each day along Adelaide Street.
  • London’s Rapid Transit projects are improving infrastructure both above and underground along the Wellington Gateway, East London Link, and Downtown Loop. The new contraflow lane on King Street opened this year for LTC busses between Old East Village and downtown.
  • This year’s Renew London program is investing roughly $170M in road upgrades and underground infrastructure improvements including:
  • 25 intersection improvements for safer pedestrian connections
  • 61 lane-kilometres of road is being reconstructed
  • 11 kilometres of new bike lanes
  • 11 kilometres of sanitary and storm sewers are being replaced or added
  • 9 kilometres of watermains are being replaced or added

About the Municipal Engineers Association (MEA)

MEA is an association of professional engineers from municipalities across Ontario. MEA is dedicated to sharing knowledge, promoting best practices, and advocating for the needs of its members and the communities they serve.

The annual conference was last hosted in London in 2002.

The new Springbank Reservoir under construction
The expanded 90ML Springbank Water Reservoir under construction in west London will double its capacity of water for the community.

 

A family walks underneath the Adelaide Underpass in London Ontario.
The Adelaide Underpass removes train delays for 24,000 road users each day along Adelaide Street.

 

The Greenway Wastewater Treatment Plant in London, Ontario.
Construction of new earth berms and walls around Greenway Wastewater Treatment Plant are underway to protect the facility from flooding in the future.

 

Aerial view of Harris Park showcasing park and pathway enhancements completed in May 2025.
The recent Harris Park shoreline restoration removed deteriorating Gabion Baskets and replaced it with improved erosion control infrastructure as well as naturalized park areas and a new lookout point.
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