The province says that the reworked Green Line light rail transit route would serve more communities and save more than $1-billion
Alberta says it would save $1 billion by using elevated tracks downtown instead of a tunnel, and would connect to two other lines serving the northeast and northwest as well as a new NHL arena set to open in 2027.The Alberta government is proposing a reworked Green Line light rail transit route in Calgary that it says would serve more communities and save more than $1-billion.
Calgary city council voted to wind down the $6.2-billion project in September after the province said it would pull its $1.5-billion in funding without a major project overhaul.The Alberta government says based on the AECOM report, it is proposing a new Green Line alignment that would connect 7th Avenue downtown to a station at Shepard on the Calgary’s southeastern edge.
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