Minister can't see province helping Calgary with $850M cost for Green Line wind-down
Transportation Minister Devin Dreeshen maintained he didn't kill the Green Line by pulling the province's share of the funding for it about two weeks ago.
Winding down of Green Line LRT project 'unfortunate': transportation minister
Alberta's transportation minister says the City of Calgary's decision to wind down the Green Line LRT project is "unfortunate” — but he isn’t completely closing the door on the transit initiative.
Green Line Update: City Council Formally Approves Project Wind Down
To pause (instead of wind down) the current project and wait for the province to present their realignment plan (expected near the end of 2024) would cost The City nearly $1M per day. That’s more than $90M over the span of the next three months.
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Bell: Calgary Green Line, city council and the dumpster fire burns
Arrogance, thy name is Carra. On the city council floor, Carra was talking about a pitch from Sonya Sharp, a councillor who did not want to wind down the Green Line LRT project. Sharp wanted to pause the winding down of the Green Line so city hall could try to work on an alternative Green Line with Smith’s crew .
Calgary to wind down Green Line LRT project with costs estimated at $2.1B
The decision comes in response to the government of Alberta pulling its $1.53-billion share of funding for the project after the first phase was shortened due to cost escalations.
Facing loss of Alberta funding, halt of planned Calgary Green Line could cost $2.1B
Calgary city council has voted to end work on Calgary's first phase of its long-sought $6.2-billion Green Line light rail transit project at a cost of at least $2.1 billion.
Dreeshen responds to Calgary city council's decision to wind down the Green Line
In response to Calgary city council’s 10-5 vote Tuesday to wind down work on the Green Line project, transportation minister Devin Dreeshen said the provincial government’s funding contribution for the multibillion-dollar transit initiative remains on the table — but only if the c ity opts to “change its mind and decide to build a Green Line that serves the needs of Calgary commuters.
City of Calgary votes to wind down Green Line LRT project
Calgary city council has voted to wind down the Green Line LRT project and transfer it to the provincial government. Adam MacVicar reports.
Calgary council divided about Green Line's future
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Bell: Gondek goes to war with Danielle Smith over Calgary Green Line
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Premier Smith blames fate of Green Line on lack of ‘political oversight’ in Calgary
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BART Green Line service experiencing major disruption Friday
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Council declares Green Line dead, but Danielle Smith thinks her study can revive it
The province says it still wants to build the light rail transit project, but for a majority of councillors, trust in the ...