Funding granted for transit terminal project
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LETHBRIDGE – The city of Lethbridge is pleased with the weekend announcement of more than $12.5 million dollars in Federal-Provincial funding for the planned Park-and-Ride regional transit terminal.
“This is a really exciting project for Lethbridge and downtown,” Mayor Chris Spearman told reporters Monday, Dec. 5. following the announcement in Calgary of approximately half a billion dollars in funding for projects across Alberta. The city received the full amount it had requested for the $17 million project. The remainder will come from city coffers.
“People will be able to bring their vehicles downtown and depart on buses regionally,” Spearman said. “People will be able to come into the city on regional buses and depart from the terminal.” He added people will be sheltered from the elements while waiting, and have access to washrooms.
Spearman says there are underserved needs for bus connections, such as along Highway 3, and he hopes this will attract private operators to fill them.
