A month after announcing its money would be off the table, the Alberta government says it's recommitting it's $1.53-billion share towards Calgary's beleaguered Green Line light rail project. Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek speaks at an announcement in Calgary on April 25, 2023. (Photo: Canadian Press)

By Canadian Press

Alberta recommits $1.53B to Calgary Green Line LRT, construction of portion

Oct 10, 2024 | 3:09 PM

A month after announcing its money would be off the table, the Alberta government says it’s recommitting its $1.53-billion share towards Calgary’s beleaguered Green Line light rail project.

Transportation Minister Devin Dreeshen and Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek say they’ve agreed to continue work on one section of the $6.2-billion transit project.

Calgary city council voted to wind it down last month after Dreeshen said the province would pull its funding without a re-design and extension of the Green Line’s route.

The city estimated it would cost $850 million to shut it down, on top of the $1.3 billion already spent, but in late September Gondek made a last-ditch effort to ask the province to help salvage some pieces of the project they could agree on.

The two leaders, in a joint statement, say the province’s previously committed money will be available to support continuing work on the southern leg of the transit line, preserving more than 700 jobs.

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In the meantime, a consulting firm hired by the province continues to work on a new alignment to meet Dreeshen’s demand that a downtown section of the Green Line not go underground.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 10, 2024.

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