After much delay, province approves Calgary’s Green Line LRT project

Embracing the revised business plan the city submitted will unlock $1.53 billion in provincial funding for the LRT expansion — the largest infrastructure project ever undertaken in Calgary.

to Shepard last June, but a provincial review of the $5.5-billion project wore on so long that the city had to pause the process of hiring a firm to build the first piece of the Green Line, delaying the start of construction by at least a year.

“It really is a big deal.

Despite the lengthy provincial review, the council-approved path for the Green Line hasn’t changed.

“I think we have worked all the variables.

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