Calgary’s plan for this current alignment had always been to break the current Green Line project into three segments: Segment 1 , and Segment 2a and 2b.
At the time they said they did it to ensure the projects could be monitored for costs and to increase accessibility to bidders, hopefully driving the cost down slightly.
“It’s really to provide some extra protection, and make sure that the full project is completed as they get funding from the other two orders of government,” said Coun.