Green Line project update issued by Minister Dreeshen and Mayor Gondek

Minister of Transportation and Economic Corridors Devin Dreeshen and Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek issued the following statement on the next steps for Calgary’s Green Line LRT project:

Over the past few weeks, the City of Calgary and Alberta's Government have engaged in productive discussions to deliver a Green Line that meets the needs of Calgary’s commuters and preserves value from the previous Phase 1 of the project.

Through these discussions, we have agreed to advance work from 4^th Street S.E. to Shepard. This decision not only works to preserve over 700 jobs, but also builds on the shared investments we have made towards the Green Line. 

As part of our meetings, the province reaffirmed that the previously committed funding of $1.53B remains available to support the continuation of this work during the interim period. 

Simultaneously, AECOM is developing a revised alignment for the downtown on behalf of the province. This alignment will be either at-grade or elevated and will connect into the Red and Blue Lines, the new Event Centre, and to southeast Calgary communities.

The City is assisting in this review and meeting regularly with provincial administration and AECOM to inform their efforts. 

We are committed to this work and remain optimistic that we will continue to reach decisions that are in the best interest of Calgarians.