Calgary mayor asks province to salvage parts of halted Green Line transit project
- Mayor Jyoti Gondek requests the province salvage parts of the halted Green Line transit project to save time and taxpayer money.
- Gondek suggests keeping existing contracts for low-floor vehicles and design work to expedite construction.
- City council members express confusion over the project's status, waiting for the province's next steps amid mixed messages.
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Calgary’s mayor asks province to salvage parts of halted Green Line transit project
Jyoti Gondek asked for some of the work already done to be salvaged, to save taxpayer money and prevent delays in future work — including retaining the contract for new vehicles.
Gondek urges premier to find 'most cost-effective solution' as province reviews Green Line LRT
After a fierce war of words over the Green Line in recent days, Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek appeared to extend an olive branch to Premier Danielle Smith on Thursday, urging her to preserve some of the work already completed on the project as the province gets set to review the proposed LRT's alignment.
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Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek is urging the Alberta government to preserve pieces of the massive Green Line transit project now being dissolved. In what she described as a ‘hail mayor’ letter that she penned to the province on Thursday, Gondek suggested that there are ways to ‘preserve existing work’ and allow for a ‘carefully considered rail solution.’ She requested a meeting with the province and suggested retaining existing contracts for low-flo…
Calgary halts construction after province pulls funding for LRT project
Ontario Construction News staff writer Calgary’s city council has voted to suspend construction of the Green Line LRT project following the Alberta government’s withdrawal of funding. Initially approved in July, the project has encountered significant challenges as the province announced it would explore an alternate route for a future southeast LRT line. With 60 per […] The post Calgary halts construction after province pulls funding for LRT pr…
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