The Governments of Canada and Alberta will be giving out over $730,000 to improve Public Transportation projects across the Province.
The announcement from yesterday (July 5th) is in addition to $270 Million last December and $424 Million from September.
Airdrie had 8 projects approved at those times with three of those currently in progress*:
Installation of cycling racks
Investment in new transit stops*
Replacement of rolling stock existing vehicle
New technology for service alerts
Implementation of mobile ticket technology*
Development of a user fee and revenue strategy
Engineering and design of North Transit Terminal*
New technology for transit customers with vision loss
As part of the Government's funding announcement yesterday, Airdrie will receive just over $280,000 towards a bus rehabilitation program.
That project is expected to start on January 1st, 2018.
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