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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