Calgary Green Line LRT awaits federal approval

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Officials note the City of Calgary was required to submit a revised business case to the provincial and federal governments after revising the alignment of the Green Line LRT in June 2020. At the same time, the provincial government launched a comprehensive review of the project to ensure it was technically and financially sound.

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The recommendations of the provincial review were shared with the City of Calgary in fall 2020. The City of Calgary addressed these recommendations in the business case that was submitted to the province in late May, and subsequently submitted to the federal government on June 24.

Quick facts

• Alberta’s government legislated $1.53 billion for the Green Line LRT in Budget 2019.
• While the Green Line LRT is a City of Calgary project, the province is required to submit the updated business case to the federal government.
• The City of Calgary is taking a phased approached to construction:
• Phase 1: 18 kilometres of LRT from Shepard to Eau Claire, which includes bus rapid transit enhancements along Centre Street to 160 Avenue.
• Phase 2: Two kilometres of LRT from Eau Claire to 16 Avenue North.

Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley issued the following statement following the announcement:

“Today, the Prime Minister of Canada and the Mayor of Calgary came together to announce construction of the Green Line will begin this fall.

“Noticeably absent was Premier Jason Kenney.

“Four years ago yesterday, I was proud to stand in Calgary and announce my provincial government’s full commitment to getting the Green Line underway as soon as possible.

“We heard clearly today that, under the leadership of Jason Kenney, the project was stalled and delayed by at least one year. That’s one year longer to wait for the creation of 20,000 jobs and it’s one year longer to wait for the economic boost that this will provide to the downtown core and all Calgarians.

“And it’s one year longer to wait for the emission reduction that this project creates.

“While I note the province rushed out a press release five minutes before this press conference, their cloak-and-dagger approach to this project leaves me worried that they will continue to try and obstruct it.

I call on Jason Kenney to declare that the games are over and the Green Line will go ahead.”