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Calgary council approves Green Line, ending heated political battle with province

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 29 Jan, 2025 10:50 AM

The City of Calgary is moving forward with a multi-billion-dollar transit project that was the centre of a months-long battle with the Alberta government.

Council had hit pause on the $6.5-billion Green Line project after the province said last fall it wouldn't provide its share of the funding if the downtown section went underground.

City council voted on Tuesday night to go ahead with the new version of the transit line, but construction on the downtown section is about two years away.

Alberta Transportation Minister Devin Dreeshen says the decision was a win for Calgary and the future of public transit in the province.

Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi says the Green Line was supposed to connect Calgary’s communities, but the "Danielle-Devin Disaster" takes commuters from a parking lot to an arena.

Once approved by the province, shovels are to be in the ground along the southeast leg this year.

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