Canada – Backgrounder: Canada and Alberta invest in new public transit infrastructure in Spruce Grove, Fort Saskatchewan, and Leduc
Backgrounder
Federal and municipal funding will support four new infrastructure projects in Alberta, funded under the Public Transit Infrastructure Stream of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program. The Government of Canada is contributing over $650,000 to these projects, and the cities are contributing a total of $1.5 million to their respective projects. Funding recipients are responsible for any additional project costs.
Backgrounder: Canada and Alberta invest in new public transit infrastructure in Spruce Grove, Fort Saskatchewan, and Leduc
Federal and municipal funding will support four new infrastructure projects in Alberta, funded under the Public Transit Infrastructure Stream of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program. The Government of Canada is contributing over $650,000 to these projects, and the cities are contributing a total of $1.5 million to their respective projects. Funding recipients are responsible for any additional project costs.
Project Information
Location / Recipient
Project Name
Project Details
Federal Funding
Municipal Funding
Fort Saskatchewan
Smart Fare and Smart Bus
Purchase of Smart Fare and Smart Bus capital infrastructure that will be installed aboard the Fort Saskatchewan local bus fleet
$117,000
$117,000
Leduc
Smart Bus and Smart Fare Technology for Transit Fleet
Purchase and install Smart Bus and Smart Fare technology on all Leduc Transit fleet
$101,261
$151,891
Spruce Grove
Smart Fare Equipment
Install advanced fare payment technology on transit buses
$37,600
$56,400
Spruce Grove
Transit Hub/Park and Ride
Creation of a Transit Hub, including park and ride stalls, a transit centre, bike parking stalls, a heated shelter, and an operator washroom
$397,233
$1,265,267
Total federal and proponent funding
$653,094
$1,590,558