Backgrounder: Canada and Ontario announce funding for 19 public transit projects across Ontario
Backgrounder
A new list of transit projects has been approved under the Canada-Ontario Public Transit Infrastructure Fund (PTIF) agreement, which is designed to address key infrastructure priorities with a focus on repairing and upgrading existing facilities and assets.
The Government of Canada is providing Ontario with over $1.48 billion under PTIF, and will fund up to 50 per cent of the eligible project costs.
As part of the bilateral agreement with Ontario, the following projects in five municipalities have now been approved for federal funding amounting to more than $19.5 million.
Location |
Project Name |
Federal Funding |
Anticipated Start Date |
|---|---|---|---|
Brantford |
Transit stop and shelter inventory and condition assessment |
$62,500 |
January 1, 2017 |
Brantford |
Wynarden Court stairway replacement |
$125,000 |
January 1, 2017 |
Brantford |
Downtown transit terminal renovations |
$300,000 |
January 1, 2017 |
Brantford |
Market Parkade rehabilitation and repairs |
$2,150,000 |
January 1, 2017 |
Brantford |
Specialized transit fleet (Brantford Lift) expansion |
$44,609 |
January 1, 2017 |
Brantford |
Transit stop accessibility improvements |
$25,000 |
January 1, 2017 |
Meaford |
Establishment of 10 Bus Stops |
$20,352 |
May 1, 2017 |
Meaford |
Purchase of 1 Accessible Transit Vehicle |
$35,616 |
July 3, 2017 |
Stratford |
Creation of new functional transit terminal |
$529,816 |
January 1, 2017 |
Stratford |
Replacement of two existing buses |
$529,816 |
January 1, 2017 |
Regional Municipality of Waterloo |
Fleet expansions (18 buses) |
$4,500,000 |
January 1, 2017 |
Regional Municipality of Waterloo |
Purchase Voice Radio Infrastructure and Equipment to be installed in 300 vehicles including conventional buses, specialized buses and service vehicles. |
$4,600,000 |
January 1, 2017 |
Regional Municipality of Waterloo |
Active transportation improvements |
$2,500,000 |
November 1, 2016 |
Regional Municipality of Waterloo |
On board camera replacement (1778 cameras for 248 buses) |
$1,000,000 |
January 1, 2017 |
Regional Municipality of Waterloo |
Transit safety and security measures (285 buses, 10 stations/terminals) |
$1,400,000 |
January 1, 2017 |
Regional Municipality of Waterloo |
Onboard traffic signal priority equipment (285 buses) |
$500,000 |
January 1, 2017 |
Regional Municipality of Waterloo |
Transit Priority Design Studies |
$600,000 |
January 1, 2017 |
Woodstock |
Purchase 2 expansion buses |
$510,612 |
April 1, 2016 |
Woodstock |
Implement electronic fare system |
$128,990 |
April 1, 2016 |
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