The governments of Canada and Quebec support better public transit services for Lévis residents
Backgrounder
Investments of more than $10.5 million
Public Transit Infrastructure Fund
The governments of Canada and Quebec are investing $10,560,600 in 12 projects being undertaken by the Société de transport de Lévis (STLévis) to improve commute times, reduce air pollution, strengthen communities and grow the regional economy.
The Government of Canada is contributing $5,867,000, representing 50 per cent of the total eligible costs, and the Government of Quebec is providing $4,693,600, representing 40 per cent of the total eligible costs. The STLévis will provide the remaining funding.
List of new projects
| Project Name | Federal Funding | Provincial Funding | Funding from the STLévis | Anticipated start date |
Introduction of priority measures for public transit on Guillaume-Couture boulevard |
$1,750,000 | $1,400,000 | $350,000 | June 15, 2018 |
Acquisition of 1 hybrid bus and 4 midibuses for 2018 |
$1,503,000 | $1,202,400 | $300,600 | December 8, 2017 |
Purchase of two hybrid buses in 2018 |
$996,000 | $796,800 | $199,200 | April 1, 2017 |
Traffic light pre-emption system for public transit |
$807,500 | $646,000 | $161,500 | June 1, 2018 |
Vehicle scheduling control system to manage processes related to paratransit |
$300,000 | $240,000 | $60,000 | April 26, 2018 |
Electric vehicles to transport drivers (with equipment and terminals) |
$150,000 | $120,000 | $30,000 | January 1, 2018 |
| PIS - Addition of ATP and CrewOpt modules | $100,000 | $80,000 | $20,000 | January 1, 2019 |
| Roof repairs, phase 2 | $78,000 | $62,400 | $15,600 | April 1, 2018 |
| Innovative ticketing solutions | $75,000 | $60,000 | $15,000 | January 1, 2018 |
| Repaving of the parking lot at the operations centre | $50,000 | $40,000 | $10,000 | April 1, 2018 |
| Addition of one vehicle (with equipment) for bus shelter maintenance | $30,000 | $24,000 | $6,000 | January 1, 2019 |
Wi-Fi, cellular and GPS antennas for the operations centre |
$27,500 | $22,000 | $5,500 | February 1, 2018 |