Backgrounder: Whitehorse residents to benefit from improved public transit services and local road infrastructure
Backgrounder
Joint federal, territorial and municipal funding through the Investing in Canada infrastructure plan will support four projects including public transit and road infrastructure improvements.
The Government of Canada is investing $13.2 million in these projects through the Public Transit Infrastructure Stream (PTIS), the Green Infrastructure Stream (GIS) and the Rural and Northern Infrastructure Stream (RNIS). The Government of Yukon is contributing over $3.3 million. The City of Whitehorse is contributing $245,000 total to these projects.
Project Information:
| Project Name | Fund | Project Details | Federal Funding | Territorial Funding | Municipal Funding | Other Funding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehorse Transit Services: Bus Replacement | PTIS | Replacement of four 40-foot fully accessible buses from the City of Whitehorse’s existing bus fleet that have reached their end of life. Replacement buses will improve the capacity of the public transit infrastructure by increasing service level. | $1,650,000 | $550,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Whitehorse Transit Station/Hub at 2nd Avenue and Steele Street | PTIS | This new building will be located in the heart of Whitehorse’s central business section and consist of a heated waiting area, public toilets, bike racks and landscaping. With ridership increasing annually, the project aims to improve the quality of Whitehorse’s public transit system. | $675,000 | $225,000 | $75,000 | 0 $ |
| Tlingit Street Reconstruction | GIS | The reconstruction of Tlingit street will include the installation of a roadway surface as well as 500 metres of wastewater and storm sewers where there currently are none. The adjacent water main on Galena Road will also be replaced. | $3,000,000 | $975,000 | $70,000 | Kwanlin Dün First Nation $400,000 |
| RNIS | $1,125,000 | |||||
| City of Whitehorse Downtown Reconstruction – Cook Street | RNIS | Completion of various replacements and upgrades to the road and sewer infrastructure for Cook Street in the City of Whitehorse. The project will also replace the street’s underground water and sewer infrastructure, and upgrade a 1.2 km road section. A multi-use trail from Black Street to Ogilvie Street will also be developed. | $6,750,000 | $1,617,591 | $100,000 | $0 |