New facility expected to increase transit efficiency
February 20, 2014 – Winnipeg, Manitoba
Officials gathered today in Winnipeg to celebrate the completion of the City's new Transit Parking and Servicing Garage located on Brandon Avenue south of downtown.
The new 135,000-square-foot facility will allow the City to address a number of its immediate and long-term space requirements. With this additional space, Winnipeg Transit will be able to expand its bus fleet to meet increasing passenger demands and, in turn, increase transit efficiency. The new garage has the capacity to park up to 153 forty-foot buses and was built to LEED Silver standard.
The project, which was completed $350,000 under budget, also involved the creation of a servicing lane so that returning buses can be easily cleaned and refuelled.
Michele-Jamali Paquette
Director of Communications
Office of the Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and
Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec
613-943-1838
Jean-Marc Prevost
Press Secretary
Manitoba Municipal Government
Province of Manitoba
204-945-1494
City of Winnipeg
204-986-6000
mediainquiry@winnipeg.ca
Infrastructure Canada
613-960-9251
Toll-free: 1-877-250-7154
media@infc.gc.ca
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