Backgrounder: Canada and Manitoba invest in public transit infrastructure in Winnipeg

Backgrounder

Backgrounder: Canada and Manitoba invest in public transit infrastructure in Winnipeg

Backgrounder: Canada and Manitoba invest in public transit infrastructure in Winnipeg

Joint federal, provincial, and municipal funding through the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP) will support six infrastructure projects in the City of Winnipeg. These projects will support the electrification of Winnipeg’s public transit and improve the system’s capacity, efficiency and safety.

The Government of Canada is investing up to $203,599,200 in these projects through the Public Transit Infrastructure Stream of the ICIP. The Government of Manitoba’s investment totals $169,649,033 while the City of Winnipeg is contributing $135,750,268 to these projects.

Project Information:

 

Project title

Description

Federal Funding

Provincial Funding

Municipal Funding

Transition to Zero Emission Buses

The project includes the purchase of approximately 100 zero emission buses, charging infrastructure, and 135 Diesel buses.

Up to $110,655,200*

 

$92,203,445

 

$73,779,355

North Garage Replacement

The 70 year-old North Garage will be replaced with a new LEED-certified energy efficient bus storage and maintenance facility. The building will accommodate increased capacity and will be designed to facilitate the transition to a zero-emission bus fleet.

Up to $73,022,800*

 

$60,846,248

 

$48,687,952

Primary Transit Network Infrastructure

The project supports the Winnipeg Transit Master Plan through a complete redesign of the transit network in the City of Winnipeg.

$7,265,600

 

$6,054,061

 

$4,844,339

Radio & Intelligent Transportation System Replacement

The project will replace existing bus radio hardware and equipment with Intelligent Transportation Systems technology in all fleet vehicles.

 

$5,390,000

 

$4,491,218

 

$3,593,783

Wheelchair Securements Retro-Fit

The project will retrofit approximately 325 wheelchair securement devices on existing buses in order to meet accessibility requirements for all transit users.

 

$4,605,600

 

$3,837,616

 

$3,070,784

Rapid Transit (Downtown Corridors) Preliminary Design

The project consists of the preliminary design work for the proposed downtown Rapid Transit corridors.

 

$2,660,000

 

$2,216,445

 

$1,773,555

 

* Subject to the necessary federal due diligence and approvals process

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