Backgrounder: Transit upgrades are rolling into Thunder Bay.

City of Thunder Bay

Construction of New Trails and Foot Bridges

Constructing approximately 3 km of new, multi-use trails, including bridge river crossings.

$2,552,000

$2,126,454

$1,701,546

City of Thunder Bay

Construction of New Pedestrian Facilities

Constructing new sidewalks and multi-use trails where gaps exist to improve access to transit stops. Includes approximately 9.6 km of new sidewalks and trail extensions including one bridge river crossing with 1.5 metre-wide sidewalks and curb drops with tactile plates to meet AODA standards. Multi-use trails will be constructed to a 3-metre-wide standard.

$2,103,552

$1,752,785

$1,402,543

City of Thunder Bay

Conventional Bus Refurbishment

Refurbishing 48 conventional diesel buses, including replacing 24 engines, 24 transmissions, and approximately 72 driver seats over the lifetime of the project. 

$1,203,175

$802,037

$401,139

City of Thunder Bay

Transit Facility Improvements

Completing deferred capital projects at the City of Thunder Bay Transit Garage, including replacing a section of roof, the diesel exhaust and makeup air system, the lubrication lift, and renovations to the asphalt/concrete approach aprons.

$1,098,000

$731,927

$366,073

City of Thunder Bay

Conventional Bus Refurbishment

The scope of this project is for the replacement of:

• Engines in three conventional transit buses each year for five years, for a total of 15 bus engine replacements
• Transmissions in three conventional transit buses each year for five years, for a total of 15 transmission replacements; and
• 35 driver’s seats in 35 conventional transit buses over five years.

$766,475

$510,932

$255,543

City of Thunder Bay

Bus Shelter and Stop Improvements

Addressing accessible deficiencies at approximately 67 bus stops.

$306,138

$255,089

$204,118

City of Thunder Bay

Signalized Bus Priority

Purchasing advanced traffic management software to assist with real-time route management to connect the bus fleet to the new system using route data and compatible software.

$210,000

$174,983

$140,018

City of Thunder Bay

Replacement of Controller Vehicles

Replacing two aging gas engine trucks with fully electric zero-emissions pickup trucks, and installing two charging stations at the Transit Building at 570 Fort William Road.

$82,800

$68,993

$55,207

City of Thunder Bay

New Secondary Access to Maintenance Facility and Upgrades

Constructing a secondary access to allow the transit fleet to exit the facility onto High Street.

$80,000

$66,660

$53,340