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Federation of Canadian Municipalities List of 2009 ‘Shovel Ready’ Municipal Infrastructure Projects
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Alberta
| Estimated Project Cost |
Est. Jobs Created |
|
|---|---|---|
| City of Calgary Pop: 988,193 | ||
| Category: Public Transit | ||
| South-East Light Rail Transit (LRT) line (Downtown to Quarry Park) | $1,200,000,000 | 13,700 |
| Light Rail Fleet Expansion to Improve Service Capacity | $80,000,000 | 913 |
| Expansion of Urban Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Service | $75,000,000 | 856 |
| Establishment of Regional Bus Rapid Transit Service | $46,000,000 | 525 |
| Stephen Avenue LRT Tunnel | $550,000,000 | 6,279 |
| Category: Road Rehabilitation | ||
| 16TH Avenue (TransCanada Highway) NE Corridor | $135,000,000 | 1,541 |
| Southeast Industrial Area Improvements | $95,000,000 | 1,085 |
| Macleod Trail South – Completion of Expressway | $100,000,000 | 1,142 |
| Airport Tunnel – Grade Separation of Airport Trail | $200,000,000 | 2,283 |
| City of Edmonton Pop: 730,372 | ||
| Category: Buildings | ||
| Century Place Building: 14th & 15th Floors asbestos removal and reconstruction | $3,400,000 | 39 |
| Building Roof Rehabilitation: Various City Owned Buildings | $6,000,000 | 68 |
| Argyll School Rehabilitation | $4,100,000 | 47 |
| Building Automation System Rehabilitation: Various City Owned Buildings | $500,000 | 6 |
| Elevator Systems Rehabilitation: Various City Owned Buildings | $1,000,000 | 11 |
| General Renovations: Various City Owned Buildings | $2,000,000 | 23 |
| Category: Roads and bridges | ||
| Additional Road Rehabilitation (pot holes, road deterioration, etc) through mill & fill in 2009 | $20,000,000 | 228 |
| Additional Multi-use Trails & Bike Paths in 2009 | $3,000,000 | 34 |
| Category: Public Transit | ||
| Transit Bus Needs | $462,000,000 | 5,274 |
| Additional bus procurement | $20,000,000 | 228 |
| Additional Transit Priority Corridor initiatives | $2,000,000 | 23 |
| NAIT LRT line (downtown to Northern Alberta Institute of Technology) | $825,000,000 | 9,419 |
| South LRT Expansion (Century Park to Heritage Valley Towne Centre) | $610,000,000 | 6,964 |
| North-East LRT Expansion (Clareview to Goreman Towne Centre) | $190,000,000 | 2,169 |
| North-East LRT Signal System Upgrade | $27,000,000 | 308 |
| Heritage Valley Neighbourhood Park & Ride | $23,000,000 | 263 |
| Lewis Estates Park & Ride Expansion | $15,000,000 | 171 |
| South LRT Platform Extensions to 5-Car Length | $15,000,000 | 171 |
| Eaux Claires Transit Centre Park & Ride | $12,000,000 | 137 |
| Category: Roads and bridges | ||
| Neighbourhood Revitalization -118 Ave | $50,000,000 | 571 |
| Neighbourhood Renewal Program - rehabilitation (grind & overlay) of four neighbourhoods in 2009 | $20,000,000 | 228 |
| The Quarters - neighbourhood revitalization | $60,000,000 | 685 |
| City of Grande Prairie Pop: 47,076 | ||
| Category: Other | ||
| Municipal Wireless Project | $5,000,000 | 57 |
| Category: Water and wastewater | ||
| Landfill gas co-generation | $1,700,000 | 19 |
| Category: Buildings | ||
| Capital cost of the first phase of the Community Energy System | $11,700,000 | 134 |
| City of Lethbridge Pop: 74,637 | ||
| Category: Public Transit | ||
| Fare Collection System Replacement and Smart Card Implementation | $1,500,000 | 17 |
| Accessibility Retrofit of Bus Stops | $500,000 | 6 |
| Underground Fuel Storage Replacement | $200,000 | 2 |
| City of Red Deer Pop: 82,772 | ||
| Category: Public Transit | ||
| Conventional Transit Vehicle Replacement and Expansion | $2,838,000 | 32 |
| City of St. Albert Pop: 57,719 | ||
| Category: Public Transit | ||
| South Transit Station and Park & Ride | $4,000,000 | 46 |
| Transit Priority Measures | $2,000,000 | 23 |
| City of Wetaskiwin Pop: 11,673 | ||
| Category: Water and wastewater | ||
| 60th Street Sewer and Water mains extension | $1,700,000 | 19 |
| 53rd Street Reconstruction | $1,670,000 | 19 |
| Strathcona County Pop: 82,511 | ||
| Category: Public Transit | ||
| Sherwood Park Transit Terminal and Park & Ride Facility | $25,000,000 | 285 |
| Town of Banff Pop: 6,700 | ||
| Category: Public Transit | ||
| Installation of Bus Shelters | $60,000 | 1 |
| Town of Hinton Pop: 9,738 | ||
| Category: Water and wastewater | ||
| Water Treatment Plant | $9,300,000 | 106 |
| Category: Public Transit | ||
| Conventional Transit Vehicles and Customer Amenities | $350,000 | 4 |
| Town of Provost Pop: 2,072 | ||
| Category: Roads and bridges | ||
| 55th Avenue – 45th Street, 56th Avenue, 44th Street and 55th Avenue | $960,000 | 11 |
| 53rd Avenue – 44th Street to SH 899 | $380,000 | 4 |
| Highway Avenue | $450,000 | 5 |
| 51st Avenue – 47th – 43rd Street | $750,000 | 9 |
| Category: Water and wastewater | ||
| 52nd Street – 53rd to 54th Avenues | $124,800 | 1 |
| 51st Street – 53rd to 54th Avenues | $175,800 | 2 |
| 51st Street – 56th Avenue South to Lane | $92,000 | 1 |
| 50th Street – Cul-de-sac South of 56th Avenues | $146,000 | 2 |
| 48th Street – 54th – 56th Avenues | $210,000 | 2 |
| 47th Street – 50th – 51st Avenues | $125,000 | 1 |
| 48th Street – 50th – 51st Avenues | $125,000 | 1 |
| Village of Mannville Pop: 782 | ||
| Category: Water and wastewater | ||
| 350 water meters | $150,000 | 2 |
| Category: Roads and bridges | ||
| Sidewald replacements for 8 blocks | $100,000 | 1 |
| Category: Water and wastewater | ||
| Water and sewer line rehabilitation plus road rehabilitation | $700,000 | 8 |
| Category: Solid Waste | ||
| Closure of landfill and construction of transfer station, plus contract hauler and processor | $150,000 | 2 |
| Category: Buildings | ||
| Fire hall renovations | $8,000 | 0 |
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