Backgrounder: Transit upgrades are rolling into Thunder Bay.
Backgrounder
Transit upgrades are rolling into Thunder Bay
The federal government is investing $8,402,140 through the Public Transit Infrastructure Stream of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program to support 9 transit projects. The Government of Ontario is contributing $6,489,680 and the City of Thunder Bay is contributing over $4,579,526.
Project information:
Location | Project Name | Project Details | Federal Funding | Provincial Funding | Municipal Funding |
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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:
|
$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 |
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