2021-05-13T15:30:00
CANADA: The government of Ontario has agreed to provide C$180m to support the purchase of 60 additional streetcars for Toronto Transit Commission. The funding will be matched by the federal government, with the City of Toronto providing an additional C$208m.
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The Alstom Canada rail car assembly plant in Thunder Bay (file photo)
THUNDER BAY The Alstom plant in Thunder Bay will build an additional 60 streetcars for the Toronto Transit Commission.
The Ontario and federal governments will each contribute $180 million to the project, with the City of Toronto investing $208 million.
Delivery of the streetcars will begin in 2023.
Some of the more than $500 million in total funding announced Wednesday will go toward an expansion of a TTC storage facility to accommodate the new vehicles.
Metrolinx will also continue discussions with Alstom under their existing contract for the refurbishment of additional GO bi-level cars which were built in Thunder Bay.