Hamilton-area MP Bob Bratina asking for parliamentary review of $3 4B LRT funding msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A labourers' union in support of an LRT system in Hamilton says just over half of residents it hears from want the project go forward and are willing to pay some increased taxes to run it.
Metrolinx and the Ministry of Transportation will present to a divided city council next week on a potential light-rail transit (LRT) system in Hamilton.
Where Hamilton city councillors stand on the $3.4B offer for LRT
After the federal and provincial governments announced a $3.4-billion deal for Hamilton to build an LRT, CBC News asked each city councillor if they would support the project.
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It’s a guessing game, but Hamilton, Canada, believes there will be more LRT projects
Hamilton, Ontario, could be receiving funds for a light-rail project.
Officials trying to read between the lines of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s announcement on May 11 appear to be all on one side, and that side is light rail.
Trudeau said the government would provide $12 billion to transit in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton area. After the announcement, Federal Minister of Infrastructure and Communities Catherine McKenna believed most of the money would be invested in light-rail projects over bus rapid transit, even though Trudeau was not specific. McKenna added that $10.7 billion would go toward four priority subway projects in the Greater Toronto area, and additional funding is slated for Hamilton.