HAMILTON, Ontario — Hamilton city council members have approved a resolution agreeing to a C$3.4 billion light rail project, the CBC reports.
The 11-3 vote means the city will sign a memorandum of understanding with the Ontario government and Metrolinx, the province’s transit agency, to build the 8.7-mile line. While the council has to ratify its vote next week, the memorandum is described as “binding and enforceable,” according to a city report, essentially locking the city into the project.The federal and provincial governments have agreed to provide $1.7 billion for the project [see “Digest: NJ Transit settles lawsuits …,” Trains News Wire, May 14, 2021].
The new agreement comes less than two years after the provincial government canceled a previous deal to fund a light rail project in the city, citing an estimated cost of $5.5 billion [see “Ontario government cancels $1 billion in funding …,” News Wire, Dec. 18, 2019].
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