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"Canada and Ontario invest in improved public transit for residents of Hamilton\n\t \n\n\t\n\t\tBackgrounder: Residents of Hamilton to benefit from improvements to public transit infrastructure\n\t \n\n\n\n\tJoint federal, provincial and municipal funding through the Investing in Canada plan will support seven public transit projects in the City of Hamilton.\n \n\n\n\tThe Government of Canada is investing over $201.8 million in these projects through the Public Transit Infrastructure Stream (PTIS) of the Investing in Canada infrastructure program, and the Government of Ontario is providing more than $168.2 million.\n \n\n\n\tProject information\n \n\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tProject Name\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tProject Description\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tFederal Funding\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tProvincial Funding\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tMunicipal Funding\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tReplacement of Birch Avenue Bridge and Associated Road Work /Construction of Salt Management Facility\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tReplacement of a rail bridge, the completion of associated road work, and the construction of a salt management facility. This includes the replacement of Birch Avenue bridge, the reconstruction of 800 metres of road, the installation of a storm water pump station and applicable pipe reconfiguration to manage road drainage, the installation of  approximately 97 metres of the water main, and the construction of a salt management facility.\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t$15,986,000\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t$13,320,335\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t$10,658,666\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tDispatching and AVL Hardware and Software Replacement\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tInstallation of new dispatch and automatic vehicle location systems on buses in the transit fleet to provide automated real-time detour and service interruption information to transit users.\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t$3,600,000\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t$2,999,700\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t$2,400,300\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tExpansion of Transit Fleet to Support Service Growth\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPurchase of up to 85 forty-foot Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses, which will enable the City of Hamilton to expand its fleet and increase public transit service by an additional 300,000 service hours by 2026, in accordance with the city's 10-Year Transit Strategy.\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t$29,333,600\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t$24,442,222\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t$19,558,178\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tConstruction of Active Transportation Connections\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tConstruction of an approximately 185 m active transportation bridge, 1.4 km of new bike paths, 420m of upgraded bike paths, 3.4 km of new multi-use connections to transit, and up to 500 new bike parking spaces (including sheltered and long-term secure parking). The project also includes 30 new bike-share stations, repairs to existing damaged bike-share stations, and approximately 17.8km of new sidewalks.\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t$3,920,000\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t$3,266,340\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t$2,613,660\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tImplement Priority Bus Measures along A-Line Corridor\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tImplementation of priority bus movement on the 16 km-long A-Line rapid transit route. Work includes the construction of five new queue jump lanes, the implementation of transit signal priority measures at approximately 26 intersections, improvements to approximately 19 transit stops along the corridor, and approximately 17 km of new sidewalk construction along 12 different segments of rapid transit roadway to provide improved active transportation connection options to public transit users.\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t$3,400,000\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t$2,833,050\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t$2,266,950\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tReplacement of Transit Fleet\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tReplacement of conventional buses in the Hamilton transit fleet. This involves the procurement of approximately 92 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses to replace buses that have reached the end of their lifecycle. This will include 40' buses (approximately 72) and 60' buses (approximately 20).\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t$45,630,800\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t$38,021,864\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t$30,424,336\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tNew Maintenance &amp; Storage Facility\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tConstruction of a new 60,000 square metre public transit maintenance and storage facility. The facility will include a 30 bus maintenance area, two indoor compressed natural gas fueling lanes, 2 bus wash rack systems,  storage for 200 conventional size buses, approximately 4,000 sq. m of administration space, and a four-level parking structure to accommodate approximately 400 parking spaces for employees.\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t$100,000,000\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t$83,325,000\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t$80,970,000\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\t \n\n\n\n\tNote that the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program allows projects to be completed up to March 21, 2027, so these funds will be spent over the next 6 years, not immediately.\n\n\n\n\t \n\n\n\n\tAlso, for the item \"Replacement of Transit Fleet\", the total funding amount of $114 million is correct as per Hamilton's original ICIP funding request. However the number of buses being purchased is incorrect as the request was for 146 replacement buses totaling $114 million between now and 2027.\n\n"
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