Public transit in Windsor, Ont., received a major funding boost of more than $117 million as a joint investment from the federal, provincial, and municipal government.
The federal government is allocating $45.52 million through the Public Transit Infrastructure Stream of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program to support 10 transit projects. The Government of Ontario is contributing $37.9 million, and the City of Windsor is contributing $34.3 million.
The upgrades include improved bus stops and terminals, new technologies and a larger fleet with new hybrid electric buses. The city will procure up to 34 standard, 12.1 m (40 ft) hybrid electric buses to replace aging fleet stock.
Additionally, the city aims at buying new hybrid electric buses and phasing out old diesel ones. It also plans to upgrade and expand the Transit Windsor Garage to store more buses, improve its maintenance capacity and operational efficiency, and replace and repair electrical components in the garage.
