Calgary Herald: Smith insists she wants to work with city on Green Line — but the alignment has to change

Calgary Herald: Smith insists she wants to work with city on Green Line — but the alignment has to change

Premier Danielle Smith speaks and takes questions at the Canadian Club of Calgary at the Ranchmen’s Club in Calgary on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024.

A day after Calgary city council voted to wind down work on the Green Line, Premier Danielle Smith said the provincial government is still interested in working with the city and federal government on developing the LRT project, but only if the funding partners are willing to consider a revised alignment.

Smith said the province has “inked a deal” with international infrastructure project consultant AECOM to study an alternative alignment to extend the proposed train farther south and scrap a previous plan for an underground tunnel through downtown.