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How much did Stage 1 of Edmonton's Valley Line (Southeast) cost to build?

The Valley Line is Edmonton's low-floor light-rail line, built in two stages. Stage 1, the Southeast line, is a 13.1 km line with 11 stops from Mill Woods to Downtown including a bridge over the North Saskatchewan River; built by TransEd Partners as a public-private partnership from 2016, it opened on 4 November 2023 at a cost of CAD 1.8 billion split equally between the three levels of government. Stage 2, Valley Line West, will add 14 km to Lewis Farms at an estimated CAD 2.7 billion.

Final project cost

CAD 1.8 billion

Approximately $1.33 billion

Cost basis: 2023

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Cost evidence

Basis of the published figure

Final project cost2023
transedlrt.ca

Project metrics

Key dimensions

Total lengthTransEd Partners
13.1 km

Project record

Timeline

  1. 2016

    Construction started

    Alberta Major Projects
  2. 4 November 2023

    Opened or launched

    TransEd Partners

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