Calgary's Green line route to be studied further

Selecting the way Calgary's nextLRTline will someday get through downtown will have to wait.

A city council committee decided Wednesday that it wants more information on options for getting the southeast and north ends of the Green line to link up.

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Councillors on the transportation and transit committee asked questions about four possible options which include various tunnels, an elevated section and even using the 99-year-old Centre Street bridge to get the C-Train across the Bow River.

There was a bid by Coun.SeanChuto eliminate the Centre Street Bridge option from the list but the committee voted against that, opting to allow further study on all four options.

A report is due back at the committee by the end of this year. Planning work on the futureLRTline started in 2011. So far, Calgary Transit officials say $1.75 million has been spent on planning work.

No date has been set for construction. There is currently no money in the city's capital plans for the nextLRT line.