Calgary Transit to sue for $5M over failed Connect card

A dispute between Calgary Transit and a company over its non-functionalelectronic fare payment systemappears headed to court.

Transit spent years tryingto get the so-called Connect card to work on the city's trains and buses, even giving the contracted company a second chance after an initial contract termination.

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Finally, in June, the city announced it was scrappingthe project altogether,as the system simplywould not work properly in Calgary.

Transit directorDoug Morgan said negotiations with Schneider Electric to recover $5 million thecity figures it is nowowed by the companyhave been unsuccessful so a lawsuit is expected to be filed soon.