Calgary Transit Bus (Photo credit - Keith Driver)
Big changes are coming to Calgary Transit as the city announced plans for a brand-new south central bus garage in the Alyth/Bonnybrook/Manchester area. The new facility will increase maintenance and storage capacity, supporting the many buses that travel in and out of downtown Calgary every day. The new project will improve service and reliability and accommodate future transit growth.
Sheikh Hossain, Leader with Facility planning with Calgary Transit, spoke with CJWE, saying the new garage is entering the master planning stage, which will take approximately 12-15 months, and will serve 500 buses for downtown Calgary, with Victoria Park Garage set to be decommissioned following the build of the new garage.
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The new South Central Bus Garage will be built on two existing parcels of City-owned land. The Burbank Road site is a 74-acre parcel, located east of Blackfoot Trail, west of 11th Street, divided by the proposed 50th Avenue S.E. Extension right-of-way. The Highfield Crescent site is a 17.4-acre parcel located just east of 11 Street S.E., south of Highfield Crescent S.E., and also divided by the proposed 50 Avenue S.E. Extension.
Hossain states that the new garage facility will maximize workload efficiency, service stability, and long-term sustainability for Calgary Transit.
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