'We need to get this done': Council rubber-stamps Green Line's downtown alignment on 10 Avenue SW

Advertisement 1 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Breadcrumb Trail Links HomeNews 'We need to get this done': Council rubber-stamps Green Line's downtown alignment on 10 Avenue SW Downtown station will run down 10 Avenue S.W. in spite of business owners' concerns Author of the article: By Scott Strasser Published Sep 22, 2026 Last updated 25 minutes ago 4 minute read Join the conversation A Green Line development sign marks an empty lot in Ramsay. The line will run down a portion of 10 Avenue SW to 2 Street. Gavin Young/Postmedia Article content A revised version of the downtown Green Line alignment was approved by Calgary city council Tuesday. Article content In a 12-2 vote, council supported a motion to complete the first phase of the multibillion-dollar train with an at-grade station on 10th Avenue at 2nd Street S.W., in the Beltline — a move away from previous plans to build extend the future train as far north as 7th Avenue, in the downtown core. Article content Article content Article content The decision ratifies a vote by council’s executive committee earlier this month to pursue a surface-level solution to build the future LRT line, rather than an elevated track or tunnel underground to get the train through the core. Article content Noon News Roundup Your weekday lunchtime roundup of curated links, news highlights, analysis and features. Sign Up By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. Article content While council didn’t debate the new alignment Tuesday, the executive committee had heard the at-grade solution was the only option that could be built within the $6.24-billion project’s current funding envelope. The other two options, which proposed elevated track above the Beltline and downtown, ending above 7th Avenue, would add either $500 million or $1 billion to the project budget, the committee heard. Article content Construction of the southeast section of the Green Line, which will extend from Shepard in the southeast to Victoria Park, began in 2025. The train is slated to be operational along this segment by 2031, Green Line director Wendy Tynan has told council. Article content The project’s Phase 1 construction budget is being split unevenly by all three orders of government, with the city responsible for $2.9 billion, as well as any cost overruns. The province is contributing just over $1.7…