Transit commission approves $14-million budget increase due to LRT delay

The transit commission has approved a $14-million increase to OC Transpo’s 2018 operating expenses due to the delayed opening of the Confederation LRT Line, but the transit agency says the extra funds can be covered by savings in the LRT contract.
According to Transpo, $10.8 million in extra costs for running bus detours until the end of November — an amount plugged into the capital budget — will be offset by the “payments made by RTG under the project agreement.”
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