The Canadian city of Calgary has selected a preferred alignment for the central section of the Green Line light rail transit (LRT) project.

The preferred alignment includes a tunnel from the 20th Avenue on Centre Street North to the Beltline, with an underground crossing of the Bow River.

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The project will connect from the Inglewood/Ramsay area in the south-east, to the Crescent Heights/Mount Pleasant area in the north, via the Beltline and downtown core. The transition from downtown to the north segment of the line requires the LRT to cross the Bow River to connect with Centre Street North.

Green Line LRT project manager Jon Lea said: "This is an exciting first step in designing the downtown segment of the Green Line LRT.

"We’re starting to get a sense of what this project could mean for the downtown, and we’re looking forward to continuing our work with Calgarians to further shape this new transit line."

"This is an exciting first step in designing the downtown segment of the Green Line LRT."

The city examined five possible routes with various combinations of elevated, street level, and underground running services.

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It is reported that each option was evaluated in its environmental sustainability, technical feasibility, cost, its alignment with city policies, and its potential as an urban development. Public input was also taken into account.

The Green Line’s route in the Beltline will undergo a similar evaluation process, under which the team will evaluate underground, street-level or elevated guideway options on 10th Avenue, 11th Avenue or 12th Avenue South.

The Green Line LRT line will be 40km and will nearly double the size of Calgary’s current LRT network.

It is reported that technical design, economic analysis and further public consultation is due to take place before a formal recommendation is made to the city council ‘within the next year’.