Editing Edmonton Transit Service (section)

=== Valley Line ===
[[File:Churchill Connector, Edmonton.jpg|thumb|The Churchill connector, which connects the Valley Line and future above-ground lines to the Churchill LRT station, under construction in 2020]]
{{Main|Valley Line (Edmonton)}}
The Valley Line will run for {{convert|27|km|mi}} from [[Mill Woods]] through downtown Edmonton to [[Potter Greens, Edmonton|Lewis Farms]], with 25 stops. Unlike the existing LRT, the Valley Line will run primarily at grade in the centre median of city streets, connecting to the Capital and Metro lines at [[Churchill station (Edmonton)|Churchill station]].<ref>{{cite web| title=Valley Line – Stage 1: Mill Woods Town Centre to 102 Street| url=http://www.edmonton.ca/transportation/PDF/May-25-14_Fact_SheetValleyLine.pdf| website=Transforming Edmonton| publisher=City of Edmonton| access-date=8 April 2015| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140926020002/http://www.edmonton.ca/transportation/PDF/May-25-14_Fact_SheetValleyLine.pdf| archive-date=26 September 2014| df=dmy-all}}</ref> The 11-station segment from Mill Woods to 102 Street in downtown, known as "Valley Line Southeast", was constructed first, beginning in 2016 and finishing in 2023. The southeast section cost $1.8&nbsp;billion, with $800&nbsp;million coming from the City of Edmonton, $600&nbsp;million from [[Alberta]], and $400&nbsp;million from the [[Government of Canada|federal government]]. A [[public–private partnership]] was established between the City of Edmonton and a private contracted group named "TransEd Partners" to build and operate the southeast portion of the line.<ref>{{cite news| last1=Kornik| first1=Slav| title=Edmonton groups demand more info on LRT expansion| url=http://globalnews.ca/news/1657595/edmonton-groups-demand-more-info-on-lrt-expansion/| access-date=31 August 2017| work=Global News| date=6 November 2014}}</ref>

Construction for phase two of the project, dubbed "Valley Line West", was started in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Three consortia in running for Edmonton light rail project|url=https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/light-rail/three-consortia-in-running-for-edmonton-light-rail-project/|date=2020-03-31|website=International Railway Journal|language=en|access-date=2020-05-16}}</ref> In 2020, the City of Edmonton selected a [[public–private partnership|P3]] named "Marigold Infrastructure Partners" to build the western section of the Valley Line,<ref>{{Cite web|title=City of Edmonton selects Marigold Infrastructure Partners for Valley Line West LRT project|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/7432596/edmonton-selects-valley-line-lrt-west-project-proponent/|last=Gibson|first=Carly|date=October 21, 2020|website=Global News|access-date=October 25, 2023}}</ref> and preparation work, such as the relocation of underground utilities and clearing of land along the route, began. Construction of the line formally commenced on May 27, 2022, and it is expected to be completed in 2028.<ref>{{cite web |title=Valley Line West LRT |url=https://majorprojects.alberta.ca/Details/Valley-Line-West-LRT/ |website=majorprojects.alberta.ca |publisher=Government of Alberta |access-date=September 17, 2021}}</ref>