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Troubled Winnipeg Transit is bringing more bad news to city hall.

Transit is reporting more problems and further delays with a proposed high-tech fare system that will see plastic swipe cards replace paper tickets and transfers.

SUBMITTED PHOTO Winnipeg Transit's smart card fare system is delayed again.

An administrative report to Wednesday’s finance meeting states introduction of the Smart Card fare system is being pushed back to "early 2016."

Originally, the $18-million system was to be in place for the fall of 2013. That was pushed back to spring of 2014, then to the beginning of 2015, then early spring of 2015, then the fall of 2015.

Transit previously stated that bugs in the electronic fare system prompted a careful review of the process.

The first field test of the Smart Cards that was carried out in early June revealed more problematic issues that require further resolution.

Transit has never explained what the problems have been with the system, and the latest report fails to disclose the nature of the recently-discovered problems.

Despite the delays, transit says the project is not over-budget. Transit says the manufacturer of the Smart Card system has been on site, working with Transit crews to resolve the problems.

aldo.santin@freepress.mb.ca