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City council is considering borrowing amounts totalling around $200 million to cover everything from LRT improvements and upgrading Terwillegar Drive to bringing in an organic waste program.

The largest chunk to be discussed at the Jan. 20 city council meeting is $102.7 million for the Terwillegar Drive expressway upgrade. The project has had a few bumps along the way, including losing some provincial funding last year.

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Terwillegar Drive would have received funding through the Alberta Community Transit (ACT) program, a sum of about $24.6 million, to cover the dedicated bus lanes and the purchase of some electrical buses. Instead, the program was cut.

Upgrading Terwillegar has been spread out over three phases spanning nearly a decade. Funding for Stages 1 and 2 was approved by city council in 2018. The third stage is to focus on the Anthony Henday interchange.

The next largest borrowing sum under consideration by city council is $51.4 million for a source-separated organics program. This is part of a larger, 25-year plan the city has for waste disposal. The rollout will start with green bins for separating organics this summer. However, there’s still no composting facility.