no, the $270M doesn't include the interchanges, they would be part of the $70M cost at a later date.
No interchanges have been funded for Metis Trail, they will be quite a few years away. The initial cost of $295M included road connection to Metis and then to 60th Street, these have now been cut so that the Airport is hopefully appeased that the traffic will not be too much to require the interchanges right away. I get the $270M number by subtracting the cost of those road sections in the initial report that stated $295 million.
I haven't seen any media confirming that $270M number. A calgary Herald reporter is reporting $345 million, but I'm assuming that that must be the total number for both phases, since they are doing less work initially then was approved in February.
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