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Cadetta Johnston Transit Facility

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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Third Transit Ma​intenance & Storage Facility

The new facility will significantly enhance Brampton Transit’s capacity and help meet the city’s growing transit needs.

The new facility will:

  • include the construction of a 460,000 sq. ft Transit building
  • provide storage for up to 250 standard bus equivalents (sbe) in phase 1, and an additional 188 buses (sbe) in phase 2
  • house a maintenance garage with 24 bus bays in phase 1
  • provide 43,000 sq.ft administrative office support space

Construction is anticipated to begin late 2024 and conclude in 2027.

Project Details​

Bram​pton Transit is the fastest-growing big city transit system in Canada, with ridership significantly outpacing population growth. Brampton Transit was also the first transit system in the country to not only fully recover, but also exceed its pre-pandemic ridership levels. Transit’s new maintenance and storage facility is essential to support the continued growth of the bus fleet.

Located at Highway 50 and Cad​etta Road, the facility will be named the Cadetta Johnston Transit Facility in honour of the Johnston family, who settled on these lands, and continues to occupy their family farm on the lands south of the property. The Johnston family’s historical ties to the area date back to the early 19th century and the facility’s commemorative naming recognizes their significant contributions.

The City of Brampton has successfully secured $175 million through the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP) towards the base phase one of the facility's construction. This includes over $69.9 million from the Government of Canada, $58.2 million from the Government of Ontario and $46.6 million from the City of Brampton. Additionally, Brampton City Council approved an additional ​$108.2 million in City funding to complete the design and construction of Phase One.

The first phase of the new​ facility will be designed to accommodate future electrification, pending additional funding. Brampton continues to advocate for full electrification of the third transit facility, a key initiative in the City’s broader environmental goals.

This project will be built to​ achieve 80% emissions reduction compared to a standard building code level designed facility, resulting in 1,320 tonnes of CO2e emissions being reduced per year and further supporting the City’s commitment as a Green City and Brampton’s Community Energy and Emissions Reduction Plan.​

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Open House 1

Open House #2

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Environmental Project Report

​The new facility will serve as a maintenance and storage hub for Brampton Transit's growing bus fleet. It will be Brampton Transit’s third maintenance and operations storage facility.

The rapid growth of Brampton Transit's ridership has met the current capacity of existing facilities. A new facility is essential to accommodate the expanding fleet and ensure efficient operations.​

The facility will be located on Highway 50 and Cadetta Road.​

The initial phase will have a capacity of up to 250 standard bus equivalents (s.b.e). Future expansion plans include accommodating an additional 188 buses (s.b.e), bringing the total capacity to approximately 438 buses (s.b.e).​

Construction is anticipated to begin late 2024 and conclude in 2027.​

The City is advocating for additional funding to fully electrify the facility. The exact timeline will depend on the availability of funding.​

The implementation of electric buses will significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, helping Brampton achieve its target of reducing emissions by 80% of 2016 levels, by 2050.​

It is estimated that Brampton Transit’s proposed mixed green fleet of zero-emission buses (both battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell electric) projected to 2041 is estimated to save up to 5 kilotons CO2e per year - resulting in about a 95% reduction or equivalent to about 24,800 passenger vehicles removed from the road.​

Contact Us

For further information or inquiries, please send an email to transit@brampton.ca​.