TS ▁manager ▁Kath le en ▁Andrew s , ▁and ▁covering ▁ 3 0 0 ▁bus es ▁and ▁ 7 0 0 ▁drivers . ▁It ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁open ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁NA IT ▁L RT ▁NA IT ▁station ▁current ▁is ▁located ▁north ▁of ▁Princess ▁Elizabeth ▁Avenue , ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Institute ' s ▁sw imming ▁pool ▁and ▁hockey ▁ar ena ▁( S ) ▁wing . ▁A ▁permanent ▁station ▁is ▁planned ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁former ▁Ed mont on ▁City ▁Centre ▁Airport ▁lands . ▁ ▁Valley ▁Line ▁▁ ▁The ▁Valley ▁Line ▁will ▁run ▁for ▁ ▁from ▁Mill ▁Wood s ▁through ▁dow nt own ▁Ed mont on ▁to ▁Lewis ▁Far ms , ▁with ▁ 2 5 ▁stops . ▁The ▁ 1 1 - station ▁segment ▁from ▁Mill ▁Wood s ▁to ▁ 1 0 2 ▁Street ▁in ▁dow nt own ▁will ▁be ▁constructed ▁first , ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁and ▁finishing ▁by ▁ 2 0 2 1 . ▁Un like ▁the ▁existing ▁L RT , ▁the ▁Valley ▁Line ▁will ▁run ▁primarily ▁at ▁grade ▁in ▁the ▁centre ▁median ▁of ▁city ▁streets , ▁connecting ▁to ▁the ▁Capital ▁and ▁Metro ▁lines ▁at ▁Church ill ▁station . ▁The ▁line ▁will ▁cost ▁$ 1 . 8 ▁billion , ▁with ▁$ 8 0 0 ▁million ▁coming ▁from ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Ed mont on , ▁$ 6 0 0 ▁million ▁from ▁Al berta , ▁and ▁$ 4 0 0 ▁million ▁from ▁the ▁federal ▁government . ▁A ▁public – private ▁partners