▁Can ber ra ▁Metro ▁will ▁operate ▁and ▁maintain ▁the ▁line ▁for ▁ 2 0 ▁years , ▁after ▁which ▁ownership ▁will ▁pass ▁to ▁the ▁A CT ▁Government . ▁ ▁Design ▁and ▁construction ▁costs ▁are ▁budget ed ▁at ▁$ 7 0 7 ▁million . ▁The ▁Federal ▁Government ▁is ▁contrib uting ▁$ 6 7 ▁million ▁to ▁the ▁project . ▁Com men cement ▁of ▁construction ▁was ▁marked ▁by ▁a ▁sod - turn ing ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Mitchell ▁at ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁dep ot ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁Major ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁route ▁itself ▁began ▁towards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁ ▁The ▁opposition ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁opposed ▁the ▁project . ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁party ▁announced ▁it ▁would ▁cancel ▁any ▁contract s ▁for ▁the ▁light ▁rail ▁if ▁it ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁A CT ▁election . ▁A ▁year ▁out ▁from ▁the ▁poll , ▁the ▁light ▁rail ▁project ▁was ▁already ▁predicted ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁election ' s ▁major ▁issue . ▁As ▁predicted , ▁the ▁light ▁rail ▁project ▁was ▁the ▁major ▁issue ▁of ▁the ▁campaign . ▁The ▁election ▁saw ▁the ▁Labor ▁government ▁returned , ▁with ▁the ▁party ▁claim ing ▁the ▁result ▁as ▁an ▁end ors ement ▁of ▁the ▁project . ▁ ▁The ▁C MA ▁was ▁am alg am ated ▁into ▁a ▁new ▁government ▁director ate , ▁the ▁Transport ▁Can ber ra ▁and ▁City ▁Services ▁Director ate ▁( T CC S ), ▁on ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 6