The city will hold a statutory public into the proposed northwest LRT route in June. (CBC)

Edmonton's new northwest LRT line is proposed to travel up 113A Street and turn onto 153rd Avenue where it would end at a park and ride at the city's border with St. Albert, city officials announced Wednesday.

The route was one of three the city had under consideration. Once constructed, it would bring the LRT from NAIT into Edmonton's northwest neighbourhoods.

The 113A Street corridor was one of three the city had under consideration, but it was determined to be the one that made the most sense, said Adam Laughlin, the city's facility and capital planning director.

"It really serves northwest Edmonton. It hits communities that would get a lot of benefit from the LRT, the developing areas in Griesbach, it hits the Grand Trunk area and the Castledowns area which are major activity centres," he said.

"So it provides good access to areas in northwest Edmonton while still providing a connection to St. Albert."

The city will hold information sessions for the public on June 9 and 10 which will be followed by a statutory public hearing at council on June 22.

City council will then make a final decision on the route.

The cost of the nine-kilometre leg of the LRT is estimated at $1.1 billion. No time has been set for when construction could start.

Bob Boutilier, the city's general manager of transportation, said if the federal and provincial governments commit to long-term funding, the line could by built by 2019.