3rd link: Guilbault “just got” updated studies, François Legault reveals

Transport Minister Genevieve Guilbault has “just received” the long-awaited study on the Link 3 project, Prime Minister Francois Legault has revealed.

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“We study and analyze them. […] In a few weeks, all this will be revealed,” assured Chief Gäkvist, responding to questions on the matter from Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, Quebec Solider’s parliamentary leader.

However, Mr. Legault was careful not to specify whether the maximum spending of $6.5 billion announced in April 2022 is still in place, as QS has requested on several occasions since last week.

According to what filtered into the media on Tuesday, the new version of the Quebec-Lévis subway project will have two more tubes, one of which will be reserved for public transport only, possibly a tram line. The second tube will have two platforms, one in each direction, for cars only.

“It’s a big, mystery of hope, because seriously, seriously, there’s nothing more mysterious to me than the Prime Minister’s unwavering faith in the third annexation plan. We’ve reached the seventh version of the plan in eight years. In fact, the only project on the CAQ that’s progressing slower than the third annexation is social housing,” he said. Mr. Nadeau-Dubois teased.

Impact of telecommunications

François Legault, who first promised during the election campaign that the first studies would be published earlier this year, reiterated that the initial data received in January did not sufficiently take into account the impacts of telecommunications.

“There are still significant impacts, the Prime Minister stressed. […] A year ago, many analysts expected the number of people working in offices to return to pre-pandemic levels. We have realized that this is not the case and I think it is important to analyze the current situation and have experts give us forecasts for the coming years.

According to Chief Gekvist, this is a way to “properly manage public funds.” “That’s what we do,” sums up Mr. Legault said, asking the second opposition leader to “be patient”.