Link 3: $ 6.5 billion double pipeline between Quebec and Lewis | 3rd link

The tunnel will have two pipes, each 12 to 15 meters in diameter. Original project Unheard of, 19.4 meters in diameter was provided for the construction of a single pipe. According to Transport Minister Franசois Ponnardel, the twin pipeline will reduce the cost of the project and reduce the risks during construction.

Excessive inflation has brought us back to the drawing boardHe says to explain this update. Labor status is also important. In the last three years everything has changed drastically.

The plan is to implement the plan by 2032, a year later than planned.

According to the bill, it is estimated to be $ 6.5 billion or $ 3.5 billion less than the first version of the plan, which was issued last spring.

” We will be firm on the budget. ⁇

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Dynamic Lane Management

So instead of six lanes there will be a total of four lanes. Traffic will be managed dynamically depending on the time of day. For example, during peak hours, lanes are reserved for buses. So as provided in the first edition, there will not always be a lane dedicated to public transport.

During the day it can provide time for trucking and public transportationFrançois Bonnardel points out that it is too soon to say more about this matter.

The same path

The government is still planning the way from the city center to the city center. On the Quebec side, there will be an exit on Parliament Hill to allow it to connect with the tramway. The other is planned for public transportation on the Dufferin-Montmorency Highway and towards Charest Boulevard.

In Lewis, the subway exit may move a little further west near Ru Saint-Omar. The initial layout provided that it would be located in the rue Monseigneur-Bourget sector.

Quebec, however, has not released a new map of the tunnel route.

This route of the tunnel between Quebec and Lewis was unveiled in the spring of 2021, during the presentation of the first edition of the project.

Photo: Radio-Canada

Lehouillier believed, but Marchand did not

The mayor of Quebec was not made aware of the need for a ministerial presentation plan. According to him, many questions remain unanswered.

This is a project that needs to be defined. We are presented with a view today. We need proof, we need facts, we need dataHe says. I have to be sure of this plan.

The mayor of Lewis, Gilles Lehoulier, is an ardent defender of the subway. He is satisfied with this new version.

I think this is a great projectHe is delighted. I firmly believe that this project seeks social recognition.

Mayors Bruno Mercantile, left, and Gilles Lehoulier, in the center, listen to the presentation of the Minister of Transport.

Photo: Radio-Canada / Vincent Archambold Contin

Both mayors disagreed on the dangers of urban expansion east of the South Coast. Bruno Markand, unlike his colleague, cares about it.

” How are we going to achieve our goals? [de réduction des gaz à effet de serreGES] What if we allow further expansion? ⁇

Coalition avenir Québec (CAQ) does not want to talk about urban expansion, but rather about density around major transport hubs.

Franois Bonardell assures that in the absence of studies on the effectiveness of this third link, these studies will be provided. However, the government insists that the need for a third merger between Quebec and Lewis has already been demonstrated.

With rare exceptions in Quebec, the demand is unanimousGenevieve Gilbold, the minister in charge of the Capitol-National region, believes.

Ottawa’s help is still expected

The Minister of Transportation has yet to pay 40% of the bill for the Ottawa project. He cites, for example, the construction of the new eight-lane George-Massie tunnel in Vancouver, which the federal government wants to fund.

I expect Ottawa to do the same for the Quebec-Lewis subway.

Quebec has not yet sent an official request for funding from the central government. On Thursday, Minister Jean-Yves Duclos recalled that his government’s priorities for this type of project are public transport and sustainable development.

When we receive a request, we will analyze it according to these priorities and existing criteria.Says the Minister.

In collaboration with Louis Boiseward