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#1 Sloan

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Posted 19 March 2016 - 06:38 AM

 

 

People have had plenty of gripes with the new Champlain bridge (the overall budget, tolls) but one feature may make up for all of the woes accompanying the major building project:

http://www.mtlblog.c...l-west-island/#

 

 

O Scale Trolley Modelers opines that the proposed rail transit will not be light rail but will be "light metro" similar to Toronto's Scarborough line or Vancouver's SkyTrain.

 

http://montrealgazet...ojects-in-brief



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Posted 23 April 2016 - 06:31 AM

Favorable editorial on this mega project

 

 

 

Editorial: New commuter trains can't arrive soon enough There is a lot to like about the $5.5-billion commuter-rail project announced Friday that would bring more trains to the West Island and South Shore, and add a long-awaited link to Trudeau Airport.

http://montrealgazet...arrive-too-soon



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Posted 25 April 2016 - 08:24 AM

 

 

Quebec: Pension fund turns passenger rail operator

 

Proposing a radical new business model, Quebec’s huge public pension fund announced April 22, 2016 that it will directly undertake construction and continuing operation of a 67-km (41.5-mile), double-tracked, electrified and fully automated rapid rail network, the Réseau électrique métropolitain (REM), which will transform commuting in Montreal and its immediate hinterland.

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Posted 01 May 2016 - 09:39 AM

 

 

New commuter train project gets endorsement from Trudeau

 

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in downtown Montreal at EVO student residence Saturday to address the Quebec wing of the Liberal Party for the first time since the general election.

http://globalnews.ca...t-from-trudeau/



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Posted 01 August 2016 - 10:31 AM

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Environmental study unveiled for Montreal's proposed light-rail system

 

CDPQ Infra, a subsidiary of institutional investor Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec, last week released an environmental impact study for the proposed Reseau electrique metropolitain (REM) light-rail system in Montreal.

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Posted 01 October 2016 - 10:40 PM

Montreal, QC Gazette, 9/27/16:

REM train network plan includes stops at McGill, Édouard-Montpetit, Peel-Bassin


Proponents of the proposed $5.5-billion electric train project to link downtown Montreal to the South Shore and the West Island via Trudeau airport say they are studying the idea of adding three more stations to the first phase of the project: one near McGill University, one near Université de Montréal and one in Griffintown.

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Posted 14 November 2016 - 11:46 AM

Rail Track & Structures, 11/11/16:


 

Montreal rail project has five qualified bidders

 

A total of five consortia and companies have qualified to bid on two contracts from CDPQ Infra, subsidiary of Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, to build part of a proposed CA$5.5-billion (US$4.06-billion) light-rail project in Montreal.

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Posted 25 November 2016 - 06:11 PM

CTV, 11/25/16:


Montreal light rail will connect to downtown metro system

 

The Caisse de Depot is cementing its plans to build a light-rail network throughout the Montreal area by saying it will connect to the metro system at three locations.

 

The original map for the REM showed stops in the same location as the Edouard Montpetit and McGill metro stations -- but the cost of those stations was never factored into the original $5.5 billion plan.

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Posted 03 April 2017 - 10:41 AM

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Quebec pledges funds for new light-rail system in Montreal

 

The Quebec government has committed to providing 1.28 billion Canadian dollars toward a proposed 41-mile light-rail system in Montreal.

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Posted 27 November 2017 - 03:28 PM

 

 

Plante administration won't revisit REM light-rail project The new administration at city hall is not interested in reassessing the controversial $6-billion light-rail project for Montreal, according to a spokesperson for Mayor Valerie Plante.

http://montrealgazet...g-board-experts






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