Quebec is investing nearly $1.2 billion to make travel safer in the Montreal region.
Deputy Premier and Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, Geneviève Guilbault, announced the investment on Friday.
Over the next two years, $1,166,301,000 will be invested into the city’s road transportation networks.
“Our objective is clear: to offer Quebecers safer and more comfortable roads,” said Guilbault in a news release. “The implementation of the projects announced today confirms our commitment to modernizing our transportation networks.”
Nous investirons près de 1,2 G$ au cours des deux prochaines années dans les réseaux de transport routiers de la région de Montréal. ????
Notre but: offrir aux Québécois des routes plus sécuritaires et plus confortables.
Détails ???? https://t.co/u0AfCROR2J
— Geneviève Guilbault (@GGuilbaultCAQ) May 3, 2024
“To achieve this, we are spending nearly $7.7 billion to maintain our assets in good condition and improve our infrastructure in all regions,” said Guilbault. “Investing in our roads means creating quality jobs and contributing to the economic vitality of Quebec.”
Over $14 million will go towards improving the condition of roadways, more than $1 billion to improve the condition of structures, and over $13 million to make the network efficient and secure.
The amounts granted would allow the deployment of significant projects, such as:
- The reconstruction of the concrete roadway on Highway 40, eastbound, between Morgan and Saint-Charles Blvd.
- The repair of the Ville-Marie and Viger tunnels as well as the elevated structures on Route 136, between the Turcot interchange and the Ville-Marie tunnel
In 2023, several projects were completed, including:
- The major repair of the Pie-IX bridge, located on Route 125
- The repair of the Liesse tunnel on Highway 13, located in Dorval and Montreal
- The reconstruction of the overpass on des Galeries-d’Anjou Blvd., located above Highway 40