MONTREAL — The Autorite regionale de transport metropolitain and the NouvLR consortium have announced the construction schedule for the next two years as work ramps up on Montreal’s new $6.3-billion Reseau express metropolitain (REM) LRT project.
The REM transit network will have 26 stations and span 67 kilometres to link downtown Montreal, university centres, the South Shore, the West Island, the North Shore and the airport through automated and electric LRT, an April 25 media statement explains.
The Caisse de depot pension fund, through its infrastructure arm CDPQ Infra, is the main investor with a pledge of $2.95 billion, while the governments of Quebec and Canada are both spending $1.28 billion.
Work starting soon on the existing Deux-Montagnes line will involve the installation of a new electrical power system, with all railway infrastructure converted including new tracks, ballast and overpasses to replace the existing crossings, and accessible buildings will be constructed, said the statement. The work will be undertaken while the existing line remains in operation.
Beginning in early 2020 for approximately 24 months, the entire segment of the Deux Montagnes line between Du Ruisseau and Central Station will be replaced by bus service.
Work on the South Shore will be focused on building the future Panama and Du Quartier stations. Work is also planned for the entrances to the Rive-Sud terminal station.
In the area between the future Panama and Du Quartier stations, Highway 10 will be reconfigured so that piles can be installed for the REM’s future railway structure in the centre of Highway 10. While the work is being done, two lanes in each direction will remain open for automobile traffic.
New ramps and reserved bus lanes will be built along Highway 10 to ensure access between the Panama and Chevrier terminals as well as to the Champlain Bridge. Construction of the ramps will begin in 2018, with a planned startup for 2019.
In the West Island of Montreal, preparatory work will begin along the future Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue and Airport branches in 2018. The dismantling of the Doney railway right of way will begin in preparation for the arrival of the REM. There will be construction sites along Highway 40 so that superstructures can be installed to build foundation units for the network’s elevated structure.
Starting in the summer of 2018, excavation work to connect the Montreal metro’s Blue Line to the future Edouard-Montpetit REM station will be launched in the Universite de Montreal sector. The Edouard-Montpetit station will be 70 metres below the level of the metro entrance, making it the second deepest station in North America.
In downtown Montreal, excavation work will start in the fall of 2018 on the east side of McGill College Avenue, between Sainte-Catherine Street and De Maisonneuve Boulevard. In total, besides the construction of 26 REM stations, there will be 25 overpasses, two maintenance centres, 13 bus terminals and 13 park-and-ride lots built, said the statement.
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