A new bridge over the St. Lawrence for 2018

Submitted by admin on Tue, 12/17/2013 - 12:09

The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, announced [on December 1] a new accelerated timeline for the construction of the new bridge for the St. Lawrence.

“We will deliver the new bridge for the St. Lawrence in 2018, three years earlier than originally planned,” said Minister Lebel...

On October 5, 2011, the Government of Canada announced that it would be building a new bridge to replace the Champlain Bridge. This bridge is one of the busiest in Canada, with $20 billion worth of international trade crossing it every year. The Champlain Bridge is a crucial corridor for the regional economy and for Canada as a whole...

This has been excerpted from the 1 December 2013 news release by Transport Canada, and is available in its entirety at: http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/mediaroom/releases-2013-h166e-7446.html.