Environmental Impact Study Begins for Montreal Electric LRT

August 5, 2016

CCDPQ Infra has begun a consultation period on an environmental impact study of the Réseau électrique métropolitain (REM) project, a new 67 km integrated public transit network that will connect downtown Montreal, the South Shore, the West Island (Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue), the North Shore (Deux-Montagnes) and the airport through a new, fully automated electric light rail transit (LRT) system.

CDPQ Infra is a subsidiary of La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec. Because the study comprises thousands of pages, CDPQ Infra has prepared several information documents summarizing the study:

• a summary report on the study which shows the project’s evolution over the past few months

• a shorter summary setting out the main elements

• fact sheets showing the most recent changes in the project’s route

A document outlining the project’s procurement process is also available online. According to CDPQ, the procurement process will lead, following requests for qualification, to the issuance of international requests for proposals and major contracts that may include:

• a contract targeting the infrastructure design and construction work

• a contract targeting the supply of rolling stock and systems and the long-term operating and maintenance services for the infrastructure, the rolling stock and the project assets

One or several additional requests for proposals may also be issued for construction work packages involving certain peripheral work for the project.

Find out more about the project: www.cdpqinfra.com/en.