(Quebec) After torpedoing it in April 2023, Prime Minister François Legault announced Thursday that he was relaunching the third Quebec-Lévis highway link, even if a report from the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) does not doesn’t see the relevance.
“For reasons of economic security, our government is committed to building a new highway link between Quebec and Lévis,” Mr. Legault declared at a press conference.
“The confidence in us and in the completion of the project is shaken, I am aware of it, but one thing is certain, we will work every day to rebuild this bond of trust,” argued Minister Bernard Drainville, who is a member of parliament. of Lévis, on the South Shore.
In its report on mobility published Wednesday, the Caisse estimates that traffic does not justify a third motorway link in the region. But she notes that speakers have raised an economic security risk, given that only the Pierre-Laporte bridge, and not the Quebec bridge, can support the passage of heavy trucks.
However, Federal Minister Jean-Yves Duclos indicated on Wednesday that the deck of the Quebec Bridge, which Ottawa has just purchased, could be lowered to allow the passage of heavy goods vehicles.
“I don’t know where Mr. Duclos got his information,” replied Transport Minister Geneviève Guilbault.
“I didn’t hear it,” replied Mr. Drainville.
Already, on Tuesday, Ms. Guilbault set the table, declaring on
Prime Minister Legault also announced that he supports the first phase of the tram deployment as developed by the CDPQ.
The whole thing would cost 15.5 billion over 15 years.
Furthermore, according to the CDPQ, nothing justifies from a mobility point of view the construction of a third highway link, in particular because it would only shift congestion and would only bring marginal time savings for motorists. .
The question of mobility in Quebec has been debated for several years. Different administrations have put forward projects, but to date, transportation solutions in the Quebec region are still awaited.
