Quebec Premier Francois Legault attends a news conference in Quebec City, Thursday, June 13, 2024 in Quebec City. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
MONTREAL – The Quebec government is moving ahead with a controversial transportation project in the provincial capital.
Premier François Legault announced today his government is planning to build a third bridge connecting Quebec City with suburbs across the St. Lawrence River.
Legault says the so-called “third link” is important for economic security, in case one of the two existing bridges were to close.
The announcement comes a day after Quebec’s pension fund manager – Caisse de dépôt – released a report saying a third link is not justified and would barely reduce car traffic.
The government abandoned the project last year but revived it after losing a Quebec City byelection in the fall.
Legault is also giving the green light to a multibillion-dollar tramway project in the capital.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 13, 2024.
