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Tramway: the Legault government stays the course on the project
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Tramway: the Legault government stays the course on the project

The decline in support for the tramway project does not shake the Legault government, which still has the firm will to put it on track by 2028. • Read also: Only 4 out of 10 people support the tramway • Read also: Tramway: a cost overrun of around $500 million rather than $600 million Asked to react to the results of a survey released on Monday, the office of the Minister of Transport, François Bonnardel, reiterated that "the tramway is an important element of the Réseau express de la Capitale, which includes a tunnel linking the city centers of Quebec and Levis. “We will continue to work with the City of Quebec to provide the Capitale-Nationale with a structuring public transit network. We salute the mayor's desire to intensify his communication efforts wi...
Tramway: a cost overrun of around $500 million rather than $600 million
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Tramway: a cost overrun of around $500 million rather than $600 million

Cost overruns for the Quebec tramway would ultimately be around $500 million rather than $600 million, learned the Journal. • Read also: Only 4 out of 10 people support the tramway in Quebec This is one of many elements that will be included in the update on the megaproject that Mayor Bruno Marchand is due to give on Tuesday and Wednesday. At the end of October 2021, in the middle of the election campaign, the Journal revealed that the costs of the megaproject had skyrocketed along the way. At that time, the overrun was estimated at $600 million and it was indicated that the budget would be around $4 billion. "There were adjustments and different ways of calculating," said a well-informed source to explain the increase in the additional bill from $600 ...
Only 4 out of 10 people support the tramway in Quebec
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Only 4 out of 10 people support the tramway in Quebec

A new Leger poll, commissioned by the City of Quebec, reveals a drop in support for the tramway project, which now stands at 41%. Far from being discouraged, Mayor Bruno Marchand is confident of turning things around. • Read also: $21 million spent along the tramway route Now more than one in two people (52%) disapprove of the project in the capital. The results of this new sounding, carried out online with 500 respondents from the Léger panel between January 15 and 18, were broadcast for the first time by FM93 this afternoon. The City of Quebec, which will take stock of the progress of the project on Tuesday, confirmed these results at the beginning of the afternoon by means of a press release. Support for the tramway project has never been so low, i...