Construction of the Réseau express métropolitain has officially started

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CDPQ Infra today announced that construction of the Réseau express métropolitain (REM) has officially started with a groundbreaking ceremony attended by its partners, the governments of Québec and Canada, the City of Montréal, representatives from the selected consortia, and other stakeholders. false false false In the last few weeks, the two selected consortia, NouvLR and Partenaires pour la mobilité des Montréalais (PMM), successfully aligned their respective proposals and schedules in order to start building the largest public transportation project in Greater Montréal in the last fifty years. Final construction costs of $6.3 billion have once again been confirmed. The operations and maintenance costs also confirmed the $0.72/passenger-km that will be billed to the Autorité régionale de transport métropolitain. false false false The consolidated work schedule for the upcoming months will be released in the coming weeks in collaboration with Mobilité Montréal. false false false Preparatory work has already begun, and construction activities will ramp up in the coming weeks. After a testing period at the end of 2020, the first branch of the REM will be operational in summer 2021. false false false About the REM The Réseau express métropolitain (REM) is a new, 67-km integrated public transit network that will feature 26 stations and link downtown Montreal, universities, South Shore, West Island, North Shore and Montréal Trudeau airport through a fully automated, electric light rail system. Offering high-frequency service, the REM will be in service seven days per week, 20 hours per day, and will be connected to three main Montréal metro lines. For more information rem.info/en. About CDPQ Infra CCDPQ Infra is a wholly owned subsidiary of Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and is responsible for developing and operating infrastructure projects, including the Réseau électrique métropolitain (REM). The REM is a new, integrated 67-km public transit network intended to link downtown Montréal, the South Shore, the West Island (Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue), the North Shore (Laval and Deux-Montagnes) and the airport through the operation of an entirely automated and electric light rail transit (LRT) system.For more information on CDPQ Infra, visit CDPQ Infra, follow us on Twitter @CDPQInfra or consult our Facebook pages.