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Funding in place for extension of Montreal metro’s blue line

by Lorraine Carpenter

The project, which would add five stations in the city’s north-east, is expected to cost $6-billion.

The federal and provincial governments have agreed to fund public transit projects including the long-discussed extension of the blue line on the Montreal metro system. The proposed extension, which would cost $6-billion according to 2021 estimates, would add five new stations east of Saint-Michel, with the new terminus being Anjou. In January, Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante said that work on the blue line extension would begin shortly.

Plante lauded yesterday’s news, shared by federal Environment/Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault via Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc, of an agreement in principle to renew the Integrated Bilateral Agreement on infrastructure between Ottawa and Quebec.

“Excellent news that confirms the progress of the extension of the blue line!”

—Valérie Plante

Funding in place for extension of Montreal metro’s blue line

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by Lorraine Carpenter

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Lorraine Carpenter was born in Montreal and studied communications and journalism at Concordia. She co-founded Cult MTL in 2012 following 12 years at the now-defunct Montreal alt weekly the Mirror, where she worked in editorial as copy editor and music editor. She’s dedicated to supporting the cultural scene in Montreal.