Friday, April 18, 2025
Constructing the trade corridor
By Carroll McCormick Opening up Northern Quebec and removing a TransCanada Highway bottleneck are the goals of two ongoing improvement projects. About 440 kilometres east…
Government of Quebec
Water infrastructure and road restoration funds for Gatineau
New funding has been announced to support the City of Gatineau in improving water infrastructure with the replacement of approximately 4.9 kilometers of drinking water,…
Water infrastructure investments for 21 projects in Quebec
The federal government and the Province of Quebec have announced funding for 21 infrastructure projects in the Centre-du-Québec region. These infrastructure projects include upgrades to…
Water infrastructure funds announced for Quebec municipalities
Catherine McKenna, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, and Andrée Laforest, Quebec’s Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, announced joint funding contributions of over $637.8 million for 280 drinking water,…
Government confirms contribution to rehabilitate L-H-L Fontaine Tunnel
Catherine McKenna, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, has confirmed that the Government of Canada is investing more than $427.7 million towards the rehabilitation of the…
Construction begins on final component of Quebec’s Highway 410
Francois-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, and François Bonnardel, Quebec’s Minister of Transport and Minister Responsible for the Estrie Region, have announced the start…
Design phase underway for Dolbeau-Mistassini Hospital project
Quebec’s Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Andrée Laforest announced that the Dolbeau-Mistassini Hospital Surgical Unit Upgrade Project is authorized to begin its design phase.…
Quebec announces record funding for school construction, expansion
The Government of Québec government has approved 128 school construction and expansion projects in the province, representing the largest education infrastructure investment in the province’s…
Canada, Quebec commit funding to Highway 35 extension
The governments of Canada and Quebec have announced funding for Phase III of the Highway 35 extension. The Montréal-Boston corridor is currently served by highways…
Canada, Quebec invest in Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine Tunnel project
The governments of Canada and Quebec will invest in a major rehabilitation of the Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine Tunnel in order to maintain and modernize this cross-river…
Central slab replacement coming to Laviolette Bridge
The Government of Quebec is moving forward with the complete replacement of the central slab of the Laviolette bridge. With this work, the life of…
Construction begins on Route 389 Improvement Program
The governments of Canada and Quebec have announced that construction has started on Project C of the Highway 389 improvement Program between Baie‑Comeau and Fermont.…
Quebec announces 2019-2021 road network funding
The Government of Quebec has made several announcements this week regarding road investments in specific regions of the province. “By investing heavily […] in the…
Quebec investing in new sports centre in Lévis
The Government of Quebec has announced a $4.3-million investment for the construction of a new sports centre at the University of Quebec Rimouski campus in…
Governments pledge funding for new Vaudreuil-Dorion library
François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, and Marilyne Picard, Member of the National Assembly for Soulanges, have announced funding for a new library near…
Quebec adding beds for Pierre-Le Gardeur Hospital expansion
The Government of Quebec has announced that it is authorizing the addition of 246 beds to the Pierre-Le Gardeur Hospital in Terrebonne.These additional short-term care…
Quebec to study Saint-Eustache Hospital expansion
The Government of Quebec has announced it is committing to further study of the expansion of the Saint-Eustache Hospital. The proposed project includes an expansion…
Site confirmed for Vaudreuil-Soulanges hospital
Quebec Minister of Health and Social Services Danielle McCann has announced that she is maintaining the choice of the site initially planned for the construction…
New collaboration to study pyrrhotite in concrete
A collaborative effort was launched between the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), the Government of Quebec, and Université Laval to find a solution to…
Laval secures electric bus fleet
The governments of Canada and Quebec have announced that the Société de transport de Laval (STL) will move forward with the procurement of 10 fully…
Work begins on Highway 73 (Henri-IV) in Quebec City
Representatives from the governments of Canada and Quebec took part in a groundbreaking event to officially mark the start of work to widen and repair…
$468 million committed to Highway 389 improvements
The governments of Canada and Quebec confirmed their commitment to investing $468 million in Highway 389 improvements between Baie-Comeau and Fermont. “We are proud to…
Canada, Quebec sign bilateral infrastructure agreement
The Canadian and Quebec governments announced the signing of a bilateral agreement that will provide more than $7.5 billion in federal funding over the next…
Bill passed to extend LRV-acquisition contract
The Government of Quebec has adopted the Bill 186 regarding the acquisition of additional cars for the Montreal metro. The Minister of Transport, Sustainable Mobility…