Posts Tagged "public transit"

west island train saga

Posted by mr t on Feb 15, 2011 in Blog | 0 comments

You might have heard that yesterday, the Quebec provincial government teased the communities of Montreal’s west-island with the hopes of improved rail service. Don’t get me wrong, I would love to see reliable and frequent commuter rail going to Dorion, Vaudreuil, St Lazare and further west, forgive me if I am cynical of it.  The AMT has now approved a total of approx $100 million dollars for studies, design and preliminary planning.  (yesterday’s $22 million was an engineering study. a previous $77million was allocated for Turcot reconstruction improvements) Some have...

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