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MCn18LAL Cuebec lederal 1ransporL MlnlsLer uenls Lebel declared a 10year $3 bllllon plan ls
underway Lo replace MonLreal's decaylng Champlaln 8rldge
1he mlnlsLer menLloned a furLher $370mllllon wlll be allocaLed Lo ensure Lhe currenL brldge ls
malnLalned for 10 more years 1hls fundlng wlll ensure Lhe safeLy of Lhe supersLrucLure Lhe spans as
well as Lhe plllars whlle Lhe new llnk Lo Lhe SouLh Shore ls bullL 1he brldge bullL ln 1962 ls Canada's
buslesL aL 136000 vehlcle crosslngs per day Lnglneerlng flrm uelcan reporLed ln 2010 Lhe brldge's
premaLure decay ls progresslng aL an exponenLlal raLe and Lherefore Lhe rlsks Lo Lhe brldge are
lncreaslng as Llme passes by 1he posslblllLy (of) a parLlal or compleLe collapse of one span cannoL be
ruled ouL"
Lebel would noL say lf Lhe Champlaln 8rldge's replacemenL would Lake Lhe form of a Lunnel or a
brldge preferrlng Lo walL for flnal consulLaLlon reporLs Lo be flled CosLs esLlmaLed for a new brldge are
$13 bllllon and $19 bllllon for a Lunnel 1he mlnlsLer ls also explorlng Lhe posslblllLy of relnsLaLlng Lolls
as well as a ubllc rlvaLe arLnershlp () Lo manage Lhe brldge
lollowlng Lhe announcemenL Lebel was quesLloned on whlch dedlcaLed LranslL sysLem he
preferred Lo llnk Lhe Lwo shores 1he provlnclal governmenL wanLs elLher a llghLrall servlce or a hlgh
capaclLy auLomaLed rapld LranslL akln Lo vancouver's Sky1raln Lebel would noL commenL sLaLlng LhaL
Lhere ls sLlll Llme Lo declde
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